Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena “Bing” V. Guanzon on Saturday, Feb. 5, said she will not vote for actor Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla who is running for senator. “Hindi...
Actress Kim Chiu is using social media to enlighten followers on the importance of voting "wisely" in the upcoming elections. On Twitter, she deemed Presidential candidates Leni Robredo, Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno, Ping Lacson, and Ka Leody de Guzman as "brave." She wrote: "These brave candidates...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. found it "unbelievable" that five presidential candidates for the upcoming polls had to endure waiting to be given "a minute of exposure" in a recent forum as more time was given to the panelists who were asking the questions. Foreign Affairs Secretary...
Babae Laban sa Korupsyon (BALAK) on Friday, Feb. 5, urged the Commission on Election (Comelec) First Division to release its decision on the disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Academicians from various Philippine universities and colleges partnered with civil society organization leaders to launch the Academe and Civil Society Coalition for Voters Education. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Coalition aims to provide a broad platform for the presidential candidates...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third telco player, is coughing out over P50 billion to rollout its network this 2022, chief administrative officer Adel Tamano announced. "We’re spending more than P50 billion, (from the original P27 billion for third year operations) and funding (from debt and...
Filipino-American skier Asa Miller carried and waved the Philippine flag during the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium Friday, Feb. 4. Philippines' flag bearer Asa Miller leads the delegation as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony...
"True leadership is stepping up and showing up, may eleksyon man o wala, kandidato man o hindi (election season or not, candidate or not)." This was how aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo began her closing statement in the KBP Presidential Candidates Forum on Friday, Feb. 4, where she...
Beko's parent company, Arçelik A.Ş., the global leading consumer durables and electronics manufacturer, has for the second year in a row ranked on the Corporate Knights' 2022 Global 100 Index, coming in at 57th place. Corporate Knights' 2022 Global 100 Index Corporate Knights Inc (CK). is a media...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) spearheaded the launching of a multi-sectoral campaign to ensure that the upcoming May 9 national and local elections will be peaceful and safe. (Courtesy of Philippine National Police) The "Kasimbayanan" campaign kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 3, at Camp Crame in...
Actor Robin Padilla was recently interviewed by seasoned broadcast journalist Karen Davila. The ABS-CBN reporter asked the 52-year-old action star: "Will Robin Padilla will be a good example in the Senate?" Karen then recalled Robin's viral statement about his daughter Kylie Padilla and estranged...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has been accredited as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) citizens arm in the May 2022 polls. PPCRV Angel Antonio, PPCRV Media Director, said they received the news about their accreditation last year. Durng the 2019 polls, the group was...
