ZAMBOANGA CITY - Young leaders here finally earned the nod of the electorate after toppling long-time traditional politicians during the May 9 polls. The new set of Zamboanga City elected officials after their proclamation by the Commission on Elections Tuesday night, May 10. (Zambo LGU photo) John...
The Senate of the Philippines has received the ballot boxes containing the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and election returns (ERs) from Cambodia, Vietnam and Malabon City. The ballot boxes would then be stored inside the Senate building in Pasay City until such time Congress convenes as the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Wednesday said she is grateful to the Filipinos who supported her bid for a Senate comeback. The three-term senator is among the frontrunners in the May 2022 senatorial race, ranking second, as shown in the latest partial and unofficial tally of the Commission...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested 12 people for violating the election liquor ban in Davao City. The ban was implemented from 12:01 a.m. of May 8 until 12:00 midnight of May 9. PMaj. Ma. Teresita P. Gaspan, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said that police authorities strictly enforced...
The local government units of Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Quezon (QC) have started the removal of tarpaulins and other campaign materials used during the recent national and local elections. Valenzuela City Public Sanitation and Cleanliness Office (PSCO) Clean and Green Division officer-in-charge Mr....
ILOILO CITY – Brothers JC Rahman Nava and Felipe ‘Nene’ Nava have been elected governor and provincial board member, respectively, ending their almost decade-long rift to become united again in the service of the small island province of Guimaras. The proclamation of the winning provincial...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent pronouncement of US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price that the recently concluded general elections in the Philippines was “in line with international standards.” “We are really thankful for that and that is the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Former Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) party-list Representative Eric Yap has been formally proclaimed congressman in Benguet province, after securing a landslide victory in the election on May 9. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda Yap was...
Representatives from the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) vowed to continue working with the Philippines after observing the recently concluded elections on May 9. Representatives from the European Union (EU) Delegation and embassies of the United States of America (USA),...
LINGAYEN -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed any complaints from parties or candidates who are not satisfied with the election results and are free to file protest after the formal proclamation of winning candidates. 1652228539683blob (1) This was the reaction of the Comelec here...
Actor Ejay Falcon has been elected as Vice Governor of Oriental Mindoro. On his social media account, the Kapamilya star, who rose to fame after winning "Pinoy Big Brother" in 2008, extended gratitude to supporters. "Sa lahat po ng nanindigan, nagpakita ng suporta, nagtiwala, nagmahal at bukas...
PAL looks forward to restore flights to pre-pandemic levels By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Philippine Airlines (PAL) continues to add international and domestic flights to date and as it looks forward to reverting back to prepandemic levels, the flag carrier stated Wednesday, May 11. Before the pandemic, PAL...
