The number of new Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by seven percent last week, independent research group OCTA reported on Sunday, May 1. (OCTA RESEARCH) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the new Covid-19 cases in NCR rose from 79 (April 17 to 23) to 85 (April 24 to 30.)...
A group of agricultural professionals, farmers and agricultural development workers have expressed their support for the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in the May 9 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from VPLR Media...
SAN NICOLAS, Pangasinan--Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara did something special for this sleepy town, something that would stay with the people here long after they cast their ballots on May 9. (Photo from Hugpong ng Pagbabago) On Saturday, April 30, San Nicolas, a 1st class...
Filipinos and the Japanese have something so profound in common—pottery LASTING FRIENDSHIP The Japanese Embassy's deputy chief of mission, Yasushi Yamamoto, opens the exhibit of pottery that showcases a shared history between the Philippines and Japan Pottery has been around in the Philippines...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
Four Chinese nationals, who were detained by their two fellow citizens and an Indonesians in a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) office, were rescued by police operatives in Parañaque City on Thursday, April 28. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director,...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
Around 75,000 personnel of the Philippine Army (PA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) who have election duties were qualified to participate in the local absentee voting that culminated on Friday, April 29. Philippine Army troops undergo pre-voting procedure for local absentee voting on...
Those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms have been repeatedly advised by the Department of Health (DOH) stay at home and isolate themselves on election day. But according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), as long as they have not undergone any tests to show that they have been infected by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave presidential as well as vice presidential candidates until Friday noon, April 29 to confirm their participation in the poll body's PiliPinas Forum 2022. MB file photo In a message sent to reporters on Thursday, April 28, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, April 28 that it has granted a petition for exemption for the programs and projects of four more government institutions. MB file photo During a press conference, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia disclosed that the poll body granted the...