Unopposed candidates in the May 2022 polls are not automatic winners. Comelec/MB This is because an unopposed candidate needs at least one vote in order to win. Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Luie Guia explained the reason for this. "Kailangan 'elected' talaga siya. Pag wala...
THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. It is a common saying that truth is stranger than fiction. But today, fiction is stronger than truth. Just look at the impact of surveys on our choice of leaders. It is a case of numerical "might is right." Survey firms legitimize their findings by...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan appealed to voters to turn their Google clicks into actual votes on May 9 as he and presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo became the most-searched candidates on the popular search engine. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
CEBU CITY -- The rigors of campaigning may have taken its toll on Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III but his optimism remains, with nine days to go before the national elections. "I’m confident that we will do well. It's all in God's hands," said Sotto, running mate of presidential...
Voters are not required to bring their vaccination cards and face shields at polling precincts on Election Day, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia clarified on Saturday, April 30. (Comelec/MB) “No need for vaccine card. No face shield required,” Garcia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
A Picture of Apl.de.Ap as among "artists" supporting the tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has been circulating online. But the Filipino-American rapper quickly cleared via a tweet, "Country over party. Not endorsing any...
Kim Chiu's recent tweet received mixed reaction. She wrote: "Uhm curious lang po? bakit parang mas si sir spokesperson yung laging sumasagot, nakikita at humaharap? sha po ba yung tatakbo? Diba campaign period palang? Dapat yung nag aapply yung sasagot. Just like in any other JOB APPLICATION or JOB...
Photo courtesy of DENR Caraga FB BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) started its environmental cleanup on Friday by dismantling thousands of tarpaulins installed by candidates on trees. The DENR’s regional,...
Independent senatorial candidate and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan II has ranked 10th in the recently released RP Mission a nd Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) senatorial survey for the May 2022 elections. The survey, conducted...
“Aiming to entertain the audience in a campaign rally is one thing, but to use women for provocative numbers and for degrading comedic stunts is another.” This is what the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) said in light of now viral videos showing women being used as a form of entertainment...
