The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will be very firm on rules on substitution. Comelec/MB Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas gave this assurance in an online press briefing on Friday, Oct. 8 at the end of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls. "Rules on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the conduct of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls was a success. Comelec/MB "Overall we can say that the conduct of COC filing nationwide was successful," Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas said in am online press briefing...
"If you can't be fair and impartial, what will the elections be like?" Senator Nancy Binay posed this question to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Friday, October 8, as she hit the poll body for supposedly giving administration candidates undue preference as they filed their certificates of...
Vice presidential aspirant and Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday, Oct. 8, that he will adopt the approach he implemented during his stint as Quezon City vice mayor to address the Philippines' problem with illegal drugs. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
Former Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella is running for president in the May 2022 polls. Former Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella (Screenshot/Comelec) Abella filed his certificate of candidacy for president (COC) on Friday, Oct. 8 before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at...
Running as an independent candidate in her Palace bid is Vice President Leni Robredo's way of saying that she is willing to forge alliances with different political groups ahead of the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan field questions during a press...
As he filed for reelection in the 2022 polls, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian could be considered in the senatorial slate of Senators Panfilo Lacson and Vicente Sotto III. Senator Win Gatchalian and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio oversee a vaccination of frontline workers in Davao City on...
While nearly 200 partylist groups may have already filed their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said not all have been accredited for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Not all those who filed their CON-CAN are accredited. There are those not yet...
The seventh day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls on Oct. 7 saw 16 aspirants for president, 7 for vice president, 28 for senator while 67 partylist groups submitted their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA). Comelec/MB The day was highlighted...
BTS will be seeking a national post in the upcoming 2022 elections. But the BTS that wants to serve the public is not the popular Korean boy group Bangtan Boys, but a partylist advocating the institutionalization of road safety governance, education, inclusivity and stakeholders' welfare that is...
Veteran showbiz personality and House Deputy Speaker Vilma Santos-Recto on Thursday, October 7, announced that she will not be running for any position in the 2022 national elections. House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto (Facebook) The outgoing Batangas...
Despite being chairperson of the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP), Vice President Leni Robredo will be running as an independent candidate. Vice President Leni Robredo, accompanied by her daughters Aika and Tricia Robredo, filed her certificate of candidacy for president on October 7, 2021. (OVP)...
