Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic a failing mark in handling this year's national and local elections. Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao said their assessment in the recent general elections was “not really good.” “Kung...
These candidates look stunning! Every May, the Philippines celebrates the Santacruzan, which puts in the spotlight its devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Young Filipinas called sagalas grace the streets dressed in their most elegant as they represent Marian figures and other biblical characters...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off the second part of its Science for Change Program (S4CP) Summit in Baguio City, showcasing S4CP-funded projects from the North Luzon Region. Lighting the torches are DOST Region II Director Virginia Bilgera, DOST CAR Director Nancy Bantog,...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has received nearly half of Election Returns (ERs) at 48.31 percent, it said on Saturday, May 14. PPCRV Command Center (Photo by Ali Vicoy) As of 10:30 a.m., the PPCRV has received 52,066 out of 107,785 of the total number of precincts. It...
International book author Neil Gaiman also commented on the issue Days after the 2022 election, local publishing company Adarna House puts some of its children's books about Martial Law on sale at a discounted price. Its #NeverAgain bundle includes “Si Jhun Jhun, Noong Bago Ideklara Ang Batas...
Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) announced the extension of their command center’s operations on Friday, May 13. The announcement was made by PPCRV Media Director Agnes Gervacio in a press briefing held Friday afternoon. Initial schedule released prior to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has shut down operations of the transparency media server (TMS) at the Quadricentennial Pavilion, at the University of Santo Tomas on Friday, May 13. Comelec/MB In a letter signed by Director James Jimenez, all political parties, accredited media organizations...
Sun Life Philippines (Sun Life) paid about P6.5 billion in death and living benefits last year amid the prolonged pandemic. In a statement, Benedict Sison, Sun Life Philippines chief executive officer and country head said on Friday, May 13, that the payout of claims and maturities fulfilled the...
All eyes have been on the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) days after the partial and unofficial tally of the election results came out, but contrary to the knowledge of many, the poll watchdog is not conducting a manual vote count but rather a parallel count. Parish Pastoral...
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas turned emotional after seeing the volunteers during his visit at the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) Command Center at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila on Thursday, May 12. Archbp. Soc Villegas and Dr. William Yu...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) stated that their data is available for those who might eventually require it, as they began comparing physical election returns to the electronically-transmitted ones. PPCRV Command Center at the Quadricentennial Pavilion of the University...
Empowering stakeholders in the regions will make way for a progress on a national scale, according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara. Igniting the passion to serve and deliver STI services to the region....
