The Commission on Elections (Comelec) officially disclosed the opinion of Commissioner Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on January 30 on the disqualification case against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Guanzon favored the petition to prohibit the son of the former dictator to run for office as it has been proven that he was convicted by a Quezon City […]

With the 2022 elections approaching, there is a growing apprehension in various parts of the country regarding vote buying using Smartmatic vote machines. According to some candidates running for local positions, there are Smartmatic agents who charge ₱60 million in exchange for assuring victory of a candidate. “In the previous election, agents only charged ₱7 […]

Job growth is one of the fantasies being conjured by Rodrigo Duterte’s economic officials to hide the destruction brought about by the lockdowns imposed without stimulus aid and the regime’s failed response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Duterte regime boasts of an additional 1.5 million jobs in the agricultural sector in 2021 despite the sector […]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) effectively raised the prices of basic goods after approving on January 27 proposals to implement higher suggested retail price (SRP) of 73 basic and essential commodities. Compared to the last SRP list issued by the DTI on August 29, 2021, the prices of commodities are expected to increase […]