ILOILO CITY – One of the five regions where there is a large concentration of voters is Western Visayas with its more than five million registered voters. Tarpaulins of local and national candidates at a jeepney stop in Iloilo City. The city has 330,470 eligible voters for the May 9 national and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 6, reiterated the 7 p.m. voting deadline on Election Day. May 9, is extendable. Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said voting is from 6...
As Election Day, May 9, draws near, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 5, released the voting time for voters who are part of the vulnerable sectors. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote-counting machines (VCMs) at the...
In what can be described as his last-minute appeal before the polls, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda asked Filipinos on Thursday, May 5 to pick leaders who can "competently handle" the country’s upcoming fiscal and economic challenges. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA...
Over 37 million of the 65.7 million voters for the upcoming May 2022 polls fall under the "registered youth voters" population or the 18 to 41 years old age group, data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed. (MANILA BULLETIN) According to records obtained by Manila Bulletin, a total...
After the May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will file cases against five individuals allegedly spreading “fake news” that undermines the integrity and credibility of the electoral process. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of the Office...
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos might be runaway survey frontrunner, but he still has a request to Filipinos who will not vote for him on May 9. (Screenshot from Facebook) In his taped pre-election message that was posted on his Facebook late Tuesday night, May 3,...
Regardless of the outcome of the May 9 elections, independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson and his vice presidential bet Senate President Vicente "Tito" C. Sotto III will have left an indelible legacy: voters' enlightenment. Lacson and Sotto said they believe they achieved...
The underlying theme of presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson’s speech on his "miting de avance" to wrap up his national campaign later this week is the breaking up of the vicious cycle of vengeance between politicians and the electorate. Lacson said he and his campaign team are...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 1, confirmed that the 10 individuals from Rizal who applied for reactivation for the upcoming polls will not be able to vote due to local Comelec’s “lack of internet connection” among other reasons. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 43 million voters information sheet (VIS) ahead of the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "As of yesterday (Saturday), we are already at 43 million out of the 67.4 million," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a forum Sunday, May 1. In the...
At least 10 percent of the registered voters overseas or 170,000 voters have already cast their votes so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said during a press briefing on Thursday, April 28. An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022...
