A group of education workers welcomed the filing of a new bill pushing for the tax exemption of poll workers' pay. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines expressed support for the bill authored by Senator Leila de Lima and pushed for its immediate approval. ACT...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Saturday, Dec 4 , that they are not playing favorites in their calls and implementation of restrictions on political rallies amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He issued the statement amid...
Extended voting hours and incentivized vaccination of poll workers were among the recommendations of educators to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe from the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum entitled "COVID-Proofing the 2022...
Vice President Leni Robredo shared what she thought her late husband and former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo would tell her now that she is running for president. Vice President Leni Robredo shares what she misses about her late husband former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo (Screenshot from...
Petitioners of the case seeking the cancellation of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. 's certificate of candidacy (COC) said on Friday, Dec. 3 that he "has not satisfied" the judgment stated in his 1995 tax evasion case. MB Bongbong Marcos COC In a statement provided by...
The trusted build or the entire automated election system (AES) software that will be used in the 2022 national and local elections was completed on Friday, Dec. 3. Comelec/MB "We have already completed our trusted build. The entire software, AES software for the 2022 national and local elections...
Give President Duterte time to decide on who to endorse among the remaining presidential aspirants in the May 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte bows to his audience during a speaking engagement in Zamboanga City on Dec. 2, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo believes the government lacks focus in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, saying the country's economy could have been reopened much sooner if the administration had done its homework from the outset. Vice President Leni Robredo in...
The Philippines, the leader in international seafaring, should maintain this acknowledgement by making sure that its own local vessels are seaworthy and not outdated. Ang Lacson-Sotto presidential tandem Reporma presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo Lacson said this is what Filipino seafarers and...
President Duterte couldn't help but put his longtime aide and friend, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on the spot Thursday night, Dec. 2, after the latter withdrew his presidential bid for next year. President Duterte shares a light moment with Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go and...
Communication strategies for the 2022 elections are “very challenging,” former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said, noting that the opposition’s own TikTok team has to be “creative” in trying to reach voters. Vice President Leni Robredo and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV share the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday called on Ilonggos to show their support to Vice President Leni Robredo’s presidential bid in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. Robredo is set to visit Iloilo on Friday to meet and personally thank her supporters in the city and meet with...
