ILOILO CITY — Iloilo province is again repurposing campaign materials of candidates in the last elections into marketable products. The Iloilo provincial government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines, launched the Weave Out Waste (WOW) Limpyo Iloilo...
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 Philippine Army (PA) has sufficient manpower to ensure the safe and peaceful conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Oct. 13. Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, PA commanding general, said the 6th Infantry Division (6ID) based in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to safeguard the conduct of the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Oct. 13. Teodoro delivered the directive during...
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...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is fully prepared to help ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in October. The AFP’s primary role is to provide support to the Philippine National...
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 has signed into law a measure extending the term of office for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to four years as he postponed the December 2025 BSK elections to November next year. Republic Act No. 12232, signed by the President on Wednesday, Aug. 13, amends the...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s assurance that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will proceed as scheduled on October 13....
For former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros is the strongest and most qualified opposition candidate who could possibly go up against Vice President Sara Duterte in the 2028 presidential elections. The former senator expressed his support for Hontiveros...
