(SWS) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has taken the lead in the Social Weather Stations (SWS) senatorial survey conducted from May 2 to 6. Commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, the nationwide survey showed Tulfo as the top choice of 45 percent of registered voters, overtaking Senator Bong Go,...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has raised its alert status and directed all regional offices to intensify preparedness measures to help ensure the orderly and secure conduct of the May 12 national and local elections. OCD Administrator Ariel Nepomuceno said the agency is working closely with...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Committee on Kontra Bigay (CKB) will no longer proceed with filing a an election offense case or petition for disqualification against senatorial candidate Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar. Villar was earlier issued a show-cause order (SCO) in...
Casting votes just got a whole lot easier for the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections as the SM Supermalls is proud to roll out the Mall Voting Program (MVP) in 20 select SM malls nationwide in partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec), bringing democracy closer to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 6, started the first shipment of official ballots bound for the National Capital Region (NCR), six days before the May 2025 midterm polls. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced the delivery of all 7.5 million ballots designated for NCR...
The spate of disinformation campaign against the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) through social media amid the country’s preparations for the May 12 midterm elections underscores the need to protect the Philippines’ digital space from foreign intervention. Senate Majority Leader Francis ...
Employment, food security, and a stronger healthcare system have emerged as key factors shaping Filipino choices in the upcoming May 2025 elections, according to the latest Stratbase-Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, May 1. Increasing job opportunities tops the list of...
Several senators on Wednesday, April 30 expressed alarm over the arrest of a Chinese national with spying equipment near the Commission on Elections (Comelec), urging government to remain vigilant against external players who are bent on sabotaging the upcoming May 2025 elections. A...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, April 29 expressed hope that voters will choose to support and vote senatorial candidates who are bent on advancing Philippine interests in the upcoming May 2025 elections. Villanueva pointed this out as he acknowledged that the issue of choosing...
Four party-list groups may secure the maximum number of seats in the 2025 midterm elections, based on the Arkipelago Analytics’ 2025 Party-List Preferences: National Voter Sentiment Report conducted from April 7 to 12. ACT-CIS, Duterte Youth, PPP, and 4PS topped the survey, each securing three...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, April 28 assured that it will continue to provide medical and burial assistance despite the 10-day ban on “ayuda” or aid distribution imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is confident that Vice President Sara Duterte's endorsement of candidates allied with the former administration would be of significant help in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. Dela Rosa, who is running under the Partido ng Demokratikong...
