The petition seeking the cancellation of the certificate of candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been raffled to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed this on Tuesday, Nov. 9. "The case has...
CARMONA, Cavite – Senator Panfilo Lacson is seeking his fellow Caviteños' support anew for the 2022 presidential elections. The presidential aspirant visited Carmona and his hometown, Imus City, on Friday (Nov. 5), along with Partido Reporma president and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon...
The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Sonny Angara, has endorsed for plenary approval Committee Report No. 332 which contains the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022. This marks the start of lengthy plenary deliberations on the budgets of various government agencies and their...
The next Department of Finance (DOF) head needs to keep a close eye on four pressing issues, such as public debt, inflation, exacerbated inequality and climate change, President Duterte’s chief economic manager said. Eight months before the term of the Duterte administration ends, Finance...
Vice President Leni Robredo is confident in her campaign, shrugging off the latest moves by the Dutertes in Davao City and the possibility of facing Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio along with former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) “As far as...
A few hours after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced she is withdrawing her certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection, vice presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go confirmed there would be changes in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban)...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) started on Tuesday, November 9 the posting of what will eventually become a series of TikTok videos on Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) which will be used in the May 2022 elections. (Screenshot from Namfrel's Tiktok video posted on its...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, Nov. 9 assured that all presidential candidates—regardless of their political party affiliations—are free to campaign in the province without fear of sabotage or harassment. “Mas nais kong bukas ang aming...
A petition-in-intervention has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday seeking to supplement an earlier petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls. Photo courtesy Atty. Howard Calleja The...
President Duterte visited the final resting place of his late parents--Vicente Duterte and Soledad Duterte--at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Davao City on Monday, Nov. 8. (Malacañang photo) Accompanying the Chief Executive was his longtime friend and aide, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go. Go is...
Filipina tennis prodigy Alex Eala welcomed the idea of playing for the national team come the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Alex Eala (Alex Eala's Facebook account) "I'm looking forward to it (SEA Games) so much and I think it's everyone's dream to represent their country and I think this...
Verbal tussles continue to rage on around various social media platforms with the May 2022 elections nearing and one of the many topics or issues being raised online is why is it that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not doing anything about premature campaigning? Posters, tarpaulins,...
