It’s fist bumps not handshakes for Mandaue City pols

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Instead of the usual handshake, Mandaue City candidates for the May 2022 elections opted to greet residents and their supporters with a fist bump on the first day of the local campaign period…

Bimbo Fernandez: Independent campaign is liberating

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Independent Vice Mayoral candidate for Cebu City, Fernando “Bimbo” Fernandez, kicked off his campaign at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on March 25, 2022. Fernandez said that he chose to start the campaign with…

Gwen vows to continue programs, incentives for brgy workers if reelected

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – If given the chance to be reelected to the Capitol, incumbent Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia vowed to continue the programs her administration has implemented such as providing incentives to barangay workers. This was one…

COMELEC commissioner reminds Cebuano candidates: Conduct a clean campaign

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Commissioner Aimee Ferolino of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) reminds Cebuano candidates to conduct a clean campaign this year. This she said a day before the start of the local campaign period on…

Chan eyes ‘zona libre’ for Lapu-Lapu since he and foe are both backing BBM-Sara

Futch Anthony Inso 03/23/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said he will consult first his national party, PDP-Laban, regarding its endorsement of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM), as president in the May 9, 2022…

COMELEC Cebu to conduct voters’ education for vulnerable sectors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Cebu will be conducting a voters’ education campaign for vulnerable sectors on Thursday, March 24, 2022, with Commissioner Aimee P. Ferolino-Ampoloquio. Cebu Acting Election Supervisor Jerom Brillantes said…

Durano still has no presidential bet, opts to wait for Duterte’s reco

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Aspiring Cebu governor Joseph Felix Mari “Ace” Durano has yet to formally announce the Presidential candidate he will be endorsing. But this did not stop his and incumbent Vice Gov. Hilario Davide III’s…

New Comelec exec inhibits self from previous clients’ cases

John Eric Mendoza 03/09/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer George Erwin Garcia, a newly appointed member of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), said on Tuesday that he had inhibited himself in the cases of his former clients. One of Garcia’s clients…

Alcover arrested for cyber libel, Mayor Rama vows to help ally

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A candidate for a council seat in the Cebu City North District was arrested for alleged cyber libel on the evening of March 3, 2022. Former city councilor, Pastor “Jun” Alcover, was nabbed…

Durano-Davide gains support from transport groups

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The tandem of former Tourism Sec. Joseph Felix Mari ‘Ace’ Durano and Vice Gov. Hilario Davide III has gained support from several Cebu transport groups. In a press statement, Durano and Davide’s camp…

Expect more checkpoints in Cebu City as police implement gun ban by Jan 9

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Motorists should expect a series of checkpoints around the city as police implement the national gun ban starting January 9, 2022, as part of their security measures in the coming May elections. Police…

Pacquiao promises a house for every Filipino in 4-5 years

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao, who is running for President of the country for the upcoming 2022 elections, promised that he would prioritize providing housing to homeless Filipinos should he win the presidency. In fact,…

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