Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said the opposition must get “overwhelming” votes from the electorate to thwart any attempt to rig the results of the national elections next year. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The more overwhelming the vote is, the harder it...
More local government officials are throwing their support to Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan, the latest are the mayors from Robredo’s home region of Bicol and a governor in Iloilo. Albayanons wave pink flags and ribbons in front of their houses while...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV believes that the May 2022 polls will be a rematch of the 2016 face-off between Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as both are now seeking to become the country’s next president. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos...
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will regulate the number of people who can participate in in-person campaigns in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed this in a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 28....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to hold six debates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they are planning to hold three debates both for president and vice president. "We are looking to have essentially six debates: three for president and three...
The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) has called for another voting simulation. Lente The group issued the call citing the low voter turnout in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) voting simulation exercise last Oct. 23 at San Juan Elementary School. In a statement on Wednesday, Lente...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to hold an online presidential debate for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we're working on debates and, yes, they will be online," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a television interview on Oct. 25. "Unfortunately, we would probably...
While a group of her supporters allegedly called for a boycott of business establishments supporting the candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Oct. 27, discouraged the move since it will not promote unity among Filipinos. Former...
A Catholic priest from the Diocese of Libmanan was suspended from his clerical duties for seeking public office. Photo from DIocese of Libmanan FB Libmanan Bishop Jose Rojas said Fr. Granwell Pitapit action merits suspension as canon law is clear that priests can’t play a role in politics....
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has no problem with voters accepting money from politicians during the campaign season, but she urged them to vote according to their conscience. Vice President Leni Robredo meets virtually with members of Kasambahay for Leni on October 26,...
Bolstered by the swelling ground support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s candidacy for the 2022 presidential polls, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, October 26, said he has high hopes for the campaign as she might already be number two in surveys. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes...
The caravans and rallies being held in support of political aspirants are legal, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez explained that premature campaigning is no longer a punishable offense under existing laws. "Unfortunately,...
