The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged Asia-Pacific states to further ease border measures to accelerate the region’s recovery from COVID-19. “Asia-Pacific is playing catch-up on restarting travel after COVID-19, but there is growing momentum with governments lifting many...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, May 16 that the Commission En Banc has approved, in principle, the additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EBs). Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila...
It's time to open the bidding process to more vendors of vote-counting machines, an official of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San Juan...
DAVAO CITY -- A week after being elected governor of the Province of Cotabato, incumbent Vice Governor Emmylou "Lala" Taliño-Mendoza reflected on the lessons she learned during the campaign period. (Photo Courtesy of Vice Gov Lala Mendoza Facebook Page) As a seasoned politician, Mendoza admitted...
CEBU CITY – For Cordova town incumbent mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho, the fight is not yet over. Sitoy-Cho is set to file a protest before the Commission of Elections (Comelec) to question the outcome of the May 9 elections in Cordova where she lost in her re-election bid. Sitoy-Cho lost to Didoy...
With the continued increase of its residential subscribers and enterprise clients, fiber broadband provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc.'s revenues shot up 40 percent to P7.75 billion while net income grew 27.2 percent to P1.973 billion in the first quarter of...
The South Korean government has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is poised to claim the victory in the 2022 elections. File photo of presidential bet Bongbong Marcos during their miting de avance in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on May 5. (Keith Bacongco) "The government...
Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Monday, May 16, said that it has now received more than half of the country’s election returns (ERs). PPCRV Command Center (Image courtesy of PPCRV) As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, PPCRV disclosed that they...
Leading senatorial candidates and party-list groups are already poised this week to be officially declared as the winners with their upcoming proclamations on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, respectively as announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). But what happens to those with...
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, the 2022 BBMAs saw Olivia Rodrigo taking home with the most trophies with seven: Top New Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs...
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) national chairperson Myla Villanueva penned a lengthy message addressed to a netizen as she explained the function of the church-backed poll watchdog. The letter was addressed to an individual who questioned why PPCRV is not auditing actual...
Muntinlupa’s newly elected leaders thanked the public for their support in the May 9 national and local elections. Mayor-elect and outgoing Rep. Ruffy Biazon, congressman-elect and outgoing Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, reelected Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and new councilors attended their first flag...
