A "massive disenfranchisement" might occur from the issue of missing records of voters in the recently activated precinct finder of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Photo courtesy Romulo Macalintal / MB file photo In a press briefing on Monday, April 25, veteran election lawyer Atty. Romulo...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rey Bulay bared on Friday, April 22, that no information that will affect the upcoming May 2022 polls was accessed in the alleged Smartmatic data breach. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the walkthrough of the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro Inting said on Friday, April 22, that Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for Leni's appeal is needless since the Commission en banc is well-aware of its mandate. MB file photo AIM for Leni which is composed of students, alumni, faculty, and...
Cagayan De Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has called on presidential bet Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to move on from his call urging rival candidate Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw from the 2022 Palace race. House Deputy Speaker Rodriguez alongside Vice...
The May 2022 polls is already proving itself to be a notable juncture that will go down in the country's history as it is evident with the initial turnout of votes overseas, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). A 20-year-old first-time voter is visibly excited as she waits for her...
Suffrage is a right by citizens and even Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are not excluded from this, giving them every right to be able to cast their vote in the May 2022 elections. Photo by Noel Pabalate According Section 1of Article V of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, as long as you're not...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has maintained that getting people vaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) must be voluntary and not mandatory out of respect for basic human rights and freedoms. Lacson stressed this yesterday (April 20) when a mother who participated...
In the aftermath of the disastrous joint press conference on Easter Sunday where Manila Mayor Isko Moreno asked Vice President Leni Robredo to withdraw, two big support groups—the Aksyon Demokratiko-Youth and the Isko Tayo Kabataan—shifted their allegiance and expressed support to the Vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo has no hand in the calls for other presidential candidates to withdraw from the race, her spokesman said on Wednesday, April 20, denying the allegations made by Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and former Defense chief Norberto...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has denied the petition for disqualification filed by the group Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the last remaining disqualification case pending against him at the division level. Presidential...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon expressed doubts that any attempt to override the presidential veto on the SIM Card Registration bill would be possible. While he supports Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s initiative to find a way to save the bill by convincing Congress to overturn the...
OLONGAPO CITY—Former Defense chief Norberto Gonzales’ apology to Vice President Leni Robredo is “unnecessary,” her camp said on Tuesday, April 19. Robredo's team also dismissed the persistent call of Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso for her to back out from the presidential...
