It is illegal to have any personnel movement in the government 45 days before the elections without the consent of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a poll official said on Friday, May 6. Comelec Commissioners George Garcia, Aimee Ferolino, and Marlon Casquejo answer questions during a...
A gun-for-hire who was paid with P100,000 to kill a Bangladeshi businessman was arrested on Thursday, May 5, in Pasay City. Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, said the suspect was identified as Salik Ditual, 24, a vendor and a resident of Don Carlos St., Pasay City. Paday-os said the victim...
EDITORS DESK Art Samaniego While Facebook deleted pages that violated its community standards, the social media giant at the same time has allowed ads that lure people into giving their login credentials. Facebook recently deactivated hundreds of pages in the Philippines to weed out the so-called...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, May 5, called on the government to ensure a stable power supply for upcoming elections and in the coming months for the benefit of schools and learners nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are gravely concerned over the threat of power outages in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will investigate an alleged incident in Cotabato wherein electoral staff trained by the poll body were replaced with untrained personnel to serve as part of the Electoral Board (EB). Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press briefing on Thursday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 5 that voters in Cyprus can head to Posts or the embassy to get their ballots. MB file photo Commissioner Marlon Casquejo who heads the Office of Overseas Voting of the Comelec mentioned that this only applies to mail voting. He said that...
More than 70,000 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) the Commission on Elections said on Thursday, May 5. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San...
Michaela Belen took charge of the young National University squad as it cruised past Adamson, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18, in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Thursday, May 5. National University Lady Bulldogs (UAAP Media Bureau) Belen fired 14 points...
The Commission on Elections has declared Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party (NP) as the dominant minority party for the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo In a text message on Thursday, May 5, Comelec Commissioner...
Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electoral...
Southern Police District (SPF) Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced that a total of 923 policemen will be deployed to the 216 voting centers in the southern part of Metro Manila to ensure the safety of the voting public and election officials during the May 9 national and local elections....
“It is a huge honor, to receive the trust and support of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for the upcoming elections.’’ This was statement issued today (May 5) by re-electionist Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri after the INC officially named him as one of their 12 endorsed senatorial candidates this...
