If a "Tondo tandem" can vie for the top two positions in government, why can't a "Davao duo" do the same? Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo raised this question in...
A positive development amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) scourge. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) That's how Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described the Commission on Election's (Comelec) decision to extend voter registration for next year's...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed readiness for the start of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1. Comelec/MB "The Comelec is ready. Our field offices are all preparing," Elaiza David-Sabile, Director of the Comelec Education and Information Department during...
Senators on Wednesday, September 29, hailed Senator Manny Pacquiao after deciding to finally retire from boxing after a glittering decades-long career in the fighting ring, saying he will always be remembered as the “greatest boxer of all time.” Manny Pacquiao (AFP) “Manny Pacquiao will...
There is still a huge possibility that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio could run for the highest position in government in the upcoming May 2022 national elections, a member of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Wednesday,...
Those yet to register still have time to do so. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Sept. 29, approved the extension of voter registration until Oct. 30. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the extension was "unanimously" approved by the En Banc. "Extension is from...
Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo has asked voters to vote responsibly in the May 2022 polls. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, National director of Caritas Philippines (CBCP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The national director of Caritas Philippines said this as he reminded voters: “Our choice...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said it will file a petition seeking accreditation as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) citizens arm in the May 2022 polls. Namfrel The poll watchdog group aims to file the petition this week. On Tuesday, Namfrel also laid out their...
A faction of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) on Tuesday, Sept. 28 downplayed the survey that showed majority of the Filipinos believe that President Duterte’s bid for the vice presidency in the May 2022 national elections is unconstitutional. “We have seen the SWS survey...
Former poll commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal will run for a seat in Congress in the May 2022 polls. media Larrazabal revealed this information on Twitter Monday, Sept. 28. "Not running for the Senate. Running in the House as a district representative," he said. Larrazabal said he made the decision...
President Duterte lectured his favorite punching bag, Senator Richard Gordon, on the subject of delicadeza in the latest episode of "Talk to the People" on late Monday night, Sept. 27. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Malacañang/ MANILA BULLETIN) During...
If you think this week's filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of potential candidates in the May 2022 polls is already the start of the Election Period, you are wrong. Comelec/MB Based on the calendar of activities for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections released by the Commission...
