CEBU CITY – The next local elections are still more than a year away but the political pot in Leyte is already boiling. SUPPORTERS of former Leyte third district Rep. Ching Veloso gather at the Isabel Sports Complex in Isabel, Leyte after he transferred his voter’s registration on Monday, March...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, March 11, and South Korean firm Miru Systems has signed a contract for the lease of the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit and Count (FASTrAC) or the Automated Election System (AES) to be used in the 2025 midterm polls. The Commission on...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas said nobody from the immediate family of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is running for an elective post in the 2025 midterm elections here. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos attends the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in January 2023 with Mayor Jerry Treñas...
CEBU CITY – Another known personality here is willing to throw his hat in next year’s mayoral race. DALUZ (FB) Former city Councilor Joey Daluz, chairman of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District, said that if he is going to vie for a position in the city government, it should be for mayor. “If...
Sen. Imee Marcos is baffled by the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) recent change of heart after its pronouncement that it is in favor of the idea of conducting the Charter-change plebiscite during the 2025 midterm elections. "Nalito ako sa kanila eh kasi nung una sabi di kakayanin dalawa na yung...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Wednesday, February 28 welcomed the current moves in amending the 1987 Constitution which is gearing towards the holding of the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. In an interview, Angara, who chairs the Senate...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, February 28 said she is opposed to the proposal seeking to hold a Charter change plebiscite alongside the 2025 elections saying it is a “bad idea.” “I think ang pagpilit nila ng plebisito sa kanilang pekeng People's Initiative o plebisito sa...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia agrees with the idea of holding the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. "Okay na okay po ang Comelec kung sakaling pagsasabayin lalo na kung ang purpose nito ay ang makatipid (Comelec is very...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is supporting proposals for the Charter change plebiscite to be held along the 2025 midterm elections. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri the President mentioned this to the lawmakers in their recent meeting in...
Tangere’s 2025 Senatorial Survey conducted from February 7 to 10, 2024 Despite a slight decline, former President Rodrigo Duterte remained in the lead in Tangere’s 2025 senatorial survey, conducted from Feb. 7 to 10. Duterte maintained his lead with 58 percent of the vote in the survey results...
Senators said that individuals who want to withdraw their signatures from People's Initiative (PI) signature sheets should no longer be required by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain their reason for retraction. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Electoral...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a form for individuals who wish to withdraw their signatures from the controversial People's Initiative (PI) campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution. Withdrawal Form of Signature in Signature Sheets/Petition for People's Initiative. (Photo from...
