The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and SM Supermalls formally renewed their partnership for the Voter Registration Program and Mall Voting implementation for the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through a Memorandum of Agreement signing held on December 2 at the COMELEC...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Political Finance and Affairs Department (PFAD) finds no evidence to support a complaint against Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero and Centerways Construction and Development Inc. President Lawrence Lubiano over the latter 's P30 million campaign...
Under the law, all contributions in connection with the elections should be reported. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said this on Monday, Nov. 10, amid Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's statement that he withheld details about campaign donations in his Statement of...
The Office of the President has reaffirmed that the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will continue to serve as the legitimate governing body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the Supreme Court’s decision postponing the regional elections to no later...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said he is ready to face the quo warranto petition filed against him before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). “Aware naman na po tayo na may nakabinbin na ganito sa SET at handa po tayong harapin ito (We are already aware that such a case is pending before the SET, and we...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia revealed on Thursday, Oct. 16, that there were more or less 9 contractors who donated to politicians in the recent May 2025 elections. "Lilinawin ko lang for 2025 [elections] wala pa tayong kino-confirm na kahit na sinong kandidato...
The camp of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero submitted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, an affidavit explaining their position over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. “We 're filing our submission early to respect the COMELEC process. Our...
The Bangsamoro peace process remains “strong and robust” despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to postpone the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU)...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that they are also looking into 2022 presidential and vice presidential candidates over the campaign donations made to them by contractors. In a television interview on ANC, Garcia said that they are part...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Monday, Oct. 6, that there 's no legal framework for the conduct of snap elections. This was in response to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano 's call on Sunday to all sitting government officials — from Congress to Malacañang — to resign...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, October 6 stressed it is the certainty of punishment of corrupt government officials that would help restore the public’s trust in government. Lacson pointed this out as he dismissed Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s...
Amid Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s call for snap elections, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Monday, Oct. 6, that President Marcos has no time for politics and advised the senator to focus on serving the people instead. “It is just his wishful thinking. We do not have time to...
