Members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the past few days, have been visiting several areas in the country where usual armed conflicts occur ahead of the elections to ensure that peace is observed and will prevail until the actual day of voting. Members of the Quezon City Police...
If a disqualification case based on vote buying was filed against a candidate before the proclamation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can suspend the proclamation, an official said on Thursday, March 31. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said during a press briefing on...
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 Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has approved the petition of the Department of Health (DOH) to be exempted from the public works and fund releases ban in place during the campaign period. A senior citizen is being inoculated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Parañaque City on...
Vice presidential candidate and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza confirmed Thursday, March 31 that he is "very seriously" considering backing out of the election race and called for other aspirants to do the same and merge in a bid to turn the tide against the frontrunning tandem of...
Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday said he is not discounting the possibility of a "Manny-Sotto" tandem if his running mate, House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza decides to quit the vice presidential race due to his medical problem. Pacquiao admitted he was supposed to meet with...
A Lacson administration will not allow outside investors to exploit Republic Act 11647, or the amended Foreign Investments Act (FIA) of 1991, at the expense of local business owners belonging to the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’...
Unless a disqualification case would be filed against a party-list group, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 30 their privileges to participate in the party-list system should be respected. (AFP FILE / MB file photo) In an interview, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia told...
With more than 40 days to go before the May, 2020 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged candidates running for the 2022 national and local elections to focus on public service by putting the welfare of Filipinos first. Go, who earlier withdrew his presidential bid for the upcoming...
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...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson could not believe why another political camp bashed him just because he greeted President Duterte on his 77th birthday. Lacson said he sees nothing wrong for greeting the Chief Executive although he has had several disagreements with him and called...
With only 41 days left before the May 9 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo took her presidential campaign to the Marcos bailiwick of Leyte province, where she lost massively in the 2016 vice presidential race against former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo takes presidential...
