House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta is no longer running for senator in the May 2022 polls. Rodante Marcoleta (Comelec photo) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia confirmed that Marcoleta filed his statement of withdrawal on April 21. "He went to my office carrying his...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will destroy the defective ballots on May 7. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia announced this information to the media on Wednesday, April 27. "We will destroy the defective ballots on May 7 at the National Printing Office in the presence of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not suspending its online precinct finder. Comelec/MB This, amid the call of a poll lawyer to suspend it after receiving complaints from some voters. "We shouldn't remove the Precinct Finder system. Many have called for its return. Now that it's back, why...
Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero remains one of the leading candidates for the 2022 elections, according to a latest poll survey released less than two weeks before the national elections on May 9. Based on Laylo’s national survey conducted from April 14 to 20, 39...
The first day of the local absentee voting for the May 2022 polls was generally peaceful, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said Wednesday, April 27. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan casting his vote for the local absentee voting on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the session hall of the poll...
SURIGAO CITY – All mayoral candidates in Surigao del Norte pledged their support and cooperation to ensure an honest, clean, orderly, peaceful and credible elections on May 9. Surigao del Norte is composed of 20 municipalities and one component city organized in two legislative districts. Before...
Following the arrest of three alleged hackers promising candidates of a sure win in the upcoming polls, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Wednesday, April 27, warned candidates of such rampant scams during the election season. (DICT) Undersecretary...
Whether or not she wins in next month’s presidential elections, Vice President Leni Robredo is sure she will continue to fight for the Filipinos’ “aspirations.” Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) With only 13 days left to May 9, the Vice President said that every...
The 42,000-strong members of The United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), a professional organization of architects in the country, announced their support for Senator Sherwin Gatchalian’s re-election in the coming May 2022 elections. In a resolution, the UAP said it is endorsing the candidacy...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Wednesday, April 27, asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend its online Precinct Finder, saying it is causing confusion among voters and it may lead to massive disfranchisement. Romulo Macalintal "I think its time to suspend the use of this. I...
President Duterte called on the public to adhere to the minimum public health standards when they cast their votes on May 9, 2022, to interdict the surge of Covid-19 cases projected by health experts. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made this appeal after the OCTA Research warned that...
"Pangit na tingnan (It will not look good)." This was one of the reasons why President Duterte turned down an invitation to go to the United States of America (USA) next month, saying he might take actions there that may not be acceptable to his successor, who will be known to the public by then....
