The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) activated on Thursday, May 8, its Media Action Center (MAC) as part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) commitment to transparency and proactive information dissemination for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) on May 12. The action center...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) announced on Thursday, May 8, that a total of 832 uniformed personnel will be deployed in the eastern part of Metro Manila to ensure security during the conduct of the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) on Monday, May 12. Personnel from the four city police...
Workers who report for duty on Monday, May 12, are entitled to full pay plus 30 percent of their basic wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 3, series of 2025, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma clarified that May 12 has been declared a special...
The Senate building Highlighting the potential impact that the bill could make, 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos urged the Senate to swiftly pass a measure declaring election day in the Philippines as a regular non-working holiday. Abalos, in a...
While several voters were taking longer than usual to cast their votes, “Tropang Angat” Senate bets Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and Antonio Trillanes IV were able to vote smoothly in their respective polling precincts on Monday, May 9. Senatorial candidates Chel Diokno and Antonio Trillanes...
Like a good number of voters on election day, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan had to wait for three hours before he could cast his vote in Silang, Cavite. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko Pangilinan) "Worth the wait. Worth lining up for about...
Reports of malfunctioning vote-counting machines (VCMs) and election-related violence raise alarm about the current conduct of the national elections, presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, May 9. Vice President Leni Robredo shows off the indelible ink on her finger...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours due to reports of "vote counting machine (VCM) breakdowns." The closing time of the election is set at 7 p.m. today. "With the volume of reports coming in to Kontra Daya regarding vote...
Presidential contender Vice President Leni Robredo cast her vote on Monday, May 9, at the Carangcang Elementary School in Magarao town in Camarines Sur, more than two hours after she arrived at her polling precinct. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo casts her vote in Carancang...
For vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, being able to help "inspire and awaken" the people is already a victory. So win or lose, he said, the journey continues. Aspiring vice president Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan lines up at the Inchican Elementary School in Silang,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) replaced 524 electoral boards in Cotabato City with members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who will serve as special electoral boards on Election Day, May 9, according to poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB During a press...
Lente The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), an election watchdog, reminded Filipinos that distribution of sample ballots with names of candidates on election day is not allowed. Such an act is considered a form of campaigning, said LENTE. "Can flyers and sample ballots be given outside...
