The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said nominees of the winning party-list groups in the May 9 polls are not required to attend the proclamation. Comelec/MB "As with the filing of the certificate of nomination and acceptance, it's not necessarily that the nominee themselves appear. The only...
Taguig mayor-elect Lani Cayetano thanked the public for choosing her as the next local chief executive of the city and for electing her husband, Alan Peter, as senator in the May 9 national and local elections. She accompanied her husband to the proclamation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
Reelected Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, May 18, said he is open to being part of the minority of the Senate. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) “When it comes to leadership issues, kung ano ang mapag-usapan (whatever will be agreed upon), I will submit to the wisdom of the group. I can say I am...
"It's late in the evening, and I feel wonderful tonight.” Senator-elect Robin Padilla (Ali Vicoy/MB) Citing a line from the famous Eric Clapton song that the actor always sung to woo voters, this is what incoming neophyte Senator Robinhood Ferdinand “Robin” Cariño Padilla declared during his...
At least three senators are eyeing to be the next Senate President of the incoming 19th Congress, Senator-elect Alan Peter Cayetano revealed Wednesday, May 18. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing after the proclamation of the 12 winning senators at the Philippine International Convention Center...
Senator Risa Hontiveros was reelected with 15,420,807 votes, making her the only opposition candidate who secured a Senate seat in the May 2022 polls. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The votes she garnered was based on the most recent tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), which covered 172...
Half-brothers, JV Ejercito and Jinggoy Estrada, both got a Senate comeback after garnering enough votes to get elected as senators anew during the May 2022 polls. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) In the recently concluded polls, Ejercito got the 10th spot in the Magic 12, while Estrada secured the 12th...
Senator-elect Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero appealed to Filipinos Wednesday, May 18, to forget their political biases in the recent elections and start working with each other for the betterment of the country. Incoming Senator Francis Joseph "Chiz Escudero" is proclaimed as a senator of the...
More than a week after the May 9 National and Local polls, the 12 winning senatorial candidates were finally proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Wednesday, May 18. The 12 winning senators pose for a group photo after their proclamation at PICC on May 18 (Ali Vicoy/MB) The...
Newly-proclaimed Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri revealed Wednesday, May 18, that he joined a bloc in the Senate that will try to form a supermajority and help the next administration pass laws that are deemed necessary to move forward from the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan has enumerated some of the achievements of the May 9 National and Local polls. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Ali Vicoy/MB) One of the achievements mentioned by the poll chief was the high voter turnout. "I am proud to say that the...
Tight security measures were laid out at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 18, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to proclaim the 12 winning senators in the recently concluded national elections. IMG-6829ad6eae8528e93852755b73f8d48f-V...
