The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordered on Wednesday, Jan. 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assign “Media Security Focal Persons’’ in every province and city in the country as part of the security measures to journalists amid the threat of attacks and...
Two senators on Tuesday said they find it imperative for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to improve its online defenses and protect it from any possible security breaches especially in the run up to the May 2022 elections. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday, Jan. 11 called for a congressional investigation into the Manila Bulletin report that a new incident of data breach of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) servers took place over the weekend. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson advised civilians Monday, Jan. 10 to be fully aware of their rights as citizens as government started putting up checkpoints across the country as part of the heightened restrictions resulting from the rise in COVID-19...
The Election Period for the May 2022 has officially started Sunday, Jan. 9. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the Election Period from Jan. 9, 2022 to June 8, 2022. During the said period, the Gun ban is in effect which means bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms or other...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday urged Filipino voters to scrutinize a candidate’s track record instead of keeping tabs on their promises that are made to be broken. Lacson said the sad reality among Filipino voters these days is that there are people who easily...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking more generation companies (GenCos) to join in its 170-megawatt emergency power supply procurement next month. The targeted five-month capacity purchase will be carried out through a competitive selection process (CSP) with submission...
President Duterte spilled the beans Wednesday, Dec. 22 on the reason why popular television personality Willie Revillame turned down his offer to join the administration Senate slate. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Willie Revillame (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte was...
From political rivals to allies. In a surprise move, former Muntinlupa mayor Aldrin San Pedro has endorsed the candidacies of Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, who is running for congressman, and Rep. Ruffy Biazon, who is gunning to become the mayor in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Rivals no...
Eighteen major business, civic and professional organizations have issued a Statement Against Disinformation and Hate Speech in Social Media and Other Platforms. They expressed concern over the misguided use of “media, social media and other platforms... to spread disinformation and hate speech,...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the government is making a “work plan” to dismantle known private armed groups (PAGs) in Mindanao and make the national and local elections in 2022 more peaceful. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Galvez, special adviser of the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec. 10, a resolution containing the general instructions on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. Comelec/MB Under Section 1 of Resolution 10738 approved by the Comelec en banc on Thursday, Dec....
