With her looming retirement, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Tuesday, Feb. 1 that she will bow out with honor and excellence. (Photo from Rowena Guanzon Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Guanzon is set to retire on Feb. 2, Wednesday, the main reason she...
Presidential aspirant and former Defense chief Norberto Gonzales has warned against a possible foreign intervention in the 2022 elections as he expressed fear over poll cheating that also allegedly happened in 2010. During Manila Bulletin's "MB Hot Seat" aired Monday night, Gonzales said it will be...
If elected, presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales will focus on pandemic response as well as decongesting crowded communities, among others, in his first 100 days in the office. During Manila Bulletin's "MB Hot Seat," Gonzales said he will strengthen the country's agricultural industry to produce...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino has appealed to Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to stop conditioning the minds of the people that there is a delay in the release of the resolution on the consolidated disqualification cases of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Here is a step by step guide on how to cast your vote in the May 2022 polls. Photo Comelec FB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the guide on Monday, Jan. 31 via their Facebook page. Photo Comelec FB Step 1 Have your temperature checked before entering the voting center. Step 2 Proceed...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday defended her father, the late Fernando Poe, Jr. from presidential aspirant Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno’s campaign strategist, Lito Banayo after the latter claimed her father’s refusal to attend debates and interviews affected his presidential bid in May 2004. Poe,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday vowed to pursue programs aimed at helping improve the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families once she wins a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. In particular, De Lima said she will seek to establish programs...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Jan. 31, released the separate opinion of Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on the petitions seeking to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Separate opinion on Comm. Guanzon on BBM case In her separate opinion, Guanzon said she...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno said he would push for free legal aid in every barrio to provide ordinary citizens immediate access to legal assistance at no cost. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CNN‘s “The Filipino Votes Senatorial Forum”...
Malacañang said President Duterte already has a shortlist of people whom he will appoint to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as three of the highest positions in the poll body shall be vacated in February. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) adjusted the timelines for the verification, certification and posting of the voters list for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10758 dated Jan. 26, the Comelec cited the delays in the delivery of several supplies needed for the said activities...
Malacañang expressed confidence that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could work out the resolution of its internal issues they are having using their own set of protocols. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as Comelec...
