DAVAO CITY -- Senator Joel Villanueva’s planned sorties in several Mindanao provinces had been cut short last week due to bad weather in Bukidnon. Villanueva said in a statement that his team made an emergency landing in an undisclosed place in Cagayan de Oro City, instead of Butuan City, on...
“Aiming to entertain the audience in a campaign rally is one thing, but to use women for provocative numbers and for degrading comedic stunts is another.” This is what the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said in light of now viral videos showing women being used as a form of entertainment...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson said he does not mind drawing small crowds in his campaign sorties because it gives him the opportunity to learn about the stories of ordinary Filipinos from all walks of life who attend their gatherings. “We discuss core issues...
The “huge turnout” of supporters and volunteers attending Team Leni-Kiko political rallies in the past weeks shows that its campaign has the “momentum” to win the May 9 elections, Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon said on Monday, March 7. Vice President Leni Robredo during her...
Expecting another month of absence from the campaign trail due to knee surgery, vice presidential candidate and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza has designated showbiz daughter, Chichi, to stand in for him in campaign sorties throughout the country. BUHAY Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza Currently...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) urged election candidates to serve as role models in following the health protocols during their campaign activities in order to prevent the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
Well-wishers and supporters of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are so eager to get a piece of her that the vice presidential bet is now forced to remind them about following minimum public health standards (MPHS). An elderly woman snaps a selfie with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas—Presidential aspirant Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 10, said their camp has a ‘problem’ with controlling the crowd in their campaign sorties as local officials told her they’ve been asking supporters not to attend the events anymore to comply with COVID-19 health and...
The official campaign period for nationally-elected positions in the upcoming May 9, 2022 national elections in the Philippines will kick off on Tuesday, February 8, even if the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hover around the country. Each presidential and vice presidential tandem...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año exhorted the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Thursday night, Dec. 9, to enforce the guidelines pertaining to the conduct of election-related activities as more candidates go around the country to woo voters even before...
The looming May 2022 national elections may have raised a few concerns for some citizens especially government employees like whether or not they can express publicly their support for a particular candidate as well as their limitations in doing so and the University of the Philippines (UP) -...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Sept. 30, brushed off fears that granular lockdown may be used by rogue politicians to harass or commit abuses against their rivals as the May 2022 national election nears. Under the Alert Level System...
