There are currently four pending petitions against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In an online press briefing on Thursday, Nov. 18, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the petitions are for the cancellation of his...
Petitioners who filed the petition seeking the cancellation of the certificate of candidacy (COC) of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. opposed the "Motion for Extension of Time" filed by his camp in response to the summons issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement...
Human rights lawyer and aspiring senator Chel Diokno is open to a public debate with President Duterte and other fellow senatorial candidates in the May 2022 elections. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Kailan ang debate (When is the debate)? I would love...
A petition seeking the disqualification of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Copy of the petition for disqualification Petitioners which include former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur...
A resolution enumerating the rules and regulations on the ban, bearing, carrying, and transportation of firearms has been released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which will take effect during the election period. Police conduct a checkpoint in Manila to apprehend violators of the...
The Halalang Marangal 2022 has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediately act on the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Halalang Marangal 2022 FB In a statement, the group said the poll body...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied more than 120 applicants for partylist registration. Comelec/MB "126 applicants for Party List registration were denied by @comelec," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Twitter on Wednesday, Nov. 17. She added that more than 100 of denied...
Twenty-two aspirants for national posts withdrew their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Based on the list of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) they are the following: Manuel de Castro (senator), Raquel Castillo (vice president), Antonio Valdes (president),...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said aspirants in the May 2022 polls may still withdraw their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for as long as its done before Election Day. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, however, said that voluntary withdrawals cannot be substituted....
A group of education workers on Monday, Nov. 15, slammed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for its “deceptive” claim on the compensation hike of the electoral boards (EB) for the 2022 elections. (DEPED / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in...
More than half of the 97 aspirants for president might be removed for being nuisance, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Comelec/MB "We had 97 filers for president and it looks like more than half of that might be removed as nuisance," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a...
Former Presidential Spokesman senatorial aspirant Harry Roque announced on Monday, Nov. 15, that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte will not be facing off against her father, President Duterte for the same position in the 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's...
