Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson today (May 6) asked voters to join him in a ‘’silent revolution’’ using not guns but pens in electing into office good men because electing thieves would put the future of our children and their grandchildren at stake. Vice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has designated Director John Rex C. Laudiangco of their Law Department as Acting Spokesperson. Photo Comelec "You are hereby designated as Acting Spokesperson of the Commission, effective immediately," the Memorandum dated May 6 signed by Comelec Chairman...
Nearly 50,000 local absentee voting accomplished ballots have already been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB As of May 5, the partial report of the Comelec showed that the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units was already at...
Aspiring president Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday shrugged off the Commission on Elections (Comelec)'s ruling that recognizes the PDP-Laban Cusi faction as "true and official." Senator Manny Pacquiao FB page Pacquiao, a member of PDP-Laban's Pimentel wing, said he is now more focused on wooing...
CEBU CITY -- The final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCM) here went through without any major glitches. With this, the Commission on Elections-Cebu City declared that’s it’s all systems go for this Monday’s elections. Election Officer Marilou Paredes said Thursday’s final...
CEBU CITY – The House of Representative Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has reaffirmed the victory of Cebu Fifth District Rep. Vincent Franco ‘Duke’ Frasco after winning in the manual recount of the ballots. The decision was released on Friday, three days before yet another election. The manual...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief and senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar thanked the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for endorsing his candidacy, saying it will push him inside the winning circle along with the outpouring of support from volunteers around the country when the elections are...
Candidates in the May 9 polls are no longer allowed to campaign after May 7. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia reminded bets about the end of the campaign period. "Tomorrow is the last day of campaigning," he said in a statement...
President Duterte remained confident that the Executive Department could still prosecute detained Senator Leila de Lima for drug charges but said the effort would be for nothing if Vice President Leni Robredo wins as president. President Duterte, Vice President Leni Robredo, and Senator Leila de...
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo, has filed a cyber libel case against a Manila-based news organization for the supposed intentional publishing of a defamatory news article against him and the Vice President. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, the spokesman of Vice...
A total of 92,566 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, May 6. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs)...
SORSOGON CITY—"Keep the faith." (Photo courtesy of VP Leni Media Bureau) This was how aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo reassured her supporters who are starting to be anxious over the nearing elections. "Magtiwala lang, magtiwala lang kasi hindi lang ako ang nagsipag, sila din....
