Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electoral...
Southern Police District (SPF) Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced that a total of 923 policemen will be deployed to the 216 voting centers in the southern part of Metro Manila to ensure the safety of the voting public and election officials during the May 9 national and local elections....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s re-election bid has snowballed with the declaration of endorsement of his candidacy from the Association of Visayas Electric Cooperatives (AVEC) and various players in the energy industry in a recently held e-rally. In their statement of support to Gatchalian, AVEC...
ENRILE, Cagayan – Two residents here have lodged a complaint against an incumbent vice mayor and his four bodyguards for allegedly mauling them on the campaign trail in a barangay this town on Tuesday, May 3. The victims, Sofronio Calimag, 42, and Danny Tuppal, 42, both residents of Brgy....
The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has endorsed the candidacies of congressional bet Jaime Fresnedi, mayoral candidate Ruffy Biazon, and incumbent Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac in Muntinlupa. Fresnedi, Biazon, and Simundac belong to the One Muntinlupa political party. The INC announced on May 4 the local...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipinos will elect a new President and other national and local leaders. The election of a new President is a watershed event in the life of a nation. In 1986, the snap election called by Ferdinand Marcos – widely perceived as a gambit to fortify his grip...
Tasked with ensuring peaceful and orderly national and local elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have deployed a total of more than 80,000 personnel ahead of the May 9 electoral exercise. More than preserving the sanctity of the ballot, the...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Article V of our 1987 Constitution provides that suffrage – the right to vote – may be exercised by all citizens of the Philippines not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, and who shall have resided: (i) in the...
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Council of Bishops expressed support for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan during the presidential and vice presidential races in the coming May 9 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP...
Despite lagging behind other candidates, presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao is confident he will​ still win in the upcoming elections and emerge as a "dark horse" of the race. Pacquiao and his camp made the prediction based on the number of supporters showing up at his motorcades...
More than 26,000 local absentee voting accomplished ballots have so far been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB As of May 3, the partial report of the Comelec showed that the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units was already at...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) asked the international observers for the upcoming May 2022 elections to uphold the integrity of the elections through compliance with the poll body's guidelines. Screenshot from video of Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan's Office On Wednesday, May 4,...
