Malacañang respects the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
The Commissions on Elections (Comelec) said their preparations for the May 2022 polls are still on track. Comelec/MB "Yes, we are (on track). We are still within the allowances that were built into our schedules," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Jan. 17....
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 17, shrugged off the disqualification cases against her rival, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), whose second division earlier junked one of the cases. Presidential...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday thanked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for junking the petition to cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC) for presidency as well as for upholding his rights to run for public office without "any form of harassment...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cannot be disqualified to run for presidency on the basis of his tax-related case, his party's lawyer said Sunday night. George Briones, Marcos Jr.'s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) general counsel, said in a statement posted on the party's...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called on Congress to convene the joint congressional oversight committee (JCOC) at the soonest time possible to discuss mechanisms on how to prevent a failure of elections from happening in the upcoming May 2022 polls. Last week, Marcos, who heads the Senate Committee...
The police arrested an army officer for alleged illegal possession of a firearm and violation of the Commission on Elections’ gun ban together with 14 others who were busted for illegal cockfighting in Taguig on Jan. 15. According to the Taguig police, their intelligence section received a tip of...
The e-rallies of national candidates in the May 2022 polls may also be viewed on Youtube. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Jan. 15, said that the e-rallies in their Facebook page will be crossposted on YouTube. "You will soon be able to watch the e-rallies of your...
Filipino voters overseas take note. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a resolution stating which Philippine posts abroad will use the postal or personal mode of voting, the automated and manual system in the May 2022 polls. In Minute Resolution No. 21-1356, the...
Police arrested an 18-year-old male for illegal possession of a firearm and violation of the gun ban in Muntinlupa City on Friday night, Jan. 14. The suspect, Christian Delgado, was apprehended at 6:45 p.m. by members of the Muntinlupa police intelligence section in Purok 7, PNR Site, Barangay...
It was the opposition and critics of the Duterte administration who spread false claims about the alleged postponement of the 2022 national and local elections, a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reportedly said Friday, Jan. 14. DILG logo DILG spokesperson...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has launched a platform that will provide free livestreaming of e-rallies of national candidates for the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB The Campaign S.A.F.E. Comelec e-rally channel on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/COMELECeRallyChannel)...
