Senator Panfilo M. Lacson, Partido Reporma chairman and standard bearer, meets political leaders and residents of Pampanga tomorrow, Friday October 29, to offer possible solutions he had in mind as regards the most pressing concerns of their province. The activity is part of the “Online...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) faction led the Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s plan to push President Duterte to run in the upcoming May 222 senatorial elections shows desperation on their part, Senator Aquilino Pimentel III said on Thursday. “(It) shows desperation on...
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will regulate the number of people who can participate in in-person campaigns in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed this in a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 28....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to hold six debates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they are planning to hold three debates both for president and vice president. "We are looking to have essentially six debates: three for president and three...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday branded vote-buying as “illegal and immoral.” “That is illegal and immoral. First, receiving the bribe money is already engaging in vote buying which is a violation of law therefore, illegal,” Dela Rosa said in a...
The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) has called for another voting simulation. Lente The group issued the call citing the low voter turnout in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) voting simulation exercise last Oct. 23 at San Juan Elementary School. In a statement on Wednesday, Lente...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Oct. 27 shrugged off insinuations he could run as vice president of former Senator Bongbong Marcos who is also running for president in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Pacquiao was reacting to reports he is now being eyed to be Marcos’s...
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Thursday floated the possibility that President Duterte can run for a seat in the Senate, confirming they are making efforts to convince the Chief Executive to run under the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban’s (PDP-Laban) senatorial slate in the upcoming May...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to hold an online presidential debate for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we're working on debates and, yes, they will be online," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a television interview on Oct. 25. "Unfortunately, we would probably...
A Catholic priest from the Diocese of Libmanan was suspended from his clerical duties for seeking public office. Photo from DIocese of Libmanan FB Libmanan Bishop Jose Rojas said Fr. Granwell Pitapit action merits suspension as canon law is clear that priests can’t play a role in politics....
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday, Oct. 26 pushed for the holding of face-to-face presidential debates which he said is far better than conducted online. Last May, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is eyeing holding a hybrid form of presidential debates for the...
The caravans and rallies being held in support of political aspirants are legal, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez explained that premature campaigning is no longer a punishable offense under existing laws. "Unfortunately,...
