Defeated Pinamungajan mayoralty bet files electoral protest, wants manual recount

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A mayoralty bet in Pinamungajan, Cebu wants a recount and revision of ballots, after claiming ‘massive anomalies’ that allegedly occurred in this southwestern town during the May 9 polls.  Defeated Pinamungajan mayoralty candidate…

Comelec: No proof of vote shaving, padding

Daniza Fernandez 05/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There is no proof of any vote shaving or vote padding in the recently-concluded May polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco assured the public Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Laudiangco was…

Gwen, Junjun promise to set aside politics for province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two of the Capitol’s top officials have pledged to set aside politics after they have been elected for another three years at the helm of the provincial government. A brief meeting took place…

Overtime pay for teachers where VCMs broke down

Kathleen de Villa 05/21/2022

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the grant of P2,000 in additional honoraria for teachers who performed overtime duty on May 9 due to faulty vote-counting machines (VCMs) that forced voting in certain precincts to extend…

Gwen to raise honoraria for village workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In fulfillment of a promise that she made during the campaign period, governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia vowed to raise the honoraria for barangay workers in the province.  Garcia said she will push through with…

Mandaue poll workers to receive honorarium soon

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/17/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Teachers and other individuals who rendered service during the May 9 polls in Mandaue City will receive their honorarium within this month. Comelec-Mandaue Election Officer Atty. Michael Angelo Sarno, they are now processing the payrolls…

Gwen on 5th term at the Capitol: Continue road concreting, upgrade healthcare 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is set to enter her fifth term as governor and has bared some of her plans for the province. These included rolling out more road concreting projects as well…

1Cebu to hold mass oath-taking, to invite BBM & Sara

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After the May 9 polls, 1Cebu remains the province’s largest political party and the group plans to invite presumptive President Bongbong Marcos and presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio for their mass oath-taking.  Gov.…

DepEd wants P3,000 extra pay for teachers’ OT on election day

Daniza Fernandez 05/15/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has proposed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) an additional P3,000 pay for teachers who served extra hours to handle and address technical glitches and other issues during last…

Comelec-Cebu reminds candidates to file SOCEs on time

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 2022 local elections may be over but Cebu candidates, both winners and losers, are reminded to disclose their campaign expenditures on time.  The Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec-Cebu) told bets to…

Nadine inasar ng hater sa pagkatalo ni VP Leni: I have no regrets…and will forever stand by it

Ervin Santiago 05/15/2022

PINATULAN ng actress-singer na si Nadine Lustre ang isang basher na nang-asar sa kanya matapos matalo sa Halalan 2022 ang inendorso niyang si Vice President Leni Robredo. Hindi pinalampas ni Nadine ang patutsada ng isang netizen tungkol…

‘Vote-buying’ spree drives mobile phone sales

Chris Panganiban 05/15/2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Philippines —Mobile phones are selling like hotcakes after the May 9 general elections, thanks to local politics. For two straight days after the polls, many of the popular mobile phone brands were…

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