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...
Agents and executives of life- and non-life insurance companies across the country have displayed a united front in calling on Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2022 elections. Insurers for Leni (Facebook) In a statement, the group, which called itself "Insurers for Leni",...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said he will set aside his political plans for now until the National Capital Region (NCR) achieves population protection which is the vaccination of those who are susceptible to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and are likely to show severe symptoms....
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque doesn't think Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso was alluding to him when the latter made comments about a "disrespectful" govenrment official that ought to be sacked. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (left) and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (File...
Two organizations of former University of the Philippines (UP) student leaders told former Senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. that he’s delusional for saying he will win in another head-to-head contest with Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos...
Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Chairman Greco Belgica has described his nomination as a guest candidate in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's(PDP-Laban) Senate slate as a "great honor." PACC Chairman Greco Belgica speaks during the launch of “Project Kasangga:...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction of Senator Manny Pacquiao has assured that their national assembly will push through in the coming weeks. Ronwald Munsayac, a party stalwart in PDP-Laban, said the gathering organized by Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who is...
