As he nears the last quarter of his six-year term, President Duterte said that his successor should be a lawyer who is compassionate, decisive, and a good judge of character. President Rodrigo Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) In an interview with his friend Pastor Apollo Quiboloy,...
President Duterte has finally revealed his reasons for appointing former Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Saidamen Pangarungan and election lawyer George Garcia as chairperson and commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). File photos of President Duterte (middle), Comelec...
President Duterte claimed that the Dilawans (yellow), the color associated with the opposition, and the communist rebels already have "working relations" and that they might disrupt the upcoming 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (Screenshot from SMNI/YouTube) Duterte made the statement two...
"The LGBTQI community is not a costume for political campaigning." This was what the University of the Philippines Babaylan, the longest-existing LGBTQI student organization in the Philippines and in Asia, said to vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte after she claimed that she is part of the...
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) temporary suspension on its partnership with news website Rappler is an "attack on press freedom" a group said Saturday, March 12. On March 8, the poll body halted its partnership with Rappler, a day after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a...
Senator Imee Marcos has revealed that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reduced the number of digital signatures needed to ensure that the May 9, 2022 election results are authentic. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Electoral Reforms and...
CEBU CITY—A bakeshop here has launched an advocacy campaign that seeks to encourage the public to get more involved in the upcoming elections. San Jose Bakeshop Business Development Officer Bert Jorbina (left) and President Niño Jose Tiongko Jr. discuss the "Halalan 2022: Cast Your Vote, Every...
Over 300 educators and staff from San Beda University (SBU) aired support for presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook page) The...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, March 11 announced the Philippines’ participation in the 2022 cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
To assist public school teachers and personnel who will serve in the 2022 polls, the Department of Education (DepEd) has established its Elections Task Force (ETF) Operation and Monitoring Center. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The late senator, Miriam Defensor-Santiago saw qualities in her one-time Senate colleague Bongbong Marcos that would make for a fine presidential candidate. The late former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (left) and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Lakas-CMD...
71235 This year, Grab Philippines has allocated P25 million in Assistance Fund to help driver and delivery partners overcome the impact of natural calamities and ongoing macroeconomic conditions, the company announced Friday, March 11. The Partner Assistance Fund will be "in the form of...
