Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 13 welcomed the inclusion of former senators Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in the top 12 of the May 2025 midterm elections. Hontiveros is also elated with the result of the party-list race. Akbayan is...
LEGAZPI CITY – The national and local elections in the Bicol region concluded smoothly, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) said on Monday evening. In an interview, PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said the situation in the region was "manageable and stable," as he attributed the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The elections in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area were generally peaceful, the Police Regional Office 4-A said. PRO 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas said they only recorded isolated incidents and these were resolved with the cooperation of...
The 2025 Philippine national and local elections on Monday, May 12, began generally peacefully and orderly in most parts of the country, but teachers’ groups reported significant disruptions due to recurring technical issues, raising public concern over the reliability of the automated electoral...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nine people were killed and several were wounded in election-related violence in past two days in at least three towns of Basilan province. AMONG the fatalities in election-related violence in Basilan. Four people were killed and several others were wounded during a fierce...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday, May 12 urged the government to implement reforms that would simplify the voting process, making it more efficient and humane, especially for public school teachers who are serving as poll workers. “’I-simplify’ lang talaga: more schools, more teachers,...
ILOILO CITY – The May 12 mid-term elections in Capiz province were marked by the death of a female senior citizen and the arrest of two people for taking photos of their ballots. Reports from the Capiz Police Provincial Office said the death was recorded in President Roxas town while the two...
BUTUAN CITY – Voting proceeded peacefully in the Davao and Caraga regions on Monday, with election and police officials reporting no poll-related incidents, aside from minor logistical challenges. ABRAHANO (FB) Police Regional Office-13 Director Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano inspected...
A woman in labor managed to vote in Pangasinan on Monday amid her condition. Jobert Ticman, an election monitor, said the photo was taken by Bernadeth delos Santos. The woman smiled for a photo amid the intense abdominal pain and signs of labor. Ticman said she patiently waited to fulfill her...
COTABATO CITY – A municipal council candidate and his aide were gunned down Monday morning while walking to cast their votes in Bayang, Lanao del Sur, police confirmed. Afganie Balt Taha, a town council aspirant, and supporter Walid Balt Taha – a relative and brother of a barangay official –...
ILOILO CITY – A man was arrested for alleged vote-buying in Madalag town, Aklan province on Sunday, May 11. The Police Regional Office-6 disclosed that the 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a checkpoint. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, PRO-6 spokesperson, said the man was carrying several...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has expressed "serious concern" over the harassment of media personnel during the mid-term elections on May 12. Davao City residents cast their vote in different precincts on Monday, May 12. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) The task force said...
