A letter seeking a manual recount of votes in Pangasinan signed by more than 21,000 voters was submitted to the Commission on Elections provincial office on Monday.
SAMAR SORTIE. Former senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. speaking to supporters in Catarman, Northern Samar on Friday (April 8, 2022). His team canceled its rally in Maasin City, Southern Leyte on Saturday (April 9) due to bad weather in Eastern Visayas.(Photo from Bongbong Marcos FB page) TACLOBAN CITY - The team of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. canceled its rally in Maasin City, Southern Leyte on Saturday due to bad weather in Eastern Visayas. In a video message to thousands of supporters waiting at the Maasin City terminal, Marcos apologized to supporters who have been waiting before sunrise. "I'm here in Tacloban and it's raining hard. Our pilot said it is very risky to continue our trip to Southern Leyte. Thank you for your support. We will find way to visit Southern Leyte on some other days," Marcos said. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over Eastern Samar and some provinces in Mindanao on Saturday morning after the low-pressure area eas
RECOVERY. Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina addresses the residents in this August 17, 2021 photo. The official on Tuesday (March 8, 2022) said he is upbeat about faster economic recovery following the recent downgrading of alert level status in the province.(Photo courtesy of Rogelio Espina) TACLOBAN CITY - The provincial government of Biliran is upbeat of faster economic recovery following the recent downgrading of alert level status in the province. Eased travel restrictions will lead to the resumption of operations of tourism sites and establishments providing services to tourists, Biliran Governor Rogelio Espina said. "The implementation of alert level system in the province would allow for the recovery of sectors most affected by the Covid-19 restrictions, while still protecting the people's health through the continuous observance of public health protocols and interventions and the impositions of granular lockdown if needed," Espina said in a statement. Biliran is t
Visayas, in central Philippines, is smallest of the main island groups both in terms of total land area and population. It has only 16 provinces, grouped