The European Union (EU) will deploy an Election Observation Mission to the Philippines to observe the midterm elections this May. Voters put their ballots in a vote counting machine (VCM) at Pasong Tamo Elementary School in Quezon City on Oct. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) High...
A candidate for municipal councilor was shot dead in Barangay Dintan, Pilar, Abra on Wednesday afternoon, March 12. GATMEN'S body lies on the road after he was killed. (Abra Today FB) Police identified the victim as Melchor Gatmen, a resident of Barangay Pang-ot, Pilar. The victim was a candidate...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte remains a candidate for Davao City mayor in the May 2025 National and Local Elections, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernest Maceda. "He's still a candidate because the only way you stop being a candidate is if you withdraw," he said on...
CEBU CITY – Legal obstacles may still continue to hound dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes even if he wins in the May elections. CORTES (FB) Despite an order by the Office of the Ombudsman perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office, Cortes was still allowed to run as mayor in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formalized its partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) through the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to improve voting access for senior citizens and persons...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte again defended his administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign amid reports of a looming arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former president Rodrigo Duterte speaks before the Filipino community in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on Sunday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 9, urged voters to be critical in choosing the right leaders, admitting that she herself was tricked into forming the UniTeam alliance in 2022. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to overseas Filipino workers who attend the "Pasasalamat kay PRRD" event in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With "dominant party status" recognition comes great responsibility. House Speaker Martin Romualdez has called on his fellow Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) stalwarts to take on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, March 5 reminded beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to be cautious of political candidates exploiting the program for electoral gain. In the DSWD’s online show, “4Ps Fastbreak,” 4Ps Social...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 4 urged the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System to investigate reports claiming that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has failed to obtain a legally-mandated certification on the security and accuracy of the...
Police have arrested 34 individuals for violating the election gun ban in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) chief Police Brig. Gen. Romeo Macapaz said that 36 assorted firearms were seized from the...
When asked on the key issue candidates must champion in the midterm elections, business magnate Manuel V. Pangilinan, or MVP, didn’t mince words; and he called it as it is: voters must see through the hollow promises, and leaders must do more than talk; they must create quality jobs. Government...
