ACT-Philippines: 100,000 Teachers Have Yet to Receive Honoraria

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Philippines (ACT-Philippines) revealed to the media that around 100,000 teachers who served as Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) members and support staff during the recently concluded May 9 national and local elections have yet to receive their honoraria. During an interview with the media, ACT-Philippines chair Benjie Valbuena was quoted as … Read more

VP Binay Determined to Win in Mindanao Against Mayor Duterte

VP Binay, the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines revealed during an interview with the media that he will definitely win in Mindanao, which is considered as the bailiwick of Mayor Mayor Duterte. The Vice President expressed his confidence to the media that he can woo voters in one of the Philippines largest … Read more

Comelec Still Awaits Congress To Move SK Elections To 2016

The Commission on Election announced that they will still be waiting ’til the end of the year before finalizing the preparations for SK elections next year. According to Sixto Brilliante Jr, Comelec chairman, they will be giving the Congress it’e enough time to decide whether to move or not the SK elections which was originally … Read more

Will Franklin Drilon Run For Vice President in 2016

On his interview in ANC, Senate President Franklin Drilon confirmed that he won’t be running for Vice President in the 2016 National Election. When he was asked if he is interested to run for higher positions in the next election, he just say that he was not that interested. He also said that he is … Read more

COMELEC to Buy P11-Billion PCOS Machines for May 2016 Elections

The Commission on Election (COMELEC) has allotted P11 billion to buy 121,800 new Precinct Counting Optical Scan (PCOS) machines for the May 2016 national elections. Based upon the report of GMA News Online, Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr. told a congressional hearing for House committee on suffrage and electoral reform that the poll body will conduct … Read more