Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro B. Inting confirmed on Tuesday her resignation as chair of the poll body's gun ban committee. In a brief statement to reporters, the former Associate Justice of the Court Appeals disclosed her decision is a form of "silent" defiance. "I am a Justice by heart…
Lawmakers on Thursday said the financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and the fuel subsidy for the agriculture sector should not be considered as election campaign spending. House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the distribution of P6,500 financial…
The Commission on Election (Comelec) is set to start its investigation on the alleged mass vote buying activity of a former Pharmally Biologicals Inc. official, who is now running for Congress in Quezon City. In a statement last Tues., Comelec Commissioner George M. Garcia said they issued a subpoena and proceeded…
PUBLIC utility vehicles (PUV) drivers struggling with high pump prices could expect the resumption soon of the suspended fuel subsidy program of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). However, farmers and fishermen, who are also facing similar fuel concerns, may have to wait until next week to get…
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to empower its chairman to place an area under the poll body’s control for the 2022 polls. In a televised interview on Monday, Comelec Commissioner George M. Garcia said the Comelec en banc is now considering enabling Comelec Chairman Saidamen Balt Pangarungan to make such…