The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has warned against red-tagging and the airing of sexist remarks during the campaigns for the 2025 elections as it urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to enforce strictly the rules on election offenses. In a statement, the commission said: "The CHR...
La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V castigated what he called bottom-dwelling senatorial candidates for resorting to attacking the House of...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas campaign manager Navotas City lone district Rep. Toby Tiangco has defended senatorial candidates' individual preference on...
(Comelec Facebook) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) finds itself in a tight spot when it comes to which election candidates should be declared as "nuisance". This, after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the unpopularity of a...
(PNA) The Makabayan coalition said the electoral system in the Philippines, which favors costly campaign spending over a promising political platform, makes it difficult for opposition figures to leave their stamp on national and local elections. This, as...
(Makabayan bloc) The Makabayan coalition on Thursday, July 11, says it is currently in the process of fielding a complete slate of 12 senatorial candidates for the upcoming 2025 mid-term elections. In a statement, the group said it will field a full slate...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Several bills that seek to prohibit the substitution of candidates in elections by reason of withdrawal has begun to move forward in the House of Representatives. The House Committee...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to limit the period for substitution of candidates in case of withdrawal. Garcia said this during a press conference at the Guimaras State University on Friday, May, 3, where he also announced that the filing of the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Commission on Elections will monitor the social media accounts of candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office said that Comelec Chairman George Garcia assured that they will monitor possible election...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – More than 2,000 residents in this city have filed Certificates of Candidacy for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Christopher Thiam, city election officer, said 2,447 candidates filed COCs, 135 percent higher than the 1,810 in the last barangay...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has passed in overwhelming fashion a bill that seeks to increase the authorized campaign expenses of candidates in national and local elections. Approved on third and final...
For Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, nuisance candidates are "a bane to any electoral system" and must be stopped from mocking the elections. Marcos penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.8415, which futher details his low opinion on nuisance poll bets. The measure is titled "An Act...
