House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has finally responded to Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that he had no involvement at all in her vice presidential bid for...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
Vice President Sara Duterte declared that she will run again in the next elections, though she did not mention the position she plans to seek. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) The official made the statement in a speech during...
Tangere January 2024 Senate Survey Results Former President Rodrigo Duterte remained the leading potential senatorial candidate for the 2025 elections, based on the January 2024 survey conducted by big data research firm Tangere. Duterte received 62 percent of voter support in a mobile-based survey...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has clarified that the additional P12 billion budget allocated by Congress to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is not earmarked for the purpose of Charter Change. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Jan. 17, that the allocated...
With the Senate leading the review of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, and the push for People's Initiative to amend the Charter going south, is the P14-billion under the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 2024 budget still needed? In an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sen. Imee Marcos,...
Sen. Imee Marcos has filed a resolution directing the appropriate Senate Committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation into the efficacy of Republic Act No. 6735 in providing for a system of initiative and referendum as a means to amend to the existing Charter. In filing Senate Resolution...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, January 11 that voter registration will resume on Feb. 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including Saturdays and holidays and will be held until September 30. Comelec said that registration will continue except when declared...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Jan. 8 that potential suppliers of the critical automated election system (AES) for the May 2025 polls must be pristine and free from any blemish. "Time is of the essence for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to secure the lease of the automated counting system...
(OCTA Research) A survey conducted by the OCTA Research found that 13 personalities would have a statistical chance of winning if the May 2025 elections were held during the survey period, with ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo having the highest chance. “Most of them are either current or...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed concern over the exorbitant rental rates for the so-called “modern automatic counting machines” (ACMs) that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeks to procure for the 2025 National and Local Elections. “Under...
