As Christendom marks the Third Sunday of Lent today, March 20, Diocese of Iba, Zambales Bishop Bartolome Santos called on the faithful to include in their reflections the important task of choosing the right candidates in the coming elections. Lent (Catholic Online) Lent, the bishops said, is an...
Bataan was "Marcos and Duterte country" back in May 2016; it will be the same case in May 2022. Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman practically gave this prediction on Thursday, March 17, during presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos's visit to the province. (Photo from Geraldine Roman's...
For promotional purposes, social networking site Twitter will release a special emoji for Pilipinas Debates 2022, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez said on Friday, March 18. Screenshot from Comelec's Twitter account "Naglabas sila ng special emoji para sa lahat ng gagamit ng...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a media walkthrough for the PiliPinas Debates 2022 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on Friday afternoon, March 18. COMELEC / MANILA BULLETIN Expected officials are Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George Erwin M. Garcia, and Dir....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will conduct a random testing of printed ballots with the presence of candidates and political parties’ lawyers and representatives next week Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at...
Doing selfies and kisses and other close contact activities are still not allowed under the reintegrated in-person campaign guidelines of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo In a press briefing on Thursday, March 17, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said this...
A promise may already be considered as vote-buying according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) George Irwin Garcia. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Thursday, March 17, Garcia said that promising something even without giving anything is already punishable by the law. "Kahit simpleng promise...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 17, said only 105,000 and not five million ballots were found to be defective. Comelec/MB "How many were found defective so far from the (initially declared) 5,288,268? It is 105,350 ballots," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a...
"The Comelec system was not hacked. Clear and simple." Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo These were the words of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia on Thursday, March 17 regarding the alleged hacking of the poll body's system in time for the upcoming May 2022...
Returning senatorial hopefuls Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano were the top senate preferences in the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Asia survey released on Thursday, March 17. Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano (Mb file photo) This survey or Pahayag National Tracker...
Right after the elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo plans to go back to work and help turn the picturesque Malamawi Island in Basilan into a tourist site. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) She gushed at the white sand and blue waters of the island, and...
Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte are still the leading preferred picks for the presidential and vice presidential posts, respectively, results of the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Asia survey disclosed on Thursday, March 17. (Photo...
