CEBU CITY – Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia, secretary general of the dominant One Cebu party, was one of the early birds who kicked off the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for the elections next year on Tuesday, October 1. CEBU Rep. Pablo John ‘PJ’ Garcia files his Certificate of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had delisted a total of 42 party-list groups and had their registrations canceled ahead of the May 2025 mid-term elections. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia speaks to the media during the first day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy...
First day of COC filing (Comelec) Amid the slow trickling of poll aspirants, the first day of certificate of candidacy (COC) filing for the 2025 mid-term elections was a peaceful scene overall, the top official of the Commission on...
CEBU CITY – The powerhouse One Cebu party on Monday, September 30, revealed its congressional candidates in the 2025 elections. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia (sixth from left) leads the introduction of One Cebu party’s candidates for Congress in the 2025 election. (Sugbo News) The announcement was made...
Poll aspirants are expected to flood the different venues of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2025 National and Local Elections. In a chance interview on Monday, Sept. 30, Comelec Chairman George...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuano lawmaker has filed a bill that, if turned into law, will only require the public to present one valid identification card in private and public transactions. Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia filed House Bill (HB) No. 10973 or the “One Valid ID” bill...
Department of Tourism Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco (Photo: DOT) The Philippines is competing for several prestigious titles in the upcoming 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA) to reinforce its status as a premier global destination, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has announced. This follows the...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government has partnered with Singapore in its bid to come up with sustainable infrastructure projects and boost the province’s economy. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Constance See, Lavan Thiru, executive director of...
The Sandiganbayan did not allow former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller and retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia to evade the payment of P407.8 million penalty after he pleaded guilty and convicted of lesser offenses instead of plunder and violation of the Money Laundering Act....
Known for its widespread use, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Thursday, Sept. 19 that they opted not to entirely prohibit the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to the May 2025 polls. Sen. Imee Marcos, presiding over the public hearing of the...
Over 27,000 Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) are undergoing the process of Hardware Acceptance Test (HAT) including Starlink satellites in its Biñan, Laguna Warehouse as well as the laboratory test of ACMS, and Consolidated Canvassing System (CCS)...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, Sept. 12, that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) despite the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling that excluded Sulu. "Ang Comelec en banc po nagdesisyon na tutuloy...
