The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) has called for another voting simulation. Lente The group issued the call citing the low voter turnout in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) voting simulation exercise last Oct. 23 at San Juan Elementary School. In a statement on Wednesday, Lente...
Manila mayoral aspirant and retired police Gen. Elmer Jamias vowed to protect and serve the city of Manila in case he wins in May 2022. (Photo courtesy of Gen. Elmer Jamias Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) "To serve and protect the city of Manila from lawless elements para 'yung mga investors natin...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Oct. 27 shrugged off insinuations he could run as vice president of former Senator Bongbong Marcos who is also running for president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Pacquiao was reacting to reports he is now being eyed to be Marcos’s...
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Thursday floated the possibility that President Duterte can run for a seat in the Senate, confirming they are making efforts to convince the Chief Executive to run under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate in the upcoming May...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, October 27, accepted Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao’s challenge for a face-to-face debate along with other presidential candidates in the 2022 polls. In a media briefing in Bicol, Robredo said she agreed with Pacquiao who pushed for in-person debate,...
In line with its commitment to improve the quality of basic education in the Philippines, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched the Professional Development Program on Assessment and Emerging Literacies with focus on Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (ALI VICOY / FILE...
City of Manila mayoral candidate and current Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan debunked the mysogynistic belief that women in politics “do not have balls” and are not as tough as their male counterparts. (Photo courtesy of Dra. Honey Lacuna Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Asenso Manileño mayoral candidate and Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said on Wednesday that she will have the soft touch of a mother and will be stricter if needed in case she wins in the May 2022 local elections. Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan (Vice Mayor Honey Official Facebook...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to hold an online presidential debate for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we're working on debates and, yes, they will be online," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a television interview on Oct. 25. "Unfortunately, we would probably...
While a group of her supporters allegedly called for a boycott of business establishments supporting the candidacy of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Oct. 27, discouraged the move since it will not promote unity among Filipinos. Former...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Oct. 27, agreed that it is time to revisit the law that allows the withdrawal of candidacy as a reason for the substitution of election bets, saying it's a “mockery” of the country’s election laws. Vice President Leni Robredo...
Vice President Leni Robredo clarified on Wednesday, Oct. 27, that she is not condoning the act of vote-buying, but merely stating the realities on the ground. Vice President Leni Robredo (Solid Leni Bicol/Facebook) Robredo, who is in hot water over the issue, pointed out during a briefing held in...