The final list of candidates for the May 2022 polls may be known by December. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Comelec office at Intramuros, Manila.(photo by Ali Vicoy) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, Nov. 11 welcomed the announcement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow limited face-to-face campaigning should lockdown restrictions be eased further with the decline in COVID-19 cases. “This is a welcome development. There's...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, Nov. 11 said he has no plans to withdraw his presidential bid in the upcoming May 2022 elections even after meeting with President Duterte. “Walang atrasan. Tuloy ang laban (I’m not backing out. The fight continues),” said Pacquiao, in...
Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has rejected proposals for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to run for vice president in the May 2022 polls, saying such move will turn her into an "unproductive and dormant bureaucrat spare tire", should she win. Former Chief Presidential...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not discounting the possibility of having an unprecedented number of withdrawals and substitutions in the May 2022 polls especially for national positions. Comelec/MB "I think at the national level, that is a very distinct possibility," Comelec Spokesperson...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s recent withdrawal from the Davao City’s mayoral race really “sounds familiar.” Hontiveros said she finds it similar to what President Duterte—then Davao City mayor—pulled off during the May 2016 national...
After throwing verbal punches at each other, President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Manny Pacquiao seems to have patched things up. The camp of Senator Manny Pacquiao disclosed the two government officials met in Malacañang on Nov. 9, Tuesday night. “It is a meeting between national leaders who...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has dispelled rumors that certain developments have affected his political plans. The PDP-Laban vice presidential nominee denied he is clearing the way for another candidate to run in the May 2022 elections. As far as he is concerned, Go...
A total of 91 petitions have so far been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to cancel certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "There are a lot...For national level alone, 91 petitions for cancellation have been filed so far," Comelec Spokesperson...
Three aspirants for national positions have so far withdrew their certificates of candidacy (COC), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said aside from broadcaster Noli de Castro, Nur-Ana I. Sahidulla, and Raquel W. Castillo also...
With Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) Digital Signatures already received by teachers and personnel, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Nov. 10 expressed readiness for the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections. (Photo from DepEd) “Data security is a...
The camp of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) on Wednesday, Nov. 10 conceded that should Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio finally decides to run for a national post, it will affect the current political landscape. Cusi admitted this as much...
