Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go maintains a commanding lead in the partial and unofficial tally of the 2025 senatorial elections, garnering 26,469,898 votes as of 3:12 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server showed. Former...
When Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino woke up on Election Day, all they had was a slim chance to get into the Magic 12 of the Senate race as both had stayed largely in the margins of surveys in the week leading up to May 12, 2025. This campaign photo of senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan and Bam...
The official Facebook page of the House "Young Guns" bloc has congratulated one of its leaders, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, on his reelection in the just-concluded mid-term elections. "Tuloy tuloy ang trabaho hangang 20th Congress! Re-elected in office ang ating minamahal na...
The Marcos administration has successfully borrowed ₱25 billion from domestic lenders through short-dated debt papers, with creditor appetite remaining relatively high despite the drop in interest rates following the peaceful results of the midterm elections. At Tuesday’s auction on May 13, the...
(PULSE ASIA) As partial results continue to come in following the elections on May 12, Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes offered insights into the factors that may have contributed to the differences between the firm’s pre-election surveys and the actual vote count. According to Holmes, late...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will start drainage and road repairs at the Taft Avenue–Buendia Avenue intersection in Pasay City on May 15 to mitigate flooding and improve traffic flow in the area. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, the South Manila District...
Former athletes and sportsmen who found their way into politics got mixed results in the 2025 Philippine midterm elections. Boxing legend and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao found himself outside the Top 12 that will earn seats in the Senate following the unofficial tally of the 80 percent...
President Marcos said Filipinos have elected leaders who will listen and act on the various challenges the country is facing. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a message on Tuesday, May 13, Marcos thanked Filipinos for exercising their right...
Government anti-narcotics authorities seized P31.76 million of illegal drugs in the various nationwide operations from May 2 to May 9, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said. In a statement, the PDEA said that authorities targeted “drug personalities’’ in the 51 undercover...
The conduct of the 2025 mid-term elections was allegedly marred with so many technical difficulties and glitches that poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) called for a random manual audit (RMA) to ensure accuracy of the outcome. There were high hopes that the...
With illegal tobacco incidence reaching an all-time high of 18.2 percent in 2024, Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) has urged the Marcos administration to recalibrate tax rates to help reverse the declining state of the tobacco industry. The latest industry data showed that illicit cigarettes...
Reelectionist Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has taken a commanding lead in the partial and unofficial tally of the 2025 senatorial elections, garnering 25,827,893 votes as of 11:24 p.m., data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) transparency server showed. Former senator Bam Aquino...
