Elections 2022
Quashed bid to stop Marcos’ run filed anew for reconsideration
April 25, 2022, 8:15 pm
MANILA – A group of Ilocanos on Monday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to reconsider the decision of the First Division that junked its petition to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the May 9 polls. The group, led by Margarita… Read More
Comelec decision to scrap debates 'unfortunate': Palace
April 25, 2022, 7:46 pm
MANILA – Malacañang is saddened by the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to no longer push through with the conduct of the final presidential and vice presidential town hall debates. In a press statement, acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin… Read More
Corruption primary root of poverty in PH: Pacquiao
April 25, 2022, 7:38 pm
MANILA – Corruption remains the primary root of poverty in the country, presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao said during his campaign sortie over the weekend. If elected, he vowed to fight corruption to uplift the lives of marginalized Filipinos. “Kaya po ako ganito, nakikipaglaban para… Read More
BG party-list backs continuation of ‘Build, Build, Build’ program
April 25, 2022, 7:02 pm
CEBU CITY – The Bisaya Gyud Party-list 108 on Monday said it will make sure to sustain the gains of the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program beyond President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's term. In an interview on CNN Philippines, the party-list’s first nominee Alelee Aguilar-Andanar… Read More
Nueva Ecija farmers’ coop endorses Kiko Pangilinan
April 25, 2022, 6:58 pm
SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija – A group of farmers under the Nueva Ecija Kalasag Farmers' Cooperatives on Monday endorsed vice-presidential aspirant Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan by raising his hands during a rally held at the San Jose City public market. Kalasag member Wencelito Gomez, 51, recalled… Read More
Lacson, Sotto to go after food smugglers, protectors
April 25, 2022, 6:49 pm
MANILA – Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III vowed to continue their policies if they are elected president and vice president, respectively. A Lacson presidency would work to protect the agriculture industry by going after food smugglers and their protectors, Sotto… Read More
Ping’s Senate bet to look after climate, women, children issues
April 25, 2022, 5:16 pm
MANILA – Dr. Minguita Padilla, an ophthalmologist running under the ticket of Senators Panfilo Lacson-Vicente Sotto III, said she would support environmental, women, and children’s causes if she makes it to the Senate. Padilla said she would create measures to mitigate the impact of climate… Read More
Comelec drops debates, adopts panel interview format
April 25, 2022, 4:25 pm
MANILA – The last of the three-part “PiliPinas Debates 2022” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will now be an interview format. The taped interviews, renamed “COMELEC-KBP Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) Pilipinas Forum 2022”, are tentatively scheduled to air on May 2 to… Read More
Cordillera poll candidates back call for autonomy
April 25, 2022, 3:59 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Mayoral and gubernatorial candidates in the Cordillera Administrative Region who attended a forum on regional autonomy called "Timek Para iti Otonomiya" (Voice for Autonomy) on Monday expressed support for the region’s continuing quest for autonomy. Former Baguio mayor and… Read More
Roque to sponsor law reclaiming PH territorial waters
April 25, 2022, 3:46 pm
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has vowed to amend the 2009 Philippine Baselines Law which caused the country to lose much of its territorial waters and weaken its legal claim to the Kalayaan or Spratly Group of Islands. If elected to the Senate, Roque would rectify the legal… Read More
Marcos backs research on alternative animal feeds sources
April 25, 2022, 3:45 pm
MANILA – Presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vowed to fund further research on alternative raw materials for animal feeds to lower the price of pork if he wins in the May 9 national elections. Marcos noted the country's reliance on foreign-sourced raw materials in animal feeds… Read More
Robredo to rejuvenate MSMEs, improve purchasing power
April 25, 2022, 2:46 pm
MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to reinvigorate micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and improve people’s purchasing power if she is elected president. Antonio Trillanes, who is part of Robredo’s senatorial slate, said in a recent episode of the "Biserbisyong Leni" radio… Read More
PDP-Laban alarmed over flagging of Facebook posts
April 25, 2022, 1:14 pm
MANILA – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) party has expressed alarm over the massive flagging of Facebook (Meta) Philippines of the party’s official posts and photos as well as various pages of its national and local candidates. In a press statement, PDP-Laban… Read More
BBM, Sara woo Manila voters in grand UniTeam rally
April 24, 2022, 11:06 am
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and running mate Sara Duterte wooed Manila voters in a grand UniTeam rally in busy Bustillos area in Sampaloc here on Saturday night. In front of thousands of Manileños, Duterte spoke about the importance of Manila residents to… Read More
Malolos ex-mayor thanks Davao’s crisis aid, backs BBM-Sara
April 23, 2022, 8:10 pm
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – Former mayor Christian Natividad on Saturday thanked vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for the help extended in times of crisis and vowed his all-out support for the latter’s political bid. “Noong 2012, nasunog ang palengke ng Malolos.… Read More
Senatorial bet fights for responsible freedom of expression
April 23, 2022, 6:40 pm
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque said freedom of the press and expression should not be suppressed and Filipinos must be allowed to voice out their opinions. Roque stressed that there should be no law abridging the freedom of expression and the press. "Hayaan mong ang taong… Read More
Comelec summons 3 NTC officials for supposed OEC violation
April 23, 2022, 3:59 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has summoned three officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to answer the petition filed against them for alleged violation of the Fair Election Act and the Omnibus Election Code (OEC). In a subpoena, the poll body through its… Read More
Comelec assures counting machines' integrity intact
April 23, 2022, 3:55 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has remained firm on the integrity of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) in the upcoming May 9 polls. Lawyer Aleli Abamonga-Dayo, Comelec Supervisor in Misamis Oriental, in a workshop demonstration on Saturday, said that while there… Read More
Senate 2022: Who leaves, who stays, who wants a comeback
April 23, 2022, 3:43 pm
MANILA – A total of 12 Senate seats will be contested by 64 neophytes and reelectionists in the May 9 elections to join the remaining 12 in the 19th Congress. Senators Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, Pia Cayetano, Ronald dela Rosa, Bong Go, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos, Koko Pimentel, Grace Poe, Bong… Read More
Don’t argue, focus on fight for country, Robredo tells supporters
April 23, 2022, 9:39 am
MANILA – Presidential candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo, called on her supporters to practice self-restraint and not to argue with supporters of other candidates, as a birthday present for her. “Ang pakiusap ko lang po, huwag po tayong makipag-away. Ayan ha, nag ye-'yes' kayo tapos… Read More
