BAGUIO CITY – Police anticipate a peaceful midterm polls here and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured that all its personnel are ready for May 12. “We conducted three CJSCC (City Joint Security Command Center) meetings. I hope that the fourth will be a victory celebration for the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 6, started the first shipment of official ballots bound for the National Capital Region (NCR), six days before the May 2025 midterm polls. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced the delivery of all 7.5 million ballots designated for NCR...
The spate of disinformation campaign against the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) through social media amid the country’s preparations for the May 12 midterm elections underscores the need to protect the Philippines’ digital space from foreign intervention. Senate Majority Leader Francis ...
With just six days before Election Day, former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan assured that he’s not backing down without a fight, relying on his years of experience and his track record as a lawmaker. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan (Photo from Team Kiko Pangilinan)...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s only concerns about the coming May 2025 midterm elections are vote buying and cheating since she’s already confident that the “Duter10” senatorial bets have “more than a majority support.” Vice President Sara Duterte campaigns for the 10 senatorial...
Malacañang declared May 12, the day of mid-term elections, as a special non-working holiday throughout the country. Through Proclamation No. 878, President Marcos declared May 12 as a national holiday to enable Filipino voters to cast their votes for the national and local elections. "[T]here...
One of the beneficiaries of the free college law authored by former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino gave him a medal and letter when he passed by their house during a campaign motorcade over the weekend. Bam Aquino receives a letter and medal from a beneficiary of his free education...
CEBU CITY – The bid of Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao to return to the Senate got a major boost after he earned the endorsement of The Jesus Is Lord (JIL) Church led by CIBAC party-list Rep. Brother Eddie Villanueva. CIBAC’s formal endorsement solidified growing Christian support behind...
CEBU CITY – Two candidates coming from different parties vying for the top two government posts here emerged as the frontrunners in the midterm elections, according to a survey. The latest Voters’ Preference and Perspectives Survey conducted by the University of San Carlos Department of...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino marked the last week before Election Day with a motorcade across Metro Manila to bring his platform of free education and guaranteed job to voters. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino reaches for the hand of a male bystander during a...
With less than a week before the end of the campaign period, Vice President Sara Duterte is finding herself hard at work campaigning for her father’s “Duter10” senatorial bets. Vice President Sara Duterte joins Senator Imee Marcos and Manila mayoralty candidate Isko Moreno on stage during a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed that the May 12 mid-term elections will proceed as scheduled across Negros Island amid the threat of Kanlaon Volcano. COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia (third from left) and Office of Civil Defense...
