Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today (April 28) hinted at a possibility of his and his running mate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III pulling a major upset in the coming May 9 elections. A press statement from the Lacson-Sotto tandem stated that survey frontrunners...
Despite the threat of a new Covid-19 surge, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that postponing the upcoming May 2022 polls will not be an option of theirs and vowed to push through with it no matter the circumstances. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tayo pwedeng bumali sa mandato ng...
CATANAUAN, Quezon—Vice President Leni Robredo came to the defense of Baguio people, volunteers, and Mayor Benjamin Magalong for the heckling incident involving her youngest daughter, Jillian. Vice President Leni Robredo and her youngest daughter Jillian (Photo from Robredo’s Facebook page) She...
Independent presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to put a premium on the quality of education through a more inclusive and better scholarship package. Lacson said he is aware that despite legislative measures aimed at promoting free access to higher education, coursed through...
The camp of presidential candidate and survey frontrunner Bongbong Marcos has officially declined the Commission on Election's (Comelec) invite for its presidential panel interview. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) “With less than two weeks before the May 9...
Fellow vice presidential candidate Rizalito David said he is supporting Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III's vice presidential bid and has described him as the best man for the job. Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente Sotto III during the Comelec's PiliPinas Debates 2022....
Whether or not she wins in next month’s presidential elections, Vice President Leni Robredo is sure she will continue to fight for the Filipinos’ “aspirations.” Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) With only 13 days left to May 9, the Vice President said that every...
Vice President Leni Robredo will go back to Mindanao as she revealed plans in the last week of the campaign season, while she also shared that her ticket’s Miting de Avance will be held at the National Capital Region on May 7. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screenshot from Robredo’s Facebook...
The Igorot Warriors International, Inc. (IWI), a party-list composed of members of cultural minorities in the country, can no longer participate in the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo This is despite the Supreme Court's reversal of Comelec's ruling as it allowed the registration and...
Educating the public on election-related concerns should be the focus of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), not warnings, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said on Tuesday, April 26. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) "There are election laws and processes in place to...
In the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) initial discussion with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that that the "taped as live" approach will be adopted for its interview set for the vice presidential and presidential candidates. MB file...
An Abuse of State Resources (ASR) monitoring study, is currently being conducted for the first time in the country, as a means of gauging the misuse of government resources during the campaign period. Photo from Lente According to poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), ASR is...
