BUTUAN CITY – Voting proceeded peacefully in the Davao and Caraga regions on Monday, with election and police officials reporting no poll-related incidents, aside from minor logistical challenges. ABRAHANO (FB) Police Regional Office-13 Director Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano inspected...
A woman in labor managed to vote in Pangasinan on Monday amid her condition. Jobert Ticman, an election monitor, said the photo was taken by Bernadeth delos Santos. The woman smiled for a photo amid the intense abdominal pain and signs of labor. Ticman said she patiently waited to fulfill her...
COTABATO CITY – A municipal council candidate and his aide were gunned down Monday morning while walking to cast their votes in Bayang, Lanao del Sur, police confirmed. Afganie Balt Taha, a town council aspirant, and supporter Walid Balt Taha – a relative and brother of a barangay official –...
ILOILO CITY – A man was arrested for alleged vote-buying in Madalag town, Aklan province on Sunday, May 11. The Police Regional Office-6 disclosed that the 56-year-old suspect was arrested in a checkpoint. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, PRO-6 spokesperson, said the man was carrying several...
Former vice president and Naga City mayoralty candidate Leni Robredo cast her vote at the Naga City Science High School at past 1 p.m. on Monday, May 12, after lining up for about an hour. Former vice president and now Naga mayoral candidate Leni Robredo shows her index finger with indelible ink...
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has expressed "serious concern" over the harassment of media personnel during the mid-term elections on May 12. Davao City residents cast their vote in different precincts on Monday, May 12. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) The task force said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) received over a hundred election-related incident reports from across the country on Monday, May 12, with most of these incidents involving vote counting machine (VCM) malfunctions, missing names on voters ' lists, and health-related concerns affecting...
Incumbent Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is seeking her third and final term as local chief executive. On Monday, Rubiano, together with her husband, arrived at the Pasay City East High School to vote at 11:00 a.m. The mayor is running under Team Calixto. Rubiano vowed to continue her...
Student voters from Adamson University share different experiences as they cast their vote for the midterm elections on Monday, May 12. Voters at Pedro P. Cruz Elementary School in Mandaluyong City had to wait for over an hour to cast their ballots after the automated counting machine (ACM)...
Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco filed a certificate of challenge on Monday, May 12, after noticing an overvote reflected in his voter receipt. In a video posted on social media, Tiangco underscored the importance of reviewing the voter 's receipt. “Sagrado po ang ating boto, kaya bumoto nang...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and other incumbent senators voted early on Election Day, Monday, May 12, for the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and his wife, Heart Evangelista voted early at the Buhatan Integrated School in Brgy. Buhatan,...
Former senator and ML (Mamamayang Liberal) Partylist first nominee Leila de Lima has cast has successfully her vote on Monday, May 12, describing the experience as "orderly and systematic" despite minor automated counting machine (ACM) issues. Former senator and ML partylist first nominee Leila de...
