media Eastern Communications this year earmarked P3 billion for expanding its telecom infrastructure in the countryside. "This expansion will enable more businesses outside Metro Manila to accelerate their productivity, enhance their capabilities, and eventually provide more opportunities in their...
Raffles conducted by candidates, whether done online, will no longer be allowed starting Feb. 8 when the campaign period officially starts. Comelec/MB This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James B. Jimenez to candidates who are still planning to continue their...
Although left with only four commissioners with months to go before the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured that it is not crippled. Comelec/MB "What I can say is that the Comelec is not crippled. It makes it a little difficult but it is not crippled," Comelec Spokesperson...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be having an en banc meeting on Feb. 9 next week, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb.3 Comelec/MB Jimenez said that this will essentially serve as an organizing meeting for this new commission en ban and the new list of committees....
No particular place in the country has been declared to be an area of concern in relation to the incoming 2022 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (AFP FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec spokesman James Jimenez made the statement...
Comedian Juliana Parizcova Segovia, real name Tyrone James Ortega, is now the target of some irate netizens. Apparently, many of them didn’t like his decision to appear in a video parodying that of the Young Public Servants organization featuring Angelica Panganiban. In it, the actress is...
Senatorial aspirant Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he will continue pushing for the promotion of motorcycle tourism to boost the country’s domestic tourism and stimulate the country’s economy heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a motorcycle enthusiast and travel blogger,...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo threw her full support for former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running under her ticket, calling him “bantay ng bayan (nation’s watchman)” and “kakampi (ally)” who will push for the same anti-corruption reforms that are the core of...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon flaunted on Thursday, Feb. 3 her newfound status as a private citizen after her retirement. (From Rowena Guanzon's Twitter account / MANILA BULLETIN) "Private citizen Rowena Guanzon reporting. Good morning," she posted on Twitter....
Despite their bitter rivalry in politics, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Feb. 2, has found some good words to say about her fellow presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo (FILE...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) paid tribute to outgoing Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas, Commissioner Antonio Kho and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon in a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Comelec/MB The three Comelec executives officially retired on Wednesday as the poll body will be left by...
To curb corruption in the government, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said she will push for a “regular lifestyle check” aside from the public access to officials’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) if she wins the presidency in May 2022. Vice President...
