The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has called for unity under the prospective administration of the UniTeam candidate. According to PFP, such unity would allow the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos to...
What comes after the election is trash, literally. In an Opinion piece by the Manila Bulletin , it is reported that 59,846 tons of solid waste per day were generated around the country, according to the DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). That’s prior to the 2022 election’s campaign...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his victory in the recent 2022 elections, saying the US is willing to work with Marcos to strengthen the alliance between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and...
K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE will be embarking on a world tour starting June and Manila is one of the stops. (G)I-DLE, composed of Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua, announced their “2022 (G)I-DLE World Tour: Just Me ( )I-DLE” on their social media channels on May 12. (G)I-DLE (Cube...
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte credits her top standing in the vice presidential race to her campaign team. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) "You know a leader is only good as the best of his or her team, so kung magaling ang team magiging...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza The biggest voter turnout, 88 percent. Fastest vote count. By 6:30 p.m. on May 10, a total of 98 percent of votes counted, unofficially. More peaceful, with fewer election-related crimes reported than in previous exercises. The biggest margin won by a presidential...
Hours after the start of the partial and unofficial tally of votes for last Monday’s national and local elections began, the top two presidential candidates issued their respective statements. Former Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr., who has emerged as the clear frontrunner with a...
ILOILO CITY -- Cong. Raul “Boboy” Tupas has once again defeated his older brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. to remain the representative of Iloilo province’s Fifth District. Iloilo 5th District Rep. Raul Tupas (right) and brother Niel “Junjun” Tupas Jr. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin)...
BACOLOD CITY -- “Mysterious and unbelievable.” This was how Mayor Evelio Leonardia described the results of the local elections here where his challenger, former Negros Occidental Congressman Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections’ Board of Canvassers as...
CAGAYAN – Governor Manuel Mamba has promised to continue achieving the goals of his administration's Cagayan Development Agenda and good governance after he was reelected for a third term in this province. Photo courtesy of the CPIO via Liezle Inigo Mamba was officially proclaimed on Wednesday...
There has been a popular thing going around social media as soon as the partial and unofficial count of the May 2022 polls was released -- the so-called 68:32 ratio. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and rival, Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN) Due to this, the Parish...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya believes that Smartmatic should be blacklisted following reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) during the election day last May 9. Kontra Daya Convenor Professor Danilo Arao said they received several reports of glitches in VCMs as well as...
