Former poll commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal will run for a seat in Congress in the May 2022 polls. media Larrazabal revealed this information on Twitter Monday, Sept. 28. "Not running for the Senate. Running in the House as a district representative," he said. Larrazabal said he made the decision...
If you think this week's filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of potential candidates in the May 2022 polls is already the start of the Election Period, you are wrong. Comelec/MB Based on the calendar of activities for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections released by the Commission...
Those who are planning to register for the May 2022 polls should expect long lines when they go to the local poll offices in the last few days of the voter registration, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB "The lines will really be long...Those queuing should...
1Sambayan convenor and martial law victim Etta Rosales drew similarities on Monday, Sept. 20 between the late strongman President Ferdinand Marcos and current President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and late former President Ferdinand Marcos (Photos from Malacañang, Wikimedia...
There is a possibility of the voting hours in the May 2022 polls being extended. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas said the voting hours may be extended for one to three hours if there are still a lot of voters yet to vote. "For now, it is 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will...
Due to the lack of bid proposals for the P600 million project for the lease of 10,000 additional vote counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Sept. 9, declared a failure of bidding. Comelec/MB "Considering that there are no bids...
As in previous polls, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will not endorse candidates in the May 2022 polls. Father Jerome Secillano (Screenshot/Radio Veritas) "Based on history, the CBCP has never endorsed candidates. And for this 2022, I don't think they will do otherwise,"...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Tuesday, August 31, proposed listing down candidates on ballots, not alphabetically by surname, but chronologically based on unique numbers assigned to each candidate in the May 2022 polls. Namfrel The poll watchdog group said this...
It is the hope of a Catholic prelate that Filipinos will be much wiser in the May 2022 polls and not make the same mistake of again voting for President Duterte. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope our people will now be wise enough to turn down...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the deep cut in their proposed budget will significantly impact how the poll body will conduct the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, August 25, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Commission is already...
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is eyeing the nomination of Senator Manny Pacquiao as the party’s standard bearer for the May 2022 elections. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on June 1,...
There are now more than 61 million registered voters for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "We set the expectation at 59 million. We blew past 60 million, and we're now - based on partial reports - at 61.06 million registered voters," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said on Twitter. In a statement,...