Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed a bill seeking to increase the authorized campaign expenses of candidates in national and local elections. In filing Senate Bill No. 2460, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7166, otherwise known as the "Synchronized National and Local...
In a few days time, Filipinos will yet again exercise one of the most basic rights of a citizen in a democratic society: suffrage or the right to vote. And while slogans of “vote wisely” and “no to vote buying” are themes as common as the latest TikTok dance craze during election season, it...
President Marcos has declared Oct. 30, 2023, Monday, a special non-working day across the country to allow the people to vote in the much-awaited Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation No. 359 on Oct. 9, 2023, signaling that the...
(L-R) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement that aims to combat the deplorable practice of vote buying on Sept. 28, 2023 at the DND Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND)...
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) candidates in Rodriguez, Rizal have inked a pact for a peaceful and orderly conduct of the October 30 polls. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) on September 25 led the signing of the covenant. The office of Rizal PPO director, Col. Rainerio...
While former President Rodrigo Duterte remained a “prominent figure” among the possible candidates for the 2025 elections, the results of the latest survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia released on Saturday, Sept. 23, revealed a “shifting political landscape” in the voting predisposition in...
Candidates running for national and local elections, including barangay positions, no longer need to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. clarified in Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 97-2023 that registration and registration fees are not...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates to remember their responsibility once they are elected into office. Go stressed such importance as the 2023 barangay and SK elections draws near, underscoring the crucial role of public trust...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Pateros, headed by Acting Election Officer Armando Mallorca, has released the complete list of candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). There are 10 barangays in Pateros, the smallest local government unit...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed apprehensions as it deplored the series of violent acts committed against persons who are candidates in the coming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) . In a statement, the CHR said that the election-related violence only...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested two wanted persons on September 7 in checkpoints in line with the barangay elections in the province of Aurora next month. The suspects were identified as Eleuterio Areola and Nazer Lozano. Areola was apprehended in Dingalan for...
