Governor Daniel R. Fernando, who is seeking re-election under the National Unity Party (NUP) in the province of Bulacan, is confident that the May 9 national and local elections will be peaceful. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando vies for a second term under the National Unity Party (NUP). (Freddie C. Velez)...
The Igorot Warriors International, Inc. (IWI), a party-list composed of members of cultural minorities in the country, can no longer participate in the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo This is despite the Supreme Court's reversal of Comelec's ruling as it allowed the registration and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping to resolve the issue regarding the two factions of PDP-Laban before coming out with the resolution on the dominant majority and minority parties. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said this on Tuesday, April 26, the day when the poll body...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 26, placed six municipalities in Maguindanao, and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur under Comelec control. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security...
Educating the public on election-related concerns should be the focus of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), not warnings, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said on Tuesday, April 26. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) "There are election laws and processes in place to...
More than half of the country’s registered voters are women. The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), on Tuesday, April 26, said that data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that 51 percent of the registered voters for the 2022 national and local elections are women while 49...
In the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) initial discussion with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP), Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that that the "taped as live" approach will be adopted for its interview set for the vice presidential and presidential candidates. MB file...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Lakas-CMD Media) A pre-election survey conducted by PUBLiCUS on April 19 to 21 has shown that voter’s support for the presidential bid of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. grew modestly since the start of the national...
A number of complaints of violations of the ban on hiring and transferring of personnel in the civil service during the election period has been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Law Department. Comelec/MB In a statement on Tuesday, April 26, the Comelec Law Department said one such...
An Abuse of State Resources (ASR) monitoring study, is currently being conducted for the first time in the country, as a means of gauging the misuse of government resources during the campaign period. Photo from Lente According to poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), ASR is...
UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Tuesday thanked his supporters after a new survey showed him moving up by five (5) percentage points to rank 10th in the so-called “Magic 12.” Candidates within this range have statistical chances of winning in the senatorial...
Former senator and incumbent Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero is still the top choice among more than 60 candidates vying for the 12 seats in the Senate, according to the latest survey conducted by Publicus Asia between April 19 and 21. Based on the latest Pahayag National Tracker 2022...
