House Speaker Martin Romualdez can't help but look back Wednesday, Feb. 8 on the first year anniversary of UniTeam's campaign kick-off for the May 2022 national elections. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In an Instagram post , Romualdez wrote: "Isang taon na po ang nakalipas nang ating...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Jan. 27 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam filed by former Senator Manny Pacquiao and Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on the Resolution of the Commission Special Second Division. MB file photo In...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for holding what he described as "the best election in the world" during the May 9, 2022 national polls. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Romualdez gave...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic are not liable for the data privacy violations that occurred in 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) stated. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the...
Election season has long been over for us hoomans in the Philippines. But tell that to the dogs. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Specifically, P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon's cute little pooch, Dolly. In a tweet Monday, Jan. 16, Guanzon shared a photo of Dolly in a pink dress that the latter...
There ought to be a law setting a timetable for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to decide whether or not a certain poll bet is indeed a "nuisance candidate". (Zanorte News Flash Facebook) Thus, said congressman-elect Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of Zamboanga del Norte's first district, who, despite his...
For P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon, former vice president Leni Robredo looks like a winner. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Those were Guanzon's exact words in a recent tweet that showed a picture of Robredo after the latter attended a speaking engagement at the University of the Philippines...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte believes that she wouldn’t have received the same number of votes she did as the country’s second highest official during the May 2022 elections if she ran for president instead. Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and President Ferdinand...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc issued on Friday, Nov. 25, to the parties of Joseph San Juan Armogila and Albay Governor Noel Rosal a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment in relation to the disqualification case of the Bicol official. MB file photo In a statement released by...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, Nov. 24 that it would conduct proper and timely publishing of its calendar of events as members of the poll body were held in contempt by the Supreme Court (SC). MB file photo This was after the poll body failed to implement the court’s...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied on Friday, Nov. 18 the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Albay Governor Noel Rosal in relation to the petition for disqualification filed against him. MB file photo Rosal was found liable by the Comelec First Division for violating Section...
A teacher-solon is up in arms over President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos's veto on the proposed measure granting tax exemption on the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits given to election workers. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (congress.gov.ph) "The veto of this measure...
