Comelec/MB Candidates who are unsatisfied with the results of the recent general elections have the freedom to lodge their complaints, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 12. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said that they respect the sentiments of every...
Lente The Random Manual Audit (RMA) of the 2022 general elections is expected to finish in 45 days, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said. “It will last for 45 days kasi medyo marami po yung positions na i-audit and kasama pa po doon yung partylist na marami po talagang kandidato...
Eight drug suspects were arrested in separate drug-bust operations conducted by members of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) in Pasay and Las Pinas cities. In Pasay City, Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, identified the suspects as Sonny Brinosa, 25; Niko Javier, 27; Joel Yugas, 27;...
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua is hopeful that the next administration will adopt policy continuity as he also cautioned against reversing some important reforms enacted under the Duterte administration. Chua, who is also head of the National Economic and Development...
And is set to feature the romance between Astrid Young and Charlie Wu A love story is being brewed by Warner Bros. as the mega movie studio is set to release a spin-off of the 2018 romantic drama film “Crazy Rich Asians.” This time, according to reports, it will spotlight the relationship...
Instituto Cervantes on a mission to recover Philippine literature in Spanish Apart from the hand-writing chain of Miguel de Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote,” Instituto Cervantes de Manila also held invited Filipino poetry lovers to an online recording of Phil-Hispanic poems during its recent...
Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has defended the presumptive president Bongbong Marcos's choice of designating presumptive vice president, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as Department of Education (DepEd) secretary. Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte interacts with children during the campaign period...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo W hen Congress finally proclaims the winning candidate for president, as the indelible ink vanishes from our point finger, the so-called transition period from the Duterte administration will then begin. The Comelec partial and unofficial tally shows a big...
There has been a popular thing going around social media as soon as the partial and unofficial count of the May 2022 polls was released -- the so-called 68:32 ratio. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and rival, Vice President Leni Robredo (MANILA BULLETIN) Due to this, the Parish...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya believes that Smartmatic should be blacklisted following reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) during the election day last May 9. Kontra Daya Convenor Professor Danilo Arao said they received several reports of glitches in VCMs as well as...
Two foreign nationals were arrested after the bag they were carrying while passing through an x-ray machine at a hotel entrance in Parañaque City yielded a gun on Tuesday, May 10. Col. Maximo Sebastian, the city police chief, identified the suspects as Andrew Too Teck Wee, 34, Malaysian, of Sta....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday, May 11, to maintain law and order while exercising maximum tolerance amid threats of election-related protest actions. In an ABS-CBN report, students and...
