Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan went to cast his vote in Cavite on Election Day, May 12, hoping for the best for his Senate comeback bid and the entire national polls. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan casts his vote at the Inchican Elementary School in Cavite. (Photo courtesy of Kiko...
Four persons were killed in a gun attack in a remote barangay in Hadji Mohammad Adjul, Basilan on the eve of the midterm elections on Sunday, May 11, the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said. Col. J-jay Javines, Westmincom spokesperson, said the armed attack occurred near a...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the interception of P441 million in cash from 11 suspects at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) over the weekend raised serious concerns about potential illegal activities related to the midterm elections. Nine foreigners and two Filipinos...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast her vote for this year’s midterm elections in her hometown of Davao City on Monday, May 12. Vice President Sara Duterte at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, where she cast her vote for the 2025 midterm elections. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Voters flocked polling precincts in Tondo, Manila on Monday, May 12, for the midterm elections. Polling precincts opened at the Antonio J. Villegas Vocational High School along Roxas Street at 5 a.m. for the elderly, people with disability (PWD), and pregnant voters. By 7 a.m., the precincts opened...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old man was arrested after envelopes allegedly containing cash and sample ballots were found in his possession in a checkpoint on Burgos St., Barangay Lutao, Bacong, Negros Oriental on Saturday, May 10. The suspect, Romnick, a resident of Barangay Combado, Bacong, was...
COTABATO CITY – The 601st Infantry Brigade recovered Sunday assorted high-powered firearms abandoned in Barangay Mao, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao del Sur. Lt. Col. Roden Orbon, speaking for the 6th Infantry Division, quoted a report from the 601st Infantry Brigade that soldiers responded...
BANGUED, Abra – Authorities arrested 12 individuals and confiscated several firearms and ammunition in an operation in Pidigan town, this province, over the weekend. A lawyer who tried to intervene was likewise arrested and may be charged with obstruction of justice. Police Col. Daniel Pel-ey,...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to fight for their future through the ballot and to vote for those who are capable of serving them. In a video message on the eve of the May 12 midterm elections, Marcos called on the public to exercise their right and obligation to vote. "Ipinaglalaban natin...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, May 11 welcomed the deployment of road safety measures and health emergency teams on major highways a day before the conduct of the 2025 midterm elections, saying it is crucial during this high-risk period. This, as the Department of Health (DOH), deployed...
ILOILO CITY – Almost 36,000 teachers in Western Visayas region, including Negros Occidental province, are serving as members of the electoral board for the May 12 polls. TEACHERS and other Department of Education staff serve as electoral board members in Iloilo City for the May 12 elections....
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, May 11 reminded voters to exercise their right to suffrage as the nation gears up to vote for the country’s next leaders on May 12, 2025. “Ngayong ika-12 ng Mayo, gamitin po natin ang karapatang bumoto bilang patunay na tayo’y...
