Three days before election day. Presidentiables, their running mates, and senatorial slates have already staged and are about to stage their miting de avance. The final chance to woo the people. Their last push to court voters.    The last three months of campaigning across the country have been filled with hope and to this day still surrounded by controversies back to back. Candidates are ending it neatly by staging their miting de avances in their chosen locations. A miting de avance refers to a public rally conducted by any candidate or political party on the last day of the...

Display picture (DP) blasts have been a thing for a little while now. Mainly used for school organisations activities or for a distinct cause or campaign. It is when a big number of social media users make use of a curated frame, add their own photos, and paste the same description as to join the trend also known as clout chasing.   According to Dictionary.com, to have clout is to have influence or power. In pop culture, people with clout are seen as popular and cool. Clout is mainly joining the bandwagon, the idea that if everyone is doing it...

Religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo officially endorses Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte for president and vice president in the 2022 elections.   It was announced on Tuesday, May 3, in the INC-owned broadcast channel Net 25. A Net 25 broadcast anchor made the announcement in Filipino saying that “the unity of Iglesia is recognized by its members as one of the teachings of the Bible that should be followed.”   It was reported just 2 days ago that presidential aspirant Isko Moreno Damagoso says he is still hoping for the influential endorsement of the INC. “I  always write....

  Attorney Vic Rodriguez, chief of staff and spokesman for Bongbong Marcos, has had his Facebook account suspended by the social media platform. Rodriguez claims in a statement to ABS-CBN News that his Facebook and Twitter accounts have been suspended because he is a supporter of presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos. “This is censorship of the highest degree and interference on a sovereign act." he continues to Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News, #Halalan2022, via Twitter. Facebook has given Rodriquez 30 days to disagree with their decision, or his account will be deleted permanently. Facebook also tags the likes of infamous director Darryl...

In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Friday, the Department of Health (DOH) says a different vaccine brand for your 2nd booster shot will be more effective in combating COVID-19.    “A different brand will be more effective because it tries to give additional protection outside of the regular or the homologous primary booster,” says Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, the head of the National Vaccination Operations Center. This is drawn from the recommendations of the government’s vaccine expert panel.    In Thursday's Laging Handa briefing, vaccine expert panel chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani, referenced research indicating that heterologous boosters -...