Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia assured on Tuesday, May 3, that no votes will be cast under the name of deceased individuals ahead of the upcoming May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Walang patay na makakaboto, pero may mga patay na nakalista pa....
BAGUIO CITY — It is far from presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s mind that she can draw thousands of supporters at the heart of the Cordillera region in Baguio City where she held her “Takder Kordi“ rally here at the Melvin Jones Grandstand. Aerial shot of the huge crowd at...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Monday, May 2 the motion for reconsideration filed by Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu, disallowing him to seek the gubernatorial post in the May 2022 polls. MB file photo The motion was filed in relation to the consolidated petitions seeking the...
After overtaking rival Manila Mayor Francisco ​"​Isko Moreno​"​ Domagoso in the latest presidential survey, Senator Manny Pacquiao is hopeful he will surpass the two other candidates and make a come-from-behind victory. Pacquiao, who rose from being a fourth placer to...
In a continued effort to vaccinate more people against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, May 2, that they are discussing a possible move to put vaccination sites near polling precincts on election day on May 9. MB file photo "Pinag-uusapan itong paglalagay ng vaccination...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III today (April 2) expressed confidence he would win in the May 9 national and local elections because Filipino voters are intelligent and discerning. Sotto, chairman of the Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition, said pre-election surveys...
Despite barely moving in Pulse Asia’s latest survey, the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo remains optimistic that she will have enough votes to clinch the presidential race from perennial frontrunner former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau)...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has warned the public against a certain presidential candidate who continues to refuse media interviews and said "if you have good intentions, you are open to share your plans and platforms." "Pero kung hindi maganda ang intensyon mo syempre may itatago...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
STA. ROSA, Laguna—A congressman of this province made a "bold prediction"​ on Friday night here that it will be a woman who will win in this year's presidential race. Danilo Ferdandez, Laguna's 1st District Representative, said "what has been will be again, what has been done will be...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...