The ballot face templates for the May 2022 polls are now out. Ballot face template for overseas voting (Photo Comelec) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the ballot face templates in their website Tuesday, Jan. 25. Based on the templates, there are 10 aspirants for president, nine for...
There is no other way to defeat political dynasties but the elections, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. During One PH's Sa Totoo Lang interview on Monday night, Jan. 24, , Marcos Jr. implied he is not against a political dynasty because if you are against it "then take...
The Department of Energy (DOE) should buckle down to work and address the power supply situation in the country before it gets worse. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said the DOE should not pass the buck since it has the legal mandate and power to compel...
Noting that "it's his job to tell the truth," President Duterte said during his latest "Talk to the People" that he would soon reveal some dirt on the presidential aspirants in the upcoming May polls. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "I will personally name the candidates and maybe...
A total of nine persons have been arrested in Taguig since the start of the nationwide gun ban imposed in connection with the May 9 national and local elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed the gun ban starting last Jan. 9 which will be in effect until June 8. According to the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned candidates of strict sanctions if they violate the guidelines set by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the coming May 9 national and local polls. Sec. Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) In a briefing with President Duterte Monday...
Candidates seeking office should not be afraid to answer tough questions and face public scrutiny, aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday, Jan. 24. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "Mahalaga na kung kami ay naghahangad ng suporta ng taumbayan, kailangan handa kaming...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the printing of ballots for the 2022 polls started earlier than 2019. Printing of ballots at NPO (Photo Comelec) "We are happy that we started in the second half of January much earlier than in 2019 when the printing started sometime in February," Helen...
Partido Reporma chairman and presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson refuted perennial accusations that he ran away from the law when he left the country in 2010 or about a month before an arrest warrant could be served against him. The arrest warrant, Lacson said was based on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, Jan. 23, started printing the automated ballots for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) set to be used in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Printing of AES ballots for the BARMM is set to start this morning, at the National...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he wants stronger mechanisms against fake news, saying he is in favor of establishing a regulatory framework for social media networks and promoting digital media literacy among Filipinos to achieve this goal....
As part of their committment to voters, presidential and vice presidential aspirants should join the debates, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Saturday, Jan. 22. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the...
