In order to avoid crowding, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to increase the number of clustered precincts in the May 2022 national and local polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said from 84,000, they are planning to increase the polling precincts to 100,000 or more....
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “Has the political pot started to boil?” A colleague in the local government sector asked me that question last week when we met at the inauguration of the LRT Line 2 extension project. He said he felt that politics in the country “has started heating up,”...
Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao is confident that he will not be ousted as the legitimate president of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao (Screen grab from May 25, 2021 Senate plenary session/Senate PRIB) In an online press...
A voter applicant fills up a registration form at the Commission of Elections (Comelec) (PNA photo) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) encouraged eligible young people to register as voters to be able to participate in the national and local elections in May 2022. CBCP Vice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voters can vote with confidence in the May 2022 polls as voting centers are designed to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safe. Comelec/MB "We have designed our polling precincts precisely to be COVID safe which means we wil be prioritizing the use of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, July 2, that it had seized a cache of firearms and 11 kilos of suspected marijuana worth P2,240,800 from a suspected crime syndicate leader during a search operation in Malolos, Bulacan. The operation was part of the larger crackdown on private...
It seemed like President Duterte was not yet over with his beef with broadcast media giant ABS-CBN after he asked its reporter if the network will be campaigning against him if he runs in the 2022 elections. President Duterte and ABS-CBN reporter Joyce Balancio (Malacañang photo, RTVM screenshot)...
President Duterte maintained that he would only run for vice president if there would be space for him but said the people should start considering him as a candidate for the said position already. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of bills in Malacañang on...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque is still undecided on whether or not he will run for senator in the 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque said he was still contemplating about his political plans although he dropped hints about discussing the matter...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, July 1, called for public's vigilance in making sure that the government's resources will not be used by politicians for the 2022 national and local elections. Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
The verbal tussle between the Administration and Senator Manny Pacquiao was far from over as Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the fighting legislator attacking President Duterte was not a good strategy. Senator Manny Pacquiao and Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (MB File Photos) Roque...
One of the Liberal Party (LP) leaders suggested on Thursday, July 1, that his colleagues and supporters of the political opposition should wisen up and calm down as alliances start to form in preparation for the 2022 national elections. Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr., the party’s vice...
