Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday, March 22, that his refusal to endorse any national candidate in the upcoming elections is driven by a commitment to fight against a system or culture of patronage politics in the city. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Sotto said this “extreme”...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, March 23 a resolution consisting of the guidelines for campaign donations of domestic corporations. Comelec/MB Resolution No. 10772, promulgated last March 16 contains the rules and regulations governing contributions by domestic...
Former defense secretary and senatorial candidate Gilbert Teodoro on Wednesday called on the government to provide stable investment policies that would complement the passage of three key economic laws that are aimed to attract more foreign investors in the Philippines. Teodoro, a former Tarlac...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has granted the petition for exception of the Office of the Vice President of certain projects and programs during the 45-day period of the campaign. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the petition was granted during an...
Commission on Elections Commissioner George Garcia hopes that the poll body will be able to resolve the PDP-Laban's legitimacy case before the end of March. MB file photo In an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel on Wednesday, March 23, Garcia said that Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan...
A video of attendees at the Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan rally in Pasig City clamoring for Karla Estrada is going viral. The clip, which has already earned 40,000 views as of writing, shows some Kakampinks shouting: "Ilabas si Karla." This, while "Magandang Buhay" hosts Jolina Magdangal and Melai...
CAMP MARCELO A ADDURU, Tuguegarao City -- The Police Regional Office 2 (PRO-2) will remain neutral and that it will respond to requests from any political aspirant for security purposes during their campaign rallies. Brigadier General Steve B. Ludan made the assurance, stressing that the police...
For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the issues raised against a number of party-list organizations running in the May 2022 polls are now procedurally moot. Commissioner George Garcia (Comelec FB) Comelec Commissioner George Garcia was reacting to the 124 of the 177 PL groups...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has suggested that presidential candidates invited to the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-sponsored debates should be required to wear earmuffs to avoid copying of ideas or answers. This would make presidential debates more exciting with all...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Over 50 percent of Filipino voters prefer the new administration to “partially continue,” rather than change or fully continue, President Duterte’s policies, according to a survey conducted by public opinion research firm WR Numero Research (WRN). The results of...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija- Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson on Tuesday, March 22 emphasized that he and running mate Senate President Vicente ‘Tito’ C. Sotto III would stay in contention for the next president and vice president of the Philippines as he refuted anew fresh disinformation...
CAVITE – Gov. Jonvic Remulla maintained that he didn't violate any rules in giving away cash prizes to audience members who performed on stage during a UniTeam mini-rally in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, March 22. "It wasn’t to entice a person to vote. It was a singing contest before the start...
