Thirty-nine more certificates of canvass (COCs) were canvassed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on the third day of the canvassing on Thursday, May 12. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers for the senatorial and party-list...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez joined members of the City Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) in conducting “Oplan Baklas Election Paraphernalia” or post-election cleanup in the city on Thursday, May 12. CENRO chief Bernie Amurao said the mayor joined them in conducting clearing...
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...
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...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta At this writing, 22:16 hours, May 9, I am seized by dread as election results from various sources appear online. From Regions 1 and 2, the solid North, the BBM-Duterte tandem has emerged the winner, as expected. But, there are 15 more regions in the Republic of the...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed reelectionist Ramil L. Hernandez as governor of Laguna on Wednesday, May 11. Hernandez, who garnered 872,378 votes, will be serving his third term as the province's chief executive. The governor defeated former broadcast...
Poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) will start matching election returns received from various places to the digitally transmitted results from the transparency server on Thursday, May 12. Volunteers work on the physical election returns brought to the Parish...
COVID-19 virus2 The Philippines could still see a rise in Covid-19 infections following the conduct of the national and local elections and other related activities recently, a health expert said. “That’s a possibility” said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante because of the large...
The Senate of the Philippines has received the ballot boxes containing the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and election returns (ERs) from Cambodia, Vietnam and Malabon City. The ballot boxes would then be stored inside the Senate building in Pasay City until such time Congress convenes as the...
The local government units of Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Quezon (QC) have started the removal of tarpaulins and other campaign materials used during the recent national and local elections. Valenzuela City Public Sanitation and Cleanliness Office (PSCO) Clean and Green Division officer-in-charge Mr....
The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday welcomed Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's move to concede defeat in the May 2022 presidential race. Domagoso (left) and Marcos Jr. (right) (Photos by Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) “Moreno’s...
It will be up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if a special election will be conducted in Shanghai, China after overseas absentee voting (OAV) there was suspended due to strict lockdown to counter the spread of Covid-19. Volunteers deliver parcels to a residential community under closed-off...
