The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify the candidacy of Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., brother of senatorial aspirant Loren Legarda. (Photo from AA Legarda Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The petition, filed by a certain Salvador Ungsod, sought...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez assured on Friday, March 11 that in the execution of its contract, F2 logistics, a firm said to be controlled by Duterte campaign donor and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, will not be without oversight. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo...
The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open the ballot printing and the operations at the Sta. Rosa warehouse for observation by stakeholders and accredited citizens' arms. Namfrel In a statement on Thursday, March 10, the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
Salcedo Auctions presents its first major auction for the year JOSE JOYA, ‘Festival,’ 1985, Acrylic on Canvas In the midst of rapid change, artists have sought inspiration from flora and fauna, blending aesthetics and function. At the turn of the century, the world was coming to terms with the...
The fourth “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” National Vaccination Days (NVD) Against Covid-19 officially kicked off on Thursday, March 10, with the national government prioritizing the administration of booster shots to eligible sectors. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo from NTF Against COVID-19)...
The Department of National Defense’s (DND) procurement of 17 units of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 heavy lift helicopters will push through even amid the latter’s ongoing military invasion in Ukraine. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary...
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) instructed all local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, March 10, to make the necessary preparations for the fourth National Vaccination Days against Covid-19. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo)...
Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso will be joining the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Pilipinas Debates 2022. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE In a tweet, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez confirmed the participation of Domagoso...
Amid the rising prices of fuel and basic commodities, Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women urged the national government on Wednesday, March 9, to repeal the Rice Liberalization Law. Amihan, along with rice watch group Bantay Bigas and Anakpawis Partylist, raised the alarm on the prices of...
The tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan received support from over 200 faculty members and staff of Ateneo Professional Schools. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook page) About 228 educators from...
