ILIGAN CITY -- The Commission on Elections on Wednesday spearheaded the simultaneous send-off ceremony of security personnel who are mandated to carry out election duties on Monday. Reverend Father Melcher B Alquilita, Parochial Vicar, Corpus Christi Parish, sprinkles holy water on all the troops...
ILOILO CITY -- Almost 16,500 law enforcers composed of units coming from the Philippine National Police, Army and Philippine Coast Guard have been deployed across Western Visayas region to secure the national and local elections on Monday (May 9). The deployment of security forces for the May 9...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday thanked the influential religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for supporting his bid to return to the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections. Escudero personally thanked the INC’s leader Eduardo V. Manalo for...
The overseas voting has a 23 percent voting turnout so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday, May 5. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Out of 1,697,130 overseas voters 385,437 already voted," Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing in Manila. He...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has activated a Citizen's Complaint Center (CCC) where complaints on vote-buying and selling can be filed. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the head of the task for Kontra Bigay, announced the creation of the CCC...
More than 70,000 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) the Commission on Elections said on Thursday, May 5. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San...
Malacañang has declared Monday, May 9, 2022, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow Filipinos to exercise their right to vote but urged voters to follow health protocols. Malacañang declares May 9, 2022, Monday, a special nonworking holiday to allow Filipinos to...
CEBU CITY – Two presidential and one vice presidential hopefuls simultaneously barnstormed Cebu on Wednesday, May 4, in what looked like a desperate move to boost their chances in the national elections on Monday, May 9. Presidential candidates Manny Pacquiao and Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’...
No matter how lonely, no matter how tough, independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson and senatorial aspirant Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol expressed no regrets in their journey this 2022 election season. In a press conference they held together Wednesday in Dumaguete City,...
DAVAO CITY -- Lay leaders of the Diocese of Kidapawan have endorsed vice governor Emmylou ‘Lala’ Taliño-Mendoza as their candidate for governor in the Province of Cotabato. Photo courtesy of Vice Governor Mendoza Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN Composed of at least 108 lay leaders representing...
BUTUAN CITY – The Safe, Accurate, Free and Fair Election (SAFE) action center under the Joint Task Force (JTF) Diamond on Thursday, May 5, announced that all systems go for the next Monday’s 2022 National and Local Elections. The SAFE-JTF is closely coordinating with the Commission on Election...
The Commission on Elections has declared Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party (NP) as the dominant minority party for the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo In a text message on Thursday, May 5, Comelec Commissioner...
