More than 46,000 candidates are running in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Based on the data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, there are 46,193 bets in the May 9 polls. Ten candidates are running for President, nine for Vice President, 64 for Senator, and 177...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Thursday, March 31 blasted vice presidential candidate Rep. Joselito "Lito" Atienza for asking him to withdraw from the May 2022 presidential race. ‘’What he did is uncalled for - kabastusan (bad manners), to say the least. He...
More than 93,000 have applied for local absentee voting in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Committee on Local Absentee Voting showed 93,567 verified applicants as of March 29. Of the said number, 84,221 have been approved while 9,346 have been...
CARMEN, Davao del Norte--UniTeam Senatorial aspirant Robin Padilla has called for an end to what he described as "chop suey" voting. Chop suey (Photo from Panlasang Pinoy) Speaking to attendees of a UniTeam rally here, Padilla underscored the importance of voting for candidates who are all on the...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is optimistic about his chances of getting a successful Senate comeback bid as he sees an improvement in his ranking in the latest senatorial preferential survey conducted by the OCTA Research Group. Ejercito’s ranking climbed to 7th place in the...
With more than 40 days to go before the May, 2020 elections, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged candidates running for the 2022 national and local elections to focus on public service by putting the welfare of Filipinos first. Go, who earlier withdrew his presidential bid for the upcoming...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
Priests from the Prelature of Infanta announced their support for presidential hopeful Leni Robredo and running mate Kiko Pangilinan in the May 2022 polls. Photo Prelature of Infanta FB In a statement on March 25, the clergy said their support for the tandem is a fight “against stealing,...
There are more male candidates running unopposed in the May 2022 local polls than females. Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that of the 832 unopposed candidates at the local level, 645 or 77.52 percent are males. Unopposed female candidates, on the other hand, total 187 or...
Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has ranked first in the mock polls organized by the students of the Cagayan State University’s College of Allied Health Sciences (CSU-CAHS) in Tuguegarao City. Escudero, who is seeking a Senate comeback in the May 2022 elections, was voted by almost...
All political parties participating in the May 2022 polls have until April 11 to file their petition for accreditation for the determination of the Dominant Majority Party and the Dominant Minority Party. Comelec/MB "A political party duly registered with the Commission may file a verified petition...
Silliman University (SU) will officially hold face-to-face classes in selected courses and subjects beginning May 2022, it announced on Friday, March 25. In an advisory, SU said that the face-to-face classes for college level will start on May 2, 2022. (Image courtesy of Silliman University)...
