While President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s allies are likely to retain control of Congress after the midterm polls, a worsening conflict with Vice President Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio and her impeachment, alongside the economic struggles of ordinary Filipinos, may challenge the administration's hold on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 on Wednesday, Feb. 5, led the signing of a peace covenant and solidarity pact with stakeholders in the Zamboanga Peninsula region for the May elections in Camp Romeo Abendan, Barangay Mercedes, this city. PRO-9 Director Police Brig. Gen. Roel Rodolfo...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez closed plenary session for the next fourth months, but not before giving an important piece of advice to election candidates later this year. "Ahead lies...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is looking to send additional soldiers to Basilan even as the Senate and House of Representatives agreed to move the date of the inaugural parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao leadership has lauded lawmakers following the approval of Senate Bill No. 2942 that would reset the first parliamentary elections in the region from May 12 to Oct. 13 this year. In a statement, the Bangsamoro government said...
DAVAO CITY – Police and military personnel arrested a mayor and escorts from a town in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan, Toril District here for allegedly violating the election gun ban...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Candidates here on Tuesday, Feb. 4, signed a peace covenant for the May elections. TAYABAS City Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso signs a peace covenant for the upcoming elections. (Danny Estacio) They vowed to avoid spreading fake information against rivals using...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine Embassy in Singapore conducted a mock election exercise utilizing the Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS), which will be introduced to overseas voters for the first time in the upcoming elections. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte called on his successor, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., to uphold fairness in the May elections. DUTERTE (FB) “In this upcoming election, I hope that the President (Marcos), if he hears me, will give us a fair shake, ensuring a level playing...
President Marcos said the 59-percent approval rating he got in a recent survey was "encouraging" and may positively affect the administration's bets in the upcoming May elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this after the latest Social Weather Stations...
A commissioned survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Friday, Jan. 31, revealed the key factors shaping Filipino voters' decisions in the 2025 elections. Workers carry out their duties at a construction site along Commonwealth Avenue. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
President Marcos believes that the "best people" running for office in the May elections are under his political party. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM) Speaking at the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Leaders' Convergence Summit at The Manila Hotel on Friday, Jan. 31, Marcos...
