The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, disclosed the new format for the PiliPilinas Debates 2022 for presidential candidates that will take place on Sunday, April 3. If before candidates were asked one general question per segment, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said...
The public must expect more clashes of wits and passions during the second PiliPinas Debates 2022 for presidential candidates this coming Sunday, April 3, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. This, as the commissioner told the media that the format of the...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III vouched for the incorruptibility of his May 2022 poll partner, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Sotto said Lacson’s leadership style would be enough to eliminate the culture of corruption in government. In...
Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressman...
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and Buhay Party-list Rep. Jose “Lito” L. Atienza were the only vice-presidential candidates absent during the PiliPinas Debates 2022 held on Sunday, March 20. (Photo courtesy of Office of Chair. Pangarungan) Atienza, who underwent knee surgery in February, said...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he would not touch the 1987 Constitution to give the vice president more power or responsibility even though the post is considered a spare tire if something happens to the sitting president. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan...
Lawyer Carlos “Kuya Charlie” G. Serapio was the first vice-presidential candidate who arrived four hours early at Sofitel for the PiliPinas Debates 2022 on Sunday, March 20. (Photo courtesy of Comelec) Serapio of Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi-Katipunan Party arrived at the venue around 3...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident that she can augment the number of people that she had helped if she will win the presidency in the May 2022 polls and one way to do this is to empower barangays-- the first responders of people in the communities. Vice President Leni Robredo during the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she would continue the Build, Build, Build, infrastructure program of the Duterte administration but will put more emphasis on public-private partnerships (PPPs) instead of loans. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from the Commission on...
By DHEL NAZARIO and JEL SANTOS True to his word, presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. was a no show at the Commission on Elections' (Comelec’s) Pilipinas Debates 2022 that kicked off on Saturday, March 19. Photo shows Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George...
The pandemic and the economy. Comelec/MB These will be the topics in the first Pilipinas Debates of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which will kick off on Saturday, March 19, at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. In an interview, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the said topics for the first...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a media walkthrough for the PiliPinas Debates 2022 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on Friday afternoon, March 18. COMELEC / MANILA BULLETIN Expected officials are Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George Erwin M. Garcia, and Dir....