Voter Registration Deadline Extended; Vote Pilipinas holds #MagparehistroKa Grand Townhall with message that “it is not too late” to register

Eligible Filipino voters can still file for voter registration as it is now extended from October 11 to 30 (8am-5pm, Mondays-Fridays), from the initial deadline of September 30. Overseas voter registration is also extended from Oct 1 - 14 (2 weeks)

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had announced today the voter registration is now extended from October 11 to 30, 8am to 5pm from Mondays to Fridays (except for the last day, Oct. 30)  from the initial deadline of September 30 allowing more time for eligible Filipino voters to register for the 2022 national elections. Overseas voter registration is also extended for another 2 weeks, from October 1-14.

Vote Pilipinas, the official voter registration information campaign of COMELEC, held the last stretch of its townhall series, #MagparehistroKa Grand Townhall a few days before the COMELEC’s announcement of extension for voter registration.  Streamed across various online platforms, the event gathered COMELEC officials, youth representatives and partner organizations to participate in an online forum and roundtable discussion to encourage more Filipinos eligible to vote to register for the upcoming 2022 national elections.

#MagparehistroKa: Vote Pilipinas reminds the public only two weeks left to register for 2022 polls

More eligible Filipino voters can now register in accredited mall registration sites for the 2022 national elections

With a little over two weeks left for voter registration, Vote Pilipinas, the non-partisan non-profit online and offline campaign on voter registration,  urges Filipinos eligible to vote to register for the upcoming 2022 national elections.

Since September 11, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has been holding a national synchronized mall registration in an apparent bid to accommodate more voter applicants in the country. One may see the full list of Robinsons, SM, and Ayala Malls across the Philippines that are conducting voter registration through this link.

PANAta Awards 2021 submission of entries EXTENDED until September 17

Submission of entries for PANAta Awards 2021, the country’s prestigious recognition program for effective and creative marketing communication campaigns organized by brand builders themselves, has been extended until September 17. This was announced recently by its organizers, The Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA).

“This is an exciting time for the industry as we continue our legacy of celebrating brands which have made a difference in these challenging times. For this reason, we encourage brands, advertising and creative agencies and media companies to join us by submitting their campaigns. Now more than ever is the time for consumers to feel connected with their brands. So much talent is in the brand-building community and what best way to honor them than through the PANAta Awards 2021,” said Ken Lerona, PANAta Awards 2021 chairman.

Let ‘Bayanihan’ reign on Bonifacio Day with Tayô Táyo: A We The Youth Vote Online Fundraising Concert

We The Youth Vote holds fundraising concert for the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pantawid ng Pamily

Admit it or not, 2020 has been a hard year for everyone in the world. In the Philippines, it started with the eruption of Taal Volcano in January, followed by the still on-going COVID-19 outbreak which has been resulting to not just a health crisis but an economic damage, and just recently, a series of typhoons that hit several areas in the country.

It is not an easy task but who else will help and inspire each of the most affected ones to rise up and move forward? Us, Filipinos through our very own custom ‘bayanihan.’ This is what We The Youth Vote (WTYV) wants us to be reminded of as the non-partisan group holds an online fundraising concert for the benefit of the Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Pantawid ng Pamilya (SNPP), an organizational community that champions the continued implementation of expansion of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Lualhati Bautista Threatens To Sue Red-Tagging Commentor

Bautista's post tagging Jefferson's Facebook profile page.

Award-winning writer Lualhati Bautista, whose works include the literary pieces like "Dekada '70", and "Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa?" posted on her facebook to call out a man under the name of Jefferson Lodia Badong, red-tagging her in one the comments. This particular comment was captured in a screenshot which Bautista later posted in her facebook page.

On her post, she also said that she have talked to her lawyer for a possible cyber libel  case against Jefferson. This post got the attention of many and some even went to Jefferson's facebook page to comment. 

Shortly after her post, Jefferson posted an apology status asking the author for forgiveness and said he was a "fan" of her works. 

Coronavirus tracking website denies "resurrected" data

The coronavirus tracking website CoronaTracker.com denies any kind of information indicating that a certain individual indeed "resurrected" from COVID-19 in the Philippines.

A number of posts circulating in social media combines news reports with the CoronaTracker.com logo, alongside with the Philippine coronavirus data, displaying a "1 Resurrected First World Record" at the lower rightmost portion.

CoronaTracker.com does not report people "resurrected" from the coronavirus disease. The tracking portal only reports the number of COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths per country.

Being Apart, Standing Together at the Mother of Online Free Concerts

Only four months ago, an online concert would have been an inconceivable idea, almost as inconceivable as a global pandemic, more inconceivable still is a free online concert like Tinig ng Bayan. With a talent lineup that would have been difficult to bring together even in pre-pandemic times, Tinig ng Bayan will probably be THE concert event of this time of adversity.

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we may not have flattened the curve yet, but time and again through it all, Filipinos have shown resiliency, perseverance, and even ingenuity. Thanks to COVID-19, we have learned to live, work and even have fun in different and even innovative ways. Perhaps the most ambitiously innovative concert in this time, the Tinig ng Bayan Concert will be a one of a kind testament to the indomitable Filipino spirit.