Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, Nov. 11 welcomed the announcement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow limited face-to-face campaigning should lockdown restrictions be eased further with the decline in COVID-19 cases. “This is a welcome development. There's...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, Nov. 11 said he has no plans to withdraw his presidential bid in the upcoming May 2022 elections even after meeting with President Duterte. “Walang atrasan. Tuloy ang laban (I’m not backing out. The fight continues),” said Pacquiao, in...
Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has rejected proposals for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for vice president in the May 2022 polls, saying such move will turn her into an "unproductive and dormant bureaucrat spare tire", should she win. Former Chief Presidential...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not discounting the possibility of having an unprecedented number of withdrawals and substitutions in the May 2022 polls especially for national positions. Comelec/MB "I think at the national level, that is a very distinct possibility," Comelec Spokesperson...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s recent withdrawal from the Davao City’s mayoral race really “sounds familiar.” Hontiveros said she finds it similar to what President Duterte—then Davao City mayor—pulled off during the May 2016 national...
The office of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday, No. 11 denied reports that she and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio were scheduled to meet in the resort island of Balesin. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo “Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not meeting...
After throwing verbal punches at each other, President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao seems to have patched things up. The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao disclosed the two government officials met in Malacañang on Nov. 9, Tuesday night. “It is a meeting between national leaders who...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Nov. 10 said it is high time that the government devolve its procuremnet of supplies and implementation of projects to the local government units (LGUs) as national agencies have shown bad procurement decisions, including the transfer of P42-billion...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has dispelled rumors that certain developments have affected his political plans. The PDP-Laban vice presidential nominee denied he is clearing the way for another candidate to run in the May 2022 elections. As far as he is concerned, Go...
Smart_500x500 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has expanded its nationwide 5G network to 6,400 base stations, surpassing its initial target of 3,800 for 2021. This puts Smart's total base stations as of end-September to 72,600, enabling Smart to cover 96% of the population from Batanes to...
A total of 91 petitions have so far been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to cancel certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "There are a lot...For national level alone, 91 petitions for cancellation have been filed so far," Comelec Spokesperson...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Election Registration Board (ERB) has recorded a total of 5,017,267 new voters, it announced on Wednesday, November 10. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a press briefing, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez told reporters that this number was as of...
