The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for national posts in the 2022 election would be held in a hotel tent in Pasay City instead of the Commission on Elections's (Comelec) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila, to ensure the observance of health protocols amid the continuing COVID-19...
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress supported the grant of an additional fund of at least ₱8 billion for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to purchase more vote-counting machines (VCMs) and augment its manpower for the May, 2022 elections. (Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN) During the meeting...
A group of political leaders from Northern Luzon has called on Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso to run for president in the 2022 national elections. The Isko Northern Alliance (INA), together with Ikaw Muna (IM) Pilipinas, issued a joint statement of support for Domagoso during the...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has branded the Senate hearings on alleged corruption in government amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a mere "question hour" and not a true-blue investigation "in aid of legislation". Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, September 15, apologized to lawmakers over its decision not to extend the registration period for voters in the 2022 elections. Voters fill up their application forms while lining up at the Commission on Elections office in Manila to register for...
The increasing attacks against President Duterte are desperate attempts to thwart the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s looming victory in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Tuesday. “Why do critics abound? It is because the 2022 national...
A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (Philippine News Agency) Filipino voters were encouraged by Church groups to prepare for the upcoming national and local elections by being more discerning in choosing candidates. This was the message of both...
Students from the National University (NU) and Far Eastern University (FEU) prodded Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration beyond the Sept. 30 deadline. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing lockdowns that impede the voter application process, NU Student Government asked the poll...
Three archbishops from Northern Luzon on Saturday, Sept. 11, reminded Filipinos of their moral duty to resist the culture of murder and plunder. Archbishop Marlo Peralta, left, Archbishop Socrates Villegas, center, and Archbishop Ricardo Baccay (Photos from CBCP) In a pastoral message signed by...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez said Saturday, Sept. 11, that malls are ideal places for voter registration. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "Malls are places where people congregate and I think it's very important that we tap into that energy. People are here...
An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday, Sept. 11, the poll body aims to give voters a "comfortable" place to register during mall registrations. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec held a national synchronized mall registration on Saturday, 19 days before...
Amid the current pandemic, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray registered as a voter. In a virtual event hosted by Karen Davila, the 27-year-old model-singer shared her thoughts on the importance of signing up as a voter. "I feel that it's so important, and I feel like I speak for so many when I say...
