The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) will be helping the church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in validating election returns (ERs). Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported that a total of 17 cases of the said Omicron subvariant were already detected in the country. Cases have been detected in Metro...
Three members of the Gonzales political family, on May 10, were proclaimed into local posts in the Province of Pampanga following the 2022 elections. Photo from "Aurelio "Dong" D. Gonzales Jr." Facebook page. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, who served two past terms in the House of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, May 16 that the Commission En Banc has approved, in principle, the additional honoraria for teachers and other members of the electoral boards (EBs). Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila...
Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Monday, May 16, said that it has now received more than half of the country’s election returns (ERs). PPCRV Command Center (Image courtesy of PPCRV) As of 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 16, PPCRV disclosed that they...
Leading senatorial candidates and party-list groups are already poised this week to be officially declared as the winners with their upcoming proclamations on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, respectively as announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). But what happens to those with...
Muntinlupa’s newly elected leaders thanked the public for their support in the May 9 national and local elections. Mayor-elect and outgoing Rep. Ruffy Biazon, congressman-elect and outgoing Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, reelected Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and new councilors attended their first flag...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya gave the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic a failing mark in handling this year's national and local elections. Kontra Daya Convenor Danilo Arao said their assessment in the recent general elections was “not really good.” “Kung...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has received nearly half of Election Returns (ERs) at 48.31 percent, it said on Saturday, May 14. PPCRV Command Center (Photo by Ali Vicoy) As of 10:30 a.m., the PPCRV has received 52,066 out of 107,785 of the total number of precincts. It...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is "too early to say" if there is already local transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the Philippines despite the two recorded local cases in Metro Manila. "It’s too early for us to say that there is local transmission. Kailangan natin ng...
Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) announced the extension of their command center’s operations on Friday, May 13. The announcement was made by PPCRV Media Director Agnes Gervacio in a press briefing held Friday afternoon. Initial schedule released prior to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has shut down operations of the transparency media server (TMS) at the Quadricentennial Pavilion, at the University of Santo Tomas on Friday, May 13. Comelec/MB In a letter signed by Director James Jimenez, all political parties, accredited media organizations...
