There are 104 areas of concern in the country being monited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, April 25. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) During a peace covenant signing in Negros Oriental, Garcia said...
Not a single step in the electoral process will be missed by the eye of the public, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, April 25. MB file photo "We will always ensure under the leadership of our Chairman, complete transparency and accountability in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Candidates from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi signed a peace covenant for safe and honest elections at Basilan State College, Isabela City, Basilan on Saturday, April 23. BaSulTa (Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi) candidates sign the peace accord at the Basilan State...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House News reports noted the confluence of Christianity’s Easter Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, and Islam’s Ramadan last weekend, a rare event which purportedly happens only every 33 years. An article by reporter Jake Thomas in Newsweek...
Senatorial candidate and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Thursday called for the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), warning that any delays in the negotiation may lead to delayed pandemic recovery efforts....
‘It is inclusive and, most of all, it is born out of love’ It is hard to turn a blind eye to the things that are happening in the world today. With all the noise we hear from our comeback to the real world, the national election, and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, what we all need now...
Fifty parent leaders and 10 staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) have undergone training from the United States (US) Peace Corps on parenting and caregiving amid the pandemic, the US Embassy in the Philippines said. Parents...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia urged on Monday, April 18 the people of the Province of Quezon to maintain peace in their area for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Garcia made the statement...
President Duterte confessed that he is praying that the next administration will be better than his in all aspects, particularly in talking peace with the communists and resolving the country's problems with illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In the course of our modest ventures into political party and parliamentary diplomacy in Asia and the international community, we consistently spoke about the need to develop a system of ideas and ideals that will make globalization work...
Re-electionist Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday called on Filipinos to take the time to reflect and pray for justice and peace to happen in the country and abroad. De Lima made the call in her Lenten message this Holy Week, saying this solemn occasion should be a time for people to renew and...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Indeed, the ongoing electoral campaign is one of the most divisive and vicious in our nation’s political history. More important than the raging political battle, however, is the governance of our country for the next six years, which...
