The list of candidates in the May 2022 polls may be known by the middle of October, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. Comelec/MB "After the COC (certificate of candidacy) filing, we still need to wait for the list of candidates to be submitted to the main office," Comelec...
Potential candidates in the May 2022 polls will start filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) Friday, Oct. 1. Comelec/MB Those running for national positions such as for President, Vice President, Senator and Party-List will file their COCs and their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) row may be known in November. Comelec/MB "(The decision will) likely be sometime in November," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in a television interview Wednesday, Sept....
To help cushion the impact of the pandemic on the local economy, the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) approved a financial relief to cities and local government units (LGUs) hosting the Casino Filipino branches. In a statement, Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chairman and chief...
The Commission on Election blinked first as it declared on Tuesday, Sept. 28 a decision to call an en banc session to approve congressional proposal to extend by another 30 days the period for registration of voters. Voters registration amid COVID-19 threat The announcement was made in the House of...
SSS mobile app The number of Social Security System (SSS) members filing unemployment-insurance claims skyrocketed since the pandemic began in March last year, the government’s chief economic manager revealed. Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III Since the SSS unemployment insurance benefit (UIB)...
The local government of Marikina City has been granted authority to conduct negotiated sale of real estate at the upscale Loyola Grand Villas, four years after offering the lots at bargain prices in 2017. Mayor Marcelino Teodoro Mayor Marcelino R. Teodoro sought permission of the Commission on...
The Commission on Audit may still conduct a fraud audit of the reported overpricing of billions of pesos worth of face masks and face shields if sought by citizens or requested by any agency. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c Former Commission on Audit Chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan aired...
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...
The Commission on Audit on Wednesday, Sept. 15 cleared the air on the controversy surrounding the reported overpricing of billions of pesos worth of face masks and face shields procured by government, declaring that there was no finding of “overpricing” when it audited the Procurement...
The Commission on Audit’s admission of experiencing difficulty in auditing confidential and intelligence funds disbursements has made it necessary for Congress to pass the bill creating a joint congressional oversight body to examine multi-billion peso allocations for the said program. Malacanang...
The hundreds of billions of pesos spent by government for massive procurement of COVID-19 vaccines will not escape the prying eyes of auditors of the Commission on Audit (COA) notwithstanding the non-disclosure provisions of contracts that cover the purchases. Audit cartoons COA Chairman Michael...
