The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open the ballot printing and the operations at the Sta. Rosa warehouse for observation by stakeholders and accredited citizens' arms. Namfrel In a statement on Thursday, March 10, the...
Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Friday said the country’s regional wage boards should expedite the study on possible wage increases amid the increases in the prices of fuel, food and other basic necessities. Estrada said that while he appreciates the instruction of Labor Secretary Silvestre...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda barnstormed her home province of Antique and inaugurated a slew of projects like the new three-storey National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) District Office, Old Capitol Building, and the last remaining Balay nga Bato (stone house) in the province. loren inaug...
Actor-singer Daniel Padilla has shown support for Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential bid. He did so, posing alongside a poster of Leni with film director Mandy Reyes. "Aba ewan ko sa inyo. Basta kay #LiderLeni kami ng tropa kong gangster," Mandy's caption read. He also used the hashtags...
The Random Manual Audit Committee (RMAC), through the Commission on Elections (Comelec), will conduct the source code review for the automated random selection program starting this month. Photo Lente FB In a Facebook post, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said the review will start...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan will continue campaigning even in areas deemed as not vote-rich as he believes that the upcoming elections will be a "very tight" one. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko Pangilinan) This is why every vote counts...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said his decision to inhibit from the cases, which he previously handled, was voluntary to maintain the integrity of the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec) "This is voluntary. I was not compelled by anybody. Nobody...
Perhaps, even until the last minute. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) As the race toward the 2022 elections continues, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar believes that President Duterte may really not endorse any presidential candidate and will stand his ground to stay neutral....
Malacañang said that President Duterte is working hard to ensure the smooth transition of power to his successor in the Palace so that the next chief executive will not have a hard time dealing with the challenges that face the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Communications...
UniTeam Senate bet Herbert Bautista, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, and Quezon City Councilor Winston Castelo said that Quezon City will rally behind the UniTeam tandem of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio....
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
Photo: Alliance of Concerned Teachers To object the P400 tax deduction from the P2,000 travel allowance of teacher-poll workers, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) conducted a protest action in front of Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila where the Commission on Elections...
