MANILA – Election day on Monday will be unlike any other polling exercise as the world is still under a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Aside from making sure the electoral exercise will proceed without any hitch, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is also burdened with the implementation of health protocols. Polling precincts will open at...
MANILA – With only less than two weeks before election day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said the deployment of election paraphernalia including official ballots, vote counting machines, among others, is almost complete. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said all ballot boxes and transmission devices have been delivered to local hubs. The deployment of vote-counting machines...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Despite a heavy afternoon rain, thousands of UniTeam supporters stayed to see the frontrunner tandem of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte in a rally at the Pelaez Sports Complex here Tuesday. Adelaida Acabu, 34, from Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, was among thousands of followers who braved the nearly three-hour...
MANILA – There are 124 aspirants for the 36 seats at stake in the 83-year-old Quezon City Council in the May 9 elections. Quezon City, the former capital of the country from 1948 to 1976, is composed of six congressional or city districts with a total of 142 barangays. There are 37 barangays in the first...
TORONTO, Ontario The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto wishes to inform the public that the Consulate General has received the ballots for the 2022 Philippine National Elections from COMELEC this week. Overseas voters registered with the Philippine Consulate General may expect to receive their ballots beginning next week. The Consulate will send election packets via mail to...
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will not join the presidential debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In a statement on Monday, lawyer Vic Rodriguez, Marcos’ chief of staff and spokesperson, confirmed the camp’s non-participation in the presidential debate on Saturday. “Presidential frontrunner Bongbong Marcos’ words are his bond, thus we shall...
Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said only the dismantling operation on private properties has been suspended by the Supreme Court (SC) after issuing a temporary restraining order (TRO).
Running for the Vice-President position, according to Sara, is a path that would allow her to heed her supporters’ call to serve the country and make her a stronger person and public servant.
MANILA – Ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) made two major changes in its 2022 slate on Saturday, two days before the deadline for substitution of candidates. Following Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s withdrawal, erstwhile vice-presidential bet Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go will now be the standard-bearer. Go was accompanied by President Rodrigo Duterte...
MANILA – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, through her authorized representative, on Saturday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for the position of vice president under Lakas-CMD Party. She replaced Lyle Uy as the party’s candidate for the said position. The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) earlier adopted Duterte of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) as the...