For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the issues raised against a number of party-list organizations running in the May 2022 polls are now procedurally moot. Commissioner George Garcia (Comelec FB) Comelec Commissioner George Garcia was reacting to the 124 of the 177 PL groups...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has suggested that presidential candidates invited to the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-sponsored debates should be required to wear earmuffs to avoid copying of ideas or answers. This would make presidential debates more exciting with all...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Over 50 percent of Filipino voters prefer the new administration to “partially continue,” rather than change or fully continue, President Duterte’s policies, according to a survey conducted by public opinion research firm WR Numero Research (WRN). The results of...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija- Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson on Tuesday, March 22 emphasized that he and running mate Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ C. Sotto III would stay in contention for the next president and vice president of the Philippines as he refuted anew fresh disinformation...
CAVITE – Gov. Jonvic Remulla maintained that he didn't violate any rules in giving away cash prizes to audience members who performed on stage during a UniTeam mini-rally in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, March 22. "It wasn’t to entice a person to vote. It was a singing contest before the start...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Amid jam-packed campaign sorties, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, March 22, did not record nor observed any rise in the number of cases of Covid-19. “Based on our surveillance and our close monitoring, we have not recorded nor observed any upticks in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the proclamation of the winning senators and party-lists in the May 9 polls in at least seven days. Comelec/MB "We are expecting for the national (positions) seven days. Hopefully, we can already proclaim the winning senators and partylists," Comelec...
Malacañang said it is not yet clear if President Duterte is supporting the decision of his party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), to endorse the candidacy of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. President Duterte and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Presidential Photo and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be forming a task force that will handle reports on vote buying. Comelec/MB "The Commission will create a task force for all these reports, complaints, and whatever," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a press briefing in Manila on Tuesday, March...
The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction under Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has formally endorsed the presidential bid of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday. During a press conference together with the other PDP-Laban senatorial...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Monday, March 21, has assured the public that they are carefully studying all the petitions filed before them. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) The poll chief issued the statement in reaction to the letter of Akbayan...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss this week the possibility of imposing additional sanctions for those who would skip their debates. Comelec/MB "We will address this particular problem in the en banc session this Wednesday," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said on Sunday,...
