The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, April 7, revealed their plans to "Covid-proof" the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Included in the plan of the poll body is the creation of a medical advisory board. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri said this is to "provide additional support in...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri will head the New Normal Committee of the poll body. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri during joint press conference with DILG on April 7, 2022 (Screenshot/DILG FB) Neri said she was appointed to the post Wednesday, April 6. "Just yesterday, I...
The Taguig City government said all election campaign-related events including rallies and caucuses, and large gatherings like concerts need permit or clearance. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 69 on April 4 on the updated guidelines in the conduct of events in Taguig based on...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Before thousands of Palaweños here, Vice President Leni Robredo made a pact on Wednesday, April 6: if she wins, she will protect the environment that has made the island “the last ecological frontier in the Philippines” and the best island in the world. Vice President...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia is hoping that more cases will be filed regarding election offenses and that complaints will not just stay on social media and will formally be addressed. MB file photo He made the statement during a press briefing on Wednesday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the suspension of overseas voting in seven countries. Comelec/MB "I think we will be declaring a suspension of election in certain areas like in Baghdad, Iraq; in Tripoli, Algeria, Chad, Tunisia, Libya; in Islamabad, Afghanistan; and in Ukraine,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said registered overseas voters who had to move after the close of the registration period to another country or area under the jurisdiction of another Post can still vote if said Post is implementing personal voting. Comelec/MB The Comelec said this is by...
The Gabriela Women’s Party-list has moved up two spots in Pulse Asia’s March 2022 survey, where it now stands at 6th place among 177 running party-lists. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party-list Facebook) “This affirms the unwavering support of Filipino women and the people for our consistent...
Exempting the honoraria of teacher-poll workers from tax is up to Congress through law amendment, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, April 6, said. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Undersecretary for Administration Alain Pascua, during the “Laging Handa”...
Drivers, farmers and other target beneficiaries will just have to wait a little longer before the distribution of fuel subsidies as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, April 6 the approval of the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
Based on the latest results of the Pulse Asia survey, the May 2022 presidential election is now more looking like a race between former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Leni Robredo, Pulse Asia’s Research Director Ana Maria Tabunda said. Former Senator Ferdinand...
Vice presidential candidate Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III is not comfortable with pre-election surveys. ‘’If surveys are used to condition the minds of our people on who should be elected as the next leader, then polling firms should also be held answerable to the plight of majority of...
