Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said her camp has always been open to talking with other groups, whether those that share the same principles or those opposed to values she represents, in response to Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman saying that he’s open...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 10 pushed for additional benefits for public school teachers and poll workers who will serve in the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Public school teachers serve as poll workers in the May 2019 elections. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec. 10, a resolution containing the general instructions on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. Comelec/MB Under Section 1 of Resolution 10738 approved by the Comelec en banc on Thursday, Dec....
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called on political aspirants to urge their supporters to respect the role of the media in the May 2022 elections. (File Photo / NUJP) The group made the call after a video of political supporters went viral on social media showing that...
The party-list raffle to determine the order of their listing in the official ballot in the May 2022 polls has been rescheduled. Comelec/MB Instead of Dec. 10, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the raffle will now be held on Dec. 14. "In order for the party list groups, organizations, and...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Dec. 9, accused the National Electrification Administration (NEA) of “power-tripping” as he condemned its alleged continuous harassment of the Benguet Electric Cooperative’s (Beneco) officials and members. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo encouraged her “kakampinks” or supporters in Concepcion, Tarlac to believe in the strength of their volunteer-driven campaign as she visited the Aquino bailiwick on Wednesday, Dec. 8, to attend the concelebrated mass for the Feast of the...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has promised that he will push for the increase in allowances for both soldiers and policemen should he win as senator once more next year. (Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV/Facebook) Trillanes, who is seeking a Senate comeback under Vice President Leni...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed the Walang Iwanan sa Free Internet Inc. (WIFI) to participate in the raffle of Party-list groups to determine the order of their listing on the official ballot in connection with the May 2022 polls on December 10. Comelec/MB "The Commission resolved...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Tuesday, Dec. 7, visited the Aeta community in Pampanga and conveyed his hopes to represent their needs and improve their living conditions if he gets into the Senate’s Magic 12 in the 2022 elections. Human rights lawyer...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that while it agrees with the recent pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the prohibition on the conduct of political rallies, the problem lies with who will be enforcing it. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
How can a candidate even be accosted for premature campaigning if it's already the campaign period? Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Comelec office at Intramuros, Manila.(photo by Ali Vicoy) Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
