(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has invited top government officials including President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to attend the proclamation of the 12 winning senators on Wednesday. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said government officials are welcome to grace the occasion if they have the time. "Officially, we invited the President, Vice President Leni Robredo, Senate President Tito Sotto, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, in case they are available tomorrow," he said in a press conference on Tuesday. Garcia said he pushed for the highest officials in the land to be invited to the event. "With due respect to the incumbent President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, it is a grand event. We are proclaiming 12 winning senators of the Republic," he said. He added that this is the first time to invite the top officials of the country to such an occasion. "I think it's the f
(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday has finished canvassing 172 out of the 173 local and overseas Certificates of Canvass (COCs). Based on National Tally Sheet Report No. 7, a total 55,549,791 or 83.11 percent of Filipinos out of the 66,839,976 registered have participated in the just-concluded May 9 polls. Only one COC from Lanao del Sur has not been canvassed as 14 barangays in the province, are going to conduct special polls. On the other hand, the poll body has yet to schedule the special polls in Shanghai, China where 1,991 Filipinos have yet to cast their votes due to the lockdown implemented by the host country because of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. The poll body said the votes from Lanao del Sur and Shanghai will no longer affect the results of the 12 senators. As such, Comelec, sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), has approved the proclamation of the 12 winning senators. On the top spot is actor Robin Padilla with
MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Friday reported that it has already canvassed a total of 121 Certificates of Canvass (COCs). Based on the available partial and official National Tally Sheet Report No. 3 of the NBOC, the canvassed COCs has a total of 50,806,959 votes. The figure is 83 percent voter turnout from the 60,642,773 total registered voters from the more than 120 COCs. On the other hand, Acting Comelec Spokesman lawyer John Rex Laudiangco said the NBOC has received all transmission of COCs from all regions in the country, except in Northern Mindanao, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and overseas voting. He said Northern Mindanao will reach 100 percent once the COC of Cagayan de Oro City is transmitted, while BARMM is only waiting for the Lanao del Sur COC. In the overseas voting, the poll body official said they are just waiting for the COC from Hong Kong and those from 26 posts that us
Senatorial aspirant and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has highlighted the significance of the Laguna Lake Highway which was opened nearly four years ago as part of the administration's "Build, Build, Build" initiative.
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UniTeam presidential candidate former senator Bongbong Marcos and running mate Sara Duterte (PNA file photo) MANILA - Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remained as the most preferred presidential and vice presidential candidates in the upcoming May 9 elections based on the latest Pulse Asia Survey According to its "Ulat ng Bayan" national survey conducted from March 17 to 21, Pulse Asia Research Inc. said 56 percent of the qualified Filipino voters would elect Marcos as president if the elections took place during the survey period. "The ex-lawmaker's presidential bid is supported by near to sizeable majorities across geographic areas and socio-economic classes (48 percent to 64 percent and 52 percent to 56 percent, respectively)," the Pulse Asia said. Marcos' voter preference, however, dropped by 4 percent while closest rival Vice President Leni Robredo got 24 percent or an improvement of 9 percent fr