BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded a total of 2,009,564 registered voters in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, for the May 2025 elections. It said that 983,866 are male and 1,025,698 are female. COMELEC-Negros Occidental. (Glazyl Masculino) The lone...
Senator Imee R. Marcos on Thursday, October 31 questioned the continuing severe flooding in the Bicol region, as she questioned how the P132 billion allocation for its flood control project since 2018 was utilized. “It’s unacceptable that ₱132 billion has been designated for...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has assured that public projects jointly funded with bilateral and multilateral development partners will be implemented as scheduled next year, as most of them formed part of the regular 2025 budget proposal. "So far, when I saw the GAB [general...
CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reiterated that the automated counting machine (ACM) that will be used in next year’s elections is impossible to hack. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said an ACM is equipped with a reliable system that is hacker-proof. COMMISSION on...
Some senators on Friday, October 25 expressed plans to question key government agencies on their respective budget allocation for flood control projects. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero disclosed his plan while noting how several areas in the country are still submerged in...
Despite the inclement weather brought about by Tropical Storm Kristine, the Senate on Thursday, October 24, formally received the copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) from the House of Representatives. A copy of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) submitted by a...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, October 24, stressed the need for lawmakers to include adequate funding for green infrastructure in the proposed P6. 352-trillion national budget to address typhoon and flooding problems especially brought about by severe tropical storm “Kristine.” Marcos...
Amid what she calls the politicking brought by the coming 2025 polls, Vice President Sara Duterte asked voters to demand candidates to show their capacity to lead and mental stability to govern. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media on the sidelines of a business conference in...
The passing of a universal basic income law would be the first order of business for former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson if he wins in the senatorial elections next year. (Photo from Luis Chavit Singson Facebook page) During the Quezon City media forum on Saturday, Oct. 19, the...
CEBU CITY – More than 100 policemen in Central Visayas with relatives running for elective positions next year will be reassigned to city or provincial offices. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that most of the 128 policemen who are set to be reassigned are from the Bohol...
Senator Imee Marcos is set to write a "love letter" to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero and Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe to address concerns regarding the bicameral conference committee procedures on the national budget which, for her, requires some changes....
Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino praised the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the quality of its preparations for the 2025 mid-term elections, including the first parliamentary polls in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “I am glad to hear from...
