Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
CEBU CITY – The provincial governments of Bohol and Cebu have expressed willingness to enter into a sisterhood agreement. BOHOL Gov. Aris Aumentado (second from left) is welcomed by Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia (second from right) during his visit to the Cebu Capitol on Tuesday, January 16. With...
With the Senate leading the review of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, and the push for People's Initiative to amend the Charter going south, is the P14-billion under the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 2024 budget still needed? In an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sen. Imee Marcos,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, January 11 that voter registration will resume on Feb. 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including Saturdays and holidays and will be held until September 30. Comelec said that registration will continue except when declared...
ADELAIDE (AFP) -- Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova pulled out of the Adelaide International with a hip injury on Tuesday, Jan. 9, just days before the Australian Open, as Jelena Ostapenko set up a clash against Caroline Garcia. Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (AFP) Czech world number seven...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Jan. 8 that potential suppliers of the critical automated election system (AES) for the May 2025 polls must be pristine and free from any blemish. "Time is of the essence for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to secure the lease of the automated counting system...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Caroline Garcia guided France into a United Cup semifinal against Iga Swiatek's Poland on Thursday, Jan. 4, winning a tough singles rubber and backing up in the mixed doubles to send Norway packing. France's Caroline Garcia hits a return against Norway's Malene Helgo during their...
There were no Filipino onboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) flight that caught fire at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo after a collision with a second aircraft, the Japanese Embassy in Manila said on Thursday, Jan. 4. An official looks at the wreckage of a Japan coast guard plane on the tarmac at...
The Philippine Embassy in Japan will “continue to persist” in obtaining information from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Japan Airlines (JAL) if there were Filipinos aboard the plane that collided with another aircraft and burst into flames upon landing. This photo provided by Jiji Press...
The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo is still trying to reach out to Japan Airlines to check if there are Filipinos onboard its aircraft that caught fire on Tuesday. Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia-Albano said Wednesday, Jan. 3, that her office has "not been able to get that...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Adrian Mannarino and Caroline Garcia battled to victory on Wednesday, Jan. 3, to propel France into a United Cup quarterfinal against Casper Ruud's Norway. France's Caroline Garcia (AFP) Journeyman Mannarino, who enjoyed his best-ever season last year, swept past Lorenzo Sonego 6-4,...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko expressed gratitude to President Marcos who stood by Japan after it was rocked by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year’s Day. This image shows a collapsed road near the city of Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on Jan. 2, 2024, a day...
