The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided not to require voters, especially the marginalized sectors and indigenous peoples in the province of Palawan to wear face shields before they cast their votes for the March 13 plebiscite.
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Published February 11, 2021, 1:15 PM
The campaign period for the March 13, 2021 Palawan Plebiscite has officially started.
In Resolution No.10687, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the Information and Campaign Period from Feb. 11 to March 11,2021. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Prohibited acts during the Information and Campaign Period are the removing, destroying, or tampering of lawful plebiscite propaganda; appointment or hiring of new employees, creation of new positions filling of new positions, or giving of salary increases, remuneration, or privileges; construction of public works, delivery of materials for public works, and issuance of treasury warrants or similar devices; release, disbursement, or expenditures of public funds; raising of funds, thru dances, lotteries, cockfights, etc.; and use of armored/land water/aircraft.
Published February 5, 2021, 5:03 PM
GMA News and Public Affairs dominated the Philippine online space for 2020, with viewers trooping to its digital platforms in a tumultuous year.
According to data from video analytics firm Tubular Labs, GMA News led all Philippine media organizations in video viewership across all digital platforms for the year, peaking at No.5 worldwide in May 2020 at the height of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon.
On YouTube, GMA News had over 2 billion video views, leading ABS-CBN News which had 1.6 billion views for the year.
Likewise on Facebook, GMA News had over 3 billion views, compared to ABS-CBN News’ 2.5 billion views. The Kapuso Network’s main news page also led all Philippine news pages in total engagement for the year, with 536 million likes, clicks, and shares as against ABS-CBN News’ 493 million, according to data from social analytics platform CrowdTangle. Across all platforms, GMA News ended the year with more than 52 million f
Published January 28, 2021, 4:18 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has resolved to use in the March 13, 2021 Palawan plebiscite all the accountable and non-accountable forms that were printed for the purpose of the May 11, 2020 Palawan plebiscite that was postponed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In Resolution No. 10684, the Comelec said all dates appearing in the printed plebiscite accountable and non-accountable forms as May 11, 2020 shall be read as March 13, 2021.
The poll body said for purposes of uniformity and to avoid confusion, “all other forms that will be printed in the future for purposes of the Palawan plebiscite, shall bear the date May 11, 2020.”