The Commission on Elections (Comelec) looks to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on March 15, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 18, that there will be no extension of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) beyond May 9, Philippine time, the date of the National and Local Elections. OVERSEAS VOTING BEGINS—An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early...
Should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race, Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he will pursue amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991 to give local government units (LGUs) more power and autonomy. The law, which has been substantially unchanged for 31 years,...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) A few days before the polls, the top education leaders of the country renewed the call supporting the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, In a show of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia urged on Monday, April 18 the people of the Province of Quezon to maintain peace in their area for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Garcia made the statement...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Lakas-CMD Media File Photo) Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte are still the leading picks for the presidential and vice presidential...
(PUBLICUS ASIA) Around 77 percent of Filipinos who were surveyed from March 30 to April 6 were unlikely to change their choice for president, based on the PUBLiCUS Asia’s Pahayag 2022 survey results released on Sunday, April 17. The first quarter non-commissioned survey asked 1,500 respondents to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, April 16, vowed not to take lightly the threats made against the institution as well as the false claims about the upcoming May 9 national and local polls. COMELEC / MANILA BULLETIN Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said that he will...
The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) warned against any form of violence against women (VAW) amid the election period. (Unsplash) “Election season or not, women should not be targets of misogynistic, malicious, or sexist maneuvers. The PCW reminds everyone that violence against women, in all...
At least two beauty queens and a former child star have endorsed the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo this week, joining a huge array of celebrities, influencers, and famous personalities who already expressed their support. Pia Wurtzbach (left), Camille Prats (center), and Kylie...
The country's future leader should not use his or her power for personal interests, Fr. Robert Reyes, said on Wednesday, April 13. (MB file photo / ALI VICOY) Reyes made the statement during a prayer rally in Intramuros in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila. Twenty-six days...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has appointed 958 local treasury executives in the past five years to improve the fiscal position of the local government units (LGUs). In a statement released by the Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday, April 13, it said that Dominguez’s...
