TURNOVER.The Senatetransfers 156 or 90.17 percent out of the 173 Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) to the House of Representatives in Quezon City around5 a.m. onMonday (May 23, 2022). The Senate and the House of Representatives convened as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) in a joint session on Tuesday (May 24, 2022) to tally the votes for the 2022 presidential and vice-presidential elections.(Photo courtesy of Senate PRIB) MANILA - The Senate and the House of Representatives convened as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) in a joint session on Tuesday to tally the votes for the 2022 presidential and vice-presidential elections. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Senate President Vicente Sotto III served as presiding officers during the joint session. "We owe our presence here today to the fact that we are the chosen representatives of our people, acting as one body, to ensure that the will of the people in choosing the two highest officials of our co
CANVASSING OF VOTES. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives face the media at the start of the canvassing of votes for president and vice president at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Tuesday (May 24, 2022). Senate President Vicente Sotto III (11th from left) and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (12th from left) presided over the joint session of the Congress. (PNA Photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Tuesday vowed that Congress, convening as the National Board of Canvassers, will "uphold the integrity of the electoral process". Romualdez gave the assurance as the House of Representatives and Senate began the official tallying of votes cast for the positions of president and vice president during the May 9 elections. "As we carry out our duty as enshrined in the Constitution, rest assured that we will uphold the integrity of the electoral process. We shall ensure that the voices of our fellow Filipinos, both here and
13782636-8D1F-4588-BE70-BCFAF343180C Groups from various sectors representing the one million vapers in the Philippines met yesterday to rally support for the passage of the Vape Bill into law that will regulate less harmful cigarette alternatives to protect minors and save adult smokers lives. In
The chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday joined the clamor for the immediate investigation into the reported smuggling of agricultural products into the country, saying unscrupulous traders and government officials who are coddling the perpetrators should be punished to the full extent of the law. Rep.…