Because of the clamor of many Filipinos, especially who are working and cannot register during regular working hours, a resolution has been approved recently by the Commission on Election extending its working hours. In the resolution that was approved last Tuesday, the Comelec ordered all poll offices nationwide to stay open and provide services until [...]

Starting November 20, aspirants for the local and national elections on May 10, 2010 can start filing their certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The last day of filing of COC is on November 30. The announcement was made by the Comelec as it issues the guidelines for the filing of [...]

Eyes will on the Bayani Fernando, now that the ruling party Lakas-Kampi-CMD has announced its choice to be the party’s standard bearer for the 2010 presidential election, and they choose Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro over the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). When asked for reactions, Bayani said that he is keeping his “options open” and [...]

As the 2010 elections draw nearer, the business community is becoming wary because of some bills that are still pending both on the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Believing that lawmakers attention would be shifted once the campaign season starts, sixteen local and foreign business groups wrote a letter to House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles [...]

Slowly turning out to be the ‘underdog’ as far as his party’s endorsement is concerned and his poor ratings in the survey, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman, and presidential aspirant, Bayani Fernando said he is still hopeful he would be named as the administration standard bearer. This, in spite of the widening support being [...]

After his “personal  retreat” where he said he weigh and discern before making his decision, and exactly 40 days after the death of his mother, former President Corazon Aquino, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III finally announced that he will run for president in 2010.

In a statement that surprised most people, including his fellow Liberal Party (LP) member, Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas has sacrificed his presidential dream to give way Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, and endorsed him to be the party’s standard bearer in the coming 2010 election.

Would Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas be willing to make the sacrifice and give way to Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should the latter decides to seek the presidency?
Senator Francis Pangilinan said, “I know Mar and his family have given up so much as well in preparation for 2010, and this too will be a huge [...]

After the death of former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino, and the recent death anniversary Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., the clamor for Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to run for higher office is getting stronger. With pressure on him building up, Noynoy said that there are three factors that would influence his decision on whether to [...]

I stumbled upon a video in YouTube which is said to be a trailer of the upcoming documentary on the life of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr.
Of course, most of us know who Ninoy Aquino was – the youngest Philippine senator, a great opposition leader in the time of President Ferdinand Marcos. He was assassinated at [...]

“I have every intention to file my candidacy on or before November 30. I’m ready for all the consequences, including dispensation from priesthood. Until today, many people were not sure I will run. They only learned today; we are only announcing our decision today.”
Priest-turned-Governor Eddie Panlilio of Pampanga announced on Tuesday at the weekly forum [...]

Every year people, specially the Chinese, look forward to the coming of the sign of the year which they believe would play a big part on how fate of our lives would be. By February 14, 2010, the year of the tiger will begin which will last until February 2, 2011. According to the Chinese [...]

The Commission on Election (COMELEC) has granted Smartmatic and its Philippine partner Total Information Management Inc. the winning vote in their bid to provide 80,000 vote counting machines at a cost of $152 million.
The automation of the country’s national elections next year will be a first for the Philippines, and COMELEC officials hope it can [...]

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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson announced last Friday that he was withdrawing from 2010 presidential election. The opposition senator cited the huge expenses involved in staging such a campaign and his lack of resources thereof.
Lacson said “The time has come to face the reality that the intent to lead in this land in order to do [...]

A record of P395.548 million in taxes from quarrying of Mt. Pinatubo’s sand has been collected by the Pampanga government in the last 23 months. This figure surpasses the P394.473 million income that the Natural Resources Development Corp. drew in three years since 1999, said Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio last Thursday.
He also said that the [...]

The megastar wife of Senator Franciso “Kiko” Pangilinan, Sharon Cuneta, has just made official the senator’s political plan for 2010 when she declared that Pangilinan would run for vice president in the 2010 election and that she is also prepared to assume the role of “Second Lady” should he be lucky enough to win.
“Yes, I [...]

The Commission on Election (Comelec) has started accepting the bids for the poll automation in 2010, and seven service providers have submitted on Monday, May 4, 2009 their bids to the Comelec
The seven firms are as follows: