Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday disputed reports he spent about P915.3-million last year for television, radio, print and outdoor billboard advertisements saying they have no such huge funds to spend for their May 2022 election campaign. “I asked my...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena “Bing” V. Guanzon on Saturday, Feb. 5, said she will not vote for actor Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla who is running for senator. “Hindi...
Actress Kim Chiu is using social media to enlighten followers on the importance of voting "wisely" in the upcoming elections. On Twitter, she deemed Presidential candidates Leni Robredo, Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno, Ping Lacson, and Ka Leody de Guzman as "brave." She wrote: "These brave candidates...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. found it "unbelievable" that five presidential candidates for the upcoming polls had to endure waiting to be given "a minute of exposure" in a recent forum as more time was given to the panelists who were asking the questions. Foreign Affairs Secretary...
Babae Laban sa Korupsyon (BALAK) on Friday, Feb. 5, urged the Commission on Election (Comelec) First Division to release its decision on the disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (NOEL PABALATE /...
"True leadership is stepping up and showing up, may eleksyon man o wala, kandidato man o hindi (election season or not, candidate or not)." This was how aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo began her closing statement in the KBP Presidential Candidates Forum on Friday, Feb. 4, where she...
The Philippines should now start opening the conversation on whether or not runoff elections will work in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the Guagua Municipal Hall in Guagua, Pampanga, where she was given a warm reception by...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) national campaign committee held its first coordination meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3 in preparation for the start of the campaign period next week. Comelec/MB Commissioner Rey E. Bulay, the Commissioner-in-Charge of the National Comelec Campaign Committee...
Actor Robin Padilla was recently interviewed by seasoned broadcast journalist Karen Davila. The ABS-CBN reporter asked the 52-year-old action star: "Will Robin Padilla will be a good example in the Senate?" Karen then recalled Robin's viral statement about his daughter Kylie Padilla and estranged...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has been accredited as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) citizens arm in the May 2022 polls. PPCRV Angel Antonio, PPCRV Media Director, said they received the news about their accreditation last year. Durng the 2019 polls, the group was...
A candidate's past deeds and track record should have a bearing on who Filipinos would vote for in the polls, Vice President Leni Robredo underscored Friday, Feb. 4 during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) presidential candidates forum. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/...
Raffles conducted by candidates, whether done online, will no longer be allowed starting Feb. 8 when the campaign period officially starts. Comelec/MB This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James B. Jimenez to candidates who are still planning to continue their...
