President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer running for senator in the May 2022 polls. Photo courtesy Comelec Duterte arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to formally withdraw his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator. His COC was filed by his...
Malacañang tried to appease the public Tuesday, Dec. 14 over the backlash on the new P1,000 banknote featuring a Philippine eagle design that will be issued alongside the existing bill thas has portraits of World War II heroes Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda, and Jose Abad Santos. (Ali Vicoy/...
Acclaimed film director Brillante Mendoza is among those not happy with the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) not submitting an entry to the foreign film category of the 2022 Oscars. He told us in a recent interview: “May pagkukulang sila (FAP) doon.” “Pero ‘wag tayo basta maghusga....
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go formally withdrew his candidacy for president on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go at the Comelec office on Tuesday, Dec. 14. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Go personally withdrew his certificate of candidacy...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Dec. 13, thanked human rights advocates as they endorsed her and eight other senatorial candidates in the 2022 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Aside from Robredo, the organizations under the coalition group HR Vote 2022...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the petition seeking to postpone the May 2022 polls is unlikely to prosper. Comelec/MB "I think you are going by the fact that the Comelec does have the authority to suspend the conduct of elections. But the petition itself just on the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) move to verify the YouTube accounts of candidates for the May 2022 elections is a "much-needed and welcome move." Lacson, standard bearer of Partido Reporma, said social media platforms have...
Amid fears that workers of the business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Cebu City might get disenfranchised come election day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has backed calls for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open voting centers for BPO employees. Vice President...
Kontra Daya FB Poll watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “dismiss” the petition filed by a group which seeks to postpone the conduct of the 2022 general elections. “Kontra Daya calls on the Commission on Elections to immediately dismiss the petition filed by the...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the notice of award for its supplier of ballot boxes and the provider for the warehouse facility for official ballots. The poll body awarded the “supply and delivery of ballot boxes” that will be used in next year’s general...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will coordinate with YouTube to verify the official accounts of election candidates in the said popular video sharing platform. "We will be working with YouTube to add a verified badge for official candidates that submit their official...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Sunday urged the Senate to expedite the passage of the measure that would mandate the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards before Congress goes on a Christmas break. Pacquiao has filed Senate Bill No. 388 or the proposed SIM...
