CEBU CITY – Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez on Thursday, May 8, filed separate disqualification cases against two candidates running for congressman and mayor in the province in the May 12 elections. Mayor Gomez asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify ex-Leyte Rep....
Four days before the May 2025 national and local elections, the senatorial candidates of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino -Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) kicked off their miting de avance at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila. Endorsed by former President Rodrigo Duterte, the 10-man PDP-Laban...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) announced on Thursday, May 8, that a total of 832 uniformed personnel will be deployed in the eastern part of Metro Manila to ensure security during the conduct of the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) on Monday, May 12. Personnel from the four city police...
ILOILO CITY – The 3rd Infantry Division is deploying 3, 922 soldiers and utilizing 91 of its assets in Western Visayas and Negros Island regions to guard the May 12 elections. “We are making comprehensive preparations to ensure our soldiers effectively perform their election duties,” said 3rd...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven-hundred ninety-one families or 2,373 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from five Kanlaon Volcano-hit barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental will vote on May 12. Edna Lhou Masicampo, city’s public information officer, said that they have estimated three voters per...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has suspended all maintenance activities for substations and conducted obstruction clearing in areas near power and transmission lines in preparation for the 2025 midterm elections. According to the NGCP, this temporary halt on maintenance...
(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,...
For the final push of his campaign, former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan brought his platform of food security to Ilocos Sur. Senatorial Kiko Pangilinan addresses his supporters during a campaign sortie in Ilocos Sur on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Team Kiko Pangilinan) Speaking to...
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...
SINGAPORE —Energy transition trailblazer ACEN Corporation of the Ayala group will schedule a study to dissect and assess options for the ‘asset repurposing’ of its 246-megawatt South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) coal plant. The plant will be retired by 2030, way ahead of its...
Calling it a step forward in upholding gender equality and electoral integrity, women’s group GABRIELA on Thursday, May 8, welcomed the disqualification of a Pasig City electoral candidate as a significant victory for solo parents and women voters. GABRIELA lauds the disqualification of a Pasig...
