Investigations on the alleged Smartmatic data breach are still ongoing but the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Thursday, March 24, said that if there is indeed a violation or breach, they will prosecute those involved. (DICT) DICT Officer in Charge (OIC) Secretary...
Malacañang asked the public and candidates to continue following health protocols and election guidelines ahead of the start of the campaign for the local posts. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (PCOO) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made the statement as the local...
There are 18,023 local seats that are up for grabs in the May 2022 polls, and 845 of them are unopposed. Comelec/MB Based on the data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the 18,023 seats are the following: 253 for Member, House of Representatives; 81 for Provincial Governor; 81 for...
BAGUIO CITY – Local candidates here, together with the Commission on Elections, on Wednesday joined the police in the Unity Walk and Pledge of Commitment for the honest and peaceful elections. Baguio Unity Walk. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) Local candidates and their...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has resolved to carry out several measures in connection to the alleged security breach involving Smartmatic. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) In a statement of Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Thursday, March 24, the Comelec en...
The nephew of the late Marikina City Vice Mayor Dr. Jose Fabian Cadiz filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, March 23, as a substitute for his uncle who passed away last February due to cardiac arrest. Jose Miguel Cadiz, CEO of Dr. Goodhealth Family Clinics chain, filed his...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto countered on Wednesday, March 23, false claims on social media pertaining to a supposed rejection of permits for campaign activities of a national candidate. In a Facebook post, Sotto said: “May mga gumawa ng kwento na hindi daw ako nagbigay ng permit, pero meron naman...
Local bets in the May 2022 polls will officially start wooing the vote of voters on Friday, March 25, the start of the campaign period. Comelec/MB These are candidates for Members of the House of Representatives, regional, provincial, city and municipal officials. In Resolution No. 10730, the poll...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has emerged as the second preferred senatorial candidate during the mock polls at Cagayan de Oro City’s University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP). The USTP’s mock online polls dubbed as...
Two daughters of Vice President Leni Robredo urged her volunteers and supporters to go out of their circles and encourage more people to support their mother's presidential bid. Dr. Tricia Robredo (Instagram) Robredo sisters Dr. Tricia and Aika made this appeal following the successful rally in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 23, that it is taking action on the alleged data breach in Smartmatic. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the walkthrough of the VCM and CCS production and deployment process held at Comelec...
ILOILO CITY -- The number of people caught violating the election gun ban in the Western Visayas region rose to 119, based on data released by the Police Region Office (PRO-6). Cops in Pavia town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Pavia PNP) Units under the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
