A teachers’ group on Wednesday, May 5, called on the government to ensure a stable power supply for upcoming elections and in the coming months for the benefit of schools and learners nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are gravely concerned over the threat of power outages in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will investigate an alleged incident in Cotabato wherein electoral staff trained by the poll body were replaced with untrained personnel to serve as part of the Electoral Board (EB). Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press briefing on Thursday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 5 that voters in Cyprus can head to Posts or the embassy to get their ballots. MB file photo Commissioner Marlon Casquejo who heads the Office of Overseas Voting of the Comelec mentioned that this only applies to mail voting. He said that...
ILIGAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections on Wednesday spearheaded the simultaneous send-off ceremony of security personnel who are mandated to carry out election duties on Monday. Reverend Father Melcher B Alquilita, Parochial Vicar, Corpus Christi Parish, sprinkles holy water on all the troops...
ILOILO CITY -- Almost 16,500 law enforcers composed of units coming from the Philippine National Police, Army and Philippine Coast Guard have been deployed across Western Visayas region to secure the national and local elections on Monday (May 9). The deployment of security forces for the May 9...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday thanked the influential religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for supporting his bid to return to the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Escudero personally thanked the INC’s leader Eduardo V. Manalo for...
More than 70,000 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) the Commission on Elections said on Thursday, May 5. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San...
The National Alliance of Broadcast Union (NABU) and Kapamilya Partylist on Thursday, May 5, expressed their support to incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte’s re-election bid in the upcoming May 9 elections. “Ang NABU ay susuporta lamang sa mga magtataguyod sa press freedom. Ang NABU ay...
Malacañang has declared Monday, May 9, 2022, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow Filipinos to exercise their right to vote but urged voters to follow health protocols. Malacañang declares May 9, 2022, Monday, a special nonworking holiday to allow Filipinos to...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) University Council challenged candidates running in the 2022 elections to declare their defense against any form of attacks on the education system particularly red-tagging. University of the Philippines (up.edu.ph) “We challenge candidates to...
CEBU CITY – Two presidential and one vice presidential hopefuls simultaneously barnstormed Cebu on Wednesday, May 4, in what looked like a desperate move to boost their chances in the national elections on Monday, May 9. Presidential candidates Manny Pacquiao and Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’...
No matter how lonely, no matter how tough, independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson and senatorial aspirant Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol expressed no regrets in their journey this 2022 election season. In a press conference they held together Wednesday in Dumaguete City,...
