Additional P30-M Poll Protest Fee Paid By Bongbong Marcos An additional amount of P30 million was paid by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the poll protest fee at the Supreme Court. In 2016, Bongbong lose his vice presidential race against his rival Vice President Leni Robredo. He was disputing his loss and paid … Read more
The four other presidential debates spared Mayor Duterte during the highly anticipated presidential debates held in Pangasinan which was shown on national TV through ABS-CBN. Despite the controversial issue against the Davao City mayor, none of the other presidential aspirants pressed him to answer. During the third and last presidential debates the five candidates refused … Read more
The Philippine national government warned all government employees nationwide not to participate in any activities related to political campaigns during the election period. According to COMELEC’s provision all government employees are barred from campaigning for or against particular candidates – even on social media – but are free to share their personal views. A joint … Read more
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who is now running for President in the upcoming 2016 national elections would allow multinational companies to lease some of the country’s islands in order to entice large international companies to invest in the Philippines. During an interview with the media, Mayor Duterte was quoted as saying “If we can … Read more
A total of 185 party-list groups were given the go-signal to take part in the highly anticipated May 2015 national elections by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Based upon Comelec Resolution No. 10025 dated December 3, 2015 the poll body noted that placing of the 185 ballots would be determined in a raffle set on … Read more
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced on Saturday, May 24, 2014 that it is looking forward to hold biometric registration for senior citizens and PWDs for the 2016 elections. “Currently, voter’s registration and validation for senior citizens and PWDs are done in Comelec offices but we have received many requests that the voter registration be … Read more
The Commission on Elections announced earlier that starting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the agency started accepting applicants for voter registration in the upcoming May 9, 2016 Synchronized National, Local and ARMM Regional Elections. The COMELEC noted that the registration will end on October 31, 2015. The government agency in-charge of Philippine elections made some … Read more
The Commission on Elections announced that starting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the official registration of voters for the 2016 Presidential Elections will be open to the public. COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., urged the Filipinos to register early. Related Article: May 2016 COMELEC Registration Requirements The COMELEC Office nationwide will be open for the … Read more