Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia allayed fears about the so-called "dagdag-bawas" scheme in the upcoming May 2025 polls, stating that such a thing is "impossible" in automated elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Ginagarantiya po...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) gathers key officials and stakeholders for the Tourism Coordinating Council (TCC) meeting at the Diamond Hotel in Manila on March 18, 2025. (Photo courtesy of DOT) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said tourism remains a vital contributor...
CEBU CITY – A 150-megawatt solar power plant will soon rise in the northern tip of Cebu province. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (center) leads the groundbreaking for the 150-megawatt solar power plant in Daanbantayan, Cebu. (Sugbo News) The power facility, which is set to be the biggest in Cebu, will be...
CEBU CITY – The city government has started releasing financial assistance to 80 barangays here. GARCIA (FB) The city will distribute P5 million to each barangay, said Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia. Garcia emphasized that the financial assistance will only be released to barangays that have complied...
CEBU CITY – What politics? Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia asked this as he hit back at former Mayor Tomas Osmeña who alleged that an issue involving a provincial government-owned property is being used for politics. GARCIA (FB) Osmeña’s allegations came after Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia,...
Technology and gaming firm DFNN Inc. is aiming to double the current number of lottery sales agents of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in just one year by selling 6,000 hand-held betting devices. In an interview, DFNN Executive Chairman Ramon C. Garcia Jr. said their LottoMatik...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, March 4, that they are looking to get an international certification for the Automated Election System (AES) before the end of the month. "Hopefully bago po matapos ang buwan na ito ay ang certification mula sa...
Cebu City officials have started a project that will have a “real impact” that will “pave for a more modern and progressive future.” CEBU City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia examines a heavy equipment for the city’s underground cabling project. (MyTVCebu) Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, March...
NEW YORK (AP) — Times Square will stage a boxing tripleheader featuring the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, along with a title defense for Teofimo Lopez, on May 2. FILE - The referee talks to Devin Haney, left, and Ryan Garcia during the fourth round of a super lightweight boxing match...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (third from left) meets with key officials at the DOT Central Office in Makati City on February 27, 2025, to discuss the Philippines' hosting of Terra Madre Asia Pacific 2025. With her are (from left) Network Coordinator Elena Aniere,...
The registration of firms conducting surveys this election season is no longer mandatory. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said Friday, Feb. 28, that the poll body decided not to require survey firms to register following their discussions. Garcia said registration "should...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Feb. 28, filed charges against Jerryll Respicio, a vice mayoralty candidate in Isabela province's Reina Mercedes town, for allegedly violating the cybercrime law. This, after he claimed on social media that he can manipulate the electoral process....
