Liberal Leader Mark Carney arrives in Ottawa, Canada, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party won Canada's federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President...
TORONTO (AP) — Canadians will decide Monday whether to extend the Liberal Party's decade in power or instead hand control to the Conservatives. They'll pick either Prime Minister Mark Carney or opposition leader Pierre Poilievre to lead the way forward, but the election is also a referendum of...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vehemently condemned the fatal shooting last April 23 of reelectionist Mayor Joel Ruma of Rizal, Cagayan and the injuries sustained by an aide and a resident. In a statement, the CHR said its office in Region II has started a thorough investigation to ensure...
Observation, not interference, is the European Union (EU) election observation team's mission in the Philippines with the aim to "improve democracy." European Union Election Observation Mission Chief Observer Marta Temido (Photo courtesy of EU EOM to the Philippines) This was stated by Chief...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Tuesday, April 22, that it is intensifying preparations to support thousands of teachers and education personnel who will serve as election workers in the upcoming May 2025 National and Local Elections. DepEd assures support for teachers in May 2025...
Amid the deployment of an election observers mission to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the European Union’s Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) assured that it is ready for even the “most challenging” situations to fulfill its goal of assessing the election...
The European Union (EU) for the first time has deployed 72 long-term election observers under its Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the Philippines to monitor and assess the process of the May 2025 midterm elections, EU-EOM Deputy Chief Observer Manuel Sanchez de Nogues said on Wednesday, April...
Senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan’s and Bam Aquino’s “disciplined campaign” that focuses on their platforms seemed to be the right move as both have gained in the recent pre-election senatorial surveys amid the political noise brought by former president Rodrigo Duterte’s...
Alleged gun runner arrested in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on April 7 (Photo from PRO 4A/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities apprehended an alleged gun runner and seized high-powered firearms and ammunition in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Monday, April 7. Police...
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...
With more than a month left before the May 2025 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Friday, April 4, delivering the first batch of Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) to Mindanao. Commission on Elections (Comelec) starts on Friday, April 4, delivering the first batch of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia urged voters not to vote for candidates who keep violating election laws. Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairperson Romando Artes led the simultaneous nationwide...
