The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Monday, March 17 reminded government employees to avoid any involvement in partisan political activities ahead of the May 2025 elections. Under the Joint Commission on Elections (Comelec)-CSC Advisory on Electioneering and Partisan Political Activities (Joint...
Political uncertainty in the Philippines could intensify as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s influence on voters grows, potentially diverting attention from tax reforms and the proposed ₱200 wage increase. According to the Netherlands-based financial giant ING, midterm elections usually have...
Former vice president Leni Robredo and former senator Leila de Lima reunited on Saturday, March 15, in the former’s bailiwick of Naga City to campaign for Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Partylist. Former vice president Leni Robredo accompanies ML Partylist first nominee Leila de Lima as she campaigns in...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has assured the public that the mid-term elections on May 12 will push...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the second disqualification case filed against leading senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo. Senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo In the page five-page order dated March 11, the Comelec First...
The European Union (EU) will deploy an Election Observation Mission to the Philippines to observe the midterm elections this May. Voters put their ballots in a vote counting machine (VCM) at Pasong Tamo Elementary School in Quezon City on Oct. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) High...
A candidate for municipal councilor was shot dead in Barangay Dintan, Pilar, Abra on Wednesday afternoon, March 12. GATMEN'S body lies on the road after he was killed. (Abra Today FB) Police identified the victim as Melchor Gatmen, a resident of Barangay Pang-ot, Pilar. The victim was a candidate...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte remains a candidate for Davao City mayor in the May 2025 National and Local Elections, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernest Maceda. "He's still a candidate because the only way you stop being a candidate is if you withdraw," he said on...
CEBU CITY – Legal obstacles may still continue to hound dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes even if he wins in the May elections. CORTES (FB) Despite an order by the Office of the Ombudsman perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office, Cortes was still allowed to run as mayor in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formalized its partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) through the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to improve voting access for senior citizens and persons...
Bayan Muna party-list on Monday, March 10, asked the Commission on Elections to investigate the massive and widespread black propaganda being perpetrated against them and other affected party-lists and candidates to file criminal cases. (Photo from Bayan Muna) In a letter to the Comelec sent by...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte again defended his administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign amid reports of a looming arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former president Rodrigo Duterte speaks before the Filipino community in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on Sunday,...