Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Tuesday dismissed as only "an election message" presidential aspirant former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s call for unity and said it would be impossible, considering Marcos Sr.'s oppressive government. "Yung unity kasi is clearly an election...
The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
More than 100 towns and cities have been classified as red-coded election hot spots, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Monday, April 4. But PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said they are continuously monitoring the security situations across the country to determine if there are more...
Labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario ‘Ka Leody” De Guzman’s solution to corruption in the government? Stop dynasty candidates and candidates with cases of theft and corruption from running for office. Ka Leody during the Comelec debates on Sunday,...
Labor leader and Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario ‘Ka Leody” De Guzman has once again slammed rival presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s consistent absenteeism during presidential debates. "Expected" Ka Leody issues a statement against the...
Echoing the call of numerous concerned parties, Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas has prodded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to prevent the possibility of power outages on May 9, the day of the 2022 national elections. File photo “The risk of...
The Quezon City government on Friday, April 1, urged all candidates in the May 2022 elections to avoid using campaign materials made of polyethylene or plastic. The city government made the call as it reminded them of an ordinance implemented in 2013, which prohibits the installation of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Saturday, April 2, that it has already completed the printing of more than 67 million ballots for this year's national and local elections. "The last of the 67.4M official ballots for the #NLE2022 was printed at approximately 10:28 AM today, April...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, advised their supporters to campaign for Robredo on the ground which is similar to what actresses Angel Locsin and Agot Isidro began doing with other celebrities. Vice President Leni Robredo’s...
While all feasible contingency measures are being hammered out, the Department of Energy (DOE) cannot give full commitment that this year’s May 9 elections will not be spared from brownouts or power service interruptions. Nevertheless, Energy Senior Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, gave an update on the deployment status of election paraphernalia for the upcoming 2022 polls. During a press briefing, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said 100 percent of the Overseas Absentee Voting ballots are currently...
Members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the past few days, have been visiting several areas in the country where usual armed conflicts occur ahead of the elections to ensure that peace is observed and will prevail until the actual day of voting. Members of the Quezon City Police...
