DAVAO CITY – The Duterte Youth party-list has criticized the Commission on Elections for proclaiming Gabriela Women’s party while withholding Duterte Youth’s proclamation over a pending case, calling the move “a naked political maneuver.” In a statement on their Facebook page, the...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, Sept. 10, said candidates in the recent elections who allegedly received campaign funds from government contractors should, at the very least, explain the matter, noting that the law prohibits such contributions. “Sana nag-ingat,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, 10, that it is looking into 52 contractors who donated to political candidates during the May 2022 elections. "Fifty-two [contractors] po 'yon. Forty-three plus may nakita pa kaming siyam na para sa local...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on Friday, Aug. 29, affirmed the Commission Second Division 's ruling granting the petition to cancel registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list. In a 12-page resolution, the Commission en banc denied the party-list 's Motion for...
While the Commission on Elections (Comelec) made it clear that government contractors are prohibited from making donations to election candidates, it may come out differently if it were made in a personal capacity. "Sa aking palagay iyan ng magiging mabigat na depensa nung naturang tao (In my...
Former congresswoman Stella Quimbo has filed an election protest against Marikina City Mayor Maan Hontiveros Teodoro, alleging irregularities, anomalies, and fraud against her mid-term poll opponent. Teodoro won the 2025 mayoral race by a margin of 31,394 votes after garnering 142,814 votes,...
President Marcos said he would sign the bill postponing the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to next year, citing the need to prioritize the country’s first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament elections in October. Marcos said this less than a week before the bill seeking...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Taguig has processed more than 3,000 applications for voter registration in three days in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. The Comelec has set the voter registration for the Dec. 1 Barangay and SK Elections from...
CEBU CITY – Despite uncertainties surrounding this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the 10-day special registration period in Central Visayas pushed through starting Thursday, July 31. Commission on Elections-Central Visayas (Comelec-7) Regional Director Francisco Pobe...
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) has launched its final election observation report on the 2025 Philippine National and Local Elections, commending the Filipino electorate for its robust participation in the May 12 midterm polls, while also outlining critical reforms to strengthen the...
Yedda Romualdez is Tingog party-list 's new third nominee, following the resignation of her sister, Marie Josephine Diana "Happy" Caltrava, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) confirmed on Friday, July 18. In a copy of a letter of Comelec Chairman George Garcia dated July 16, 2025, provided...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has cancelled the candidacy of President Roxas town, Capiz province Mayor Receliste “Tanoy” Escolin two weeks after his “fourth” term started. The Comelec First Division said Escolin violated the three-term rule when he filed his...
