The junking of the three petitions seeking to disqualify Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’s presidential candidacy is a welcome development for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, she told the press on Friday, Feb. 10. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio at campaign sortie in Nueva Vizcaya...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has thrown her support behind Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, saying she has the prerogative to call out her fellow commissioner, Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio, on the delayed release of the decision on presidential aspirant Ferdinand...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Jan. 28, that the local government units (LGUs) can now better implement poverty alleviation and development programs with their bigger tax allotment share. (DILG logo) This was stressed by the DILG as the Community-Based...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday thanked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for junking the petition to cancel his certificate of candidacy (COC) for presidency as well as for upholding his rights to run for public office without "any form of harassment...
Malacañang is leaving it to the ruling party PDP-Laban to decide its next step after its petition to reopen the filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC) for the national elections was rejected. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Cabinet...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has apologized for not attending the Commission on Elections (Comelec) preliminary conference on the disqualification petitions against him. In a statement Friday, his camp said Marcos Jr., through his close friend and former congressman Anton...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s tax evasion case is not a crime that puts in question his morality so he could be not disqualified from seeking the highest post in the country, his camp believed. Citing an opinion piece wrote by US-based Law Dean and Filipino Lawyer...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. described on Tuesday, Dec. 7, as “pathetic stunts” the disqualification petitions being filed against him. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez, Marcos Jr.’s chief-of-staff and spokesman, said in a statement that those preventing Marcos...
Thousands of people are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop cutting trees in the mountains of Davao City in a bid to secure the community's lifeblood, save a Philippine eagle nesting territory and save water, air and biocultural sanctuary in the area. In an...
Petitioners of the case seeking the cancellation of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. 's certificate of candidacy (COC) said on Friday, Dec. 3 that he "has not satisfied" the judgment stated in his 1995 tax evasion case. MB Bongbong Marcos COC In a statement provided by...
Comelec/MB The decision on the petition to cancel the presidential bid of former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos is facing a delay as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that pending issues need to be resolved first. The Comelec on Friday held a preliminary conference on the petition to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division stood by its decision to provide an extension for Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., to submit his verified answer in relation to the summons issued for the petition seeking the cancellation of his certificate of candidacy (COC). Comelec/MB In...
