The Commission on Elections (Comelec) denied issuing a resolution disqualifying the Makabayan bloc party-lists Bayan Muna, Gabriela, AnakPawis, Kabataan and ACT Teachers and its senatoriable Neri Colmenares in the May 9 elections.
The ruling Hugpong ng Pagbabago and Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (HNP-HTL) held its Miting de Avance in San Pedro Square (former San Pedro Park) on Friday that drew a sparse crowd.
Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana, who worked for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting peace and gender equality, now endeavors to become the Davao City 1st District Congresswoman.
It took the Commission on Elections (Comelec) over a year since the 2019 midterm elections to finalize its probe into the failed pilot testing of the voter registration verification system (VRVS), a project that cost Filipinos almost P1 billion.
The 2022 elections will be the most expensive in history as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when more than 65 million Filipinos cast their votes on May 9.