CEBU CITY – Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez vowed to continue fighting illegal activities in his district and is unfazed over the alleged threats on his life. "I have this message to whoever wants me dead: I would not be cowed by any threat, political or otherwise. I would continue to discharge my...
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should focus on stopping vote-buying instead of urging Congress...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, May 9 said he has no plans to run for president in the May 2028 elections. "Wala sa utak ko ang pagtakbo as president sa 2028. Naka-focus ako ngayon sa Senado, (Running for president is not on my mind. I am now focused on the Senate)," Tulfo said in an interview on...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Members of the House of Representatives have expressed their support for a proposed legislation that aims to defer the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Dec. 1,...
(PNA) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants to move the conduct of the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) from Dec. 1, 2025 to Oct. 26, 2026, and then every three years thereafter. In a statement on Tuesday, May 7,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) will field a common senatorial slate in the...
Two major political parties in the country have joined hands in preparation for the 2025 midterm elections. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD), the dominant party in the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Several bills that seek to prohibit the substitution of candidates in elections by reason of withdrawal has begun to move forward in the House of Representatives. The House Committee...
The joint venture of AMA Group Holdings, Corp., Dasan Network Solutions, Inc., and Kevoting Inc. is eyeing the reconsideration of its bid that was declared "ineligible" by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its P465 million online voting and counting system for use in overseas voting in the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to limit the period for substitution of candidates in case of withdrawal. Garcia said this during a press conference at the Guimaras State University on Friday, May, 3, where he also announced that the filing of the...
Despite admitting that it would be a long shot, President Marcos is determined to form his "Uniteam" anew as he expressed hope to ally with other political parties by October this year, the time when individuals file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm elections. President...
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. attends a campaign rally ahead of the May 2022 national elections. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking congressmen only had good things to say about President Marcos' intention to coalesce with other...
