BACOLOD CITY – Almost 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from three Kanlaon Volcano-hit local government units (LGUs) will be transported from evacuation centers to polling centers to vote on May 12. Office of Civil Defense-Negros Island Region (OCD-NIR) Regional Director Donato Sermeno...
BACOLOD CITY – Three-hundred ten personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office arrived in Negros Oriental on Tuesday, May 6, to augment security in the province for the May 12 mid-term elections. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson for the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said that...
A voting center caught fire in Bangued, Abra before dawn on Wednesday. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Bangued said the fire at the Dangdangla Elementary School started around 4 a.m. Nobody was injured as the school was empty at the time. Arson investigators have yet to determine the cause and how...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued separate show cause orders against Vice Mayor Macario “Doc Mac” Nicer Napulan for alleged non-registration of his social media page and non-disclosure of animated videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in his campaign to...
With only five days to go before Election Day, endorsements continue to pour for former senators and senatorial aspirants Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan. Senatorial candidates Kiko Pangilinan and Bam Aquino (Photo from Team Kiko-Bam) The latest celebrity endorsement for Aquino came from phenomenal...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – Pangasinan sixth district congressional candidate Gilbert Estrella has denied allegations of vote-buying hurled against him by incumbent Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas. Estrella described it as baseless and malicious accusation. He urged the Commission on Elections to swiftly...
The chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) assured on Wednesday, May 7, that their group’s election-related activities have so far been “running smoothly and peacefully” despite some members’ assignments to election hotspots. EU Chief Observer Marta...
Megastar Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan turned emotional, lamenting the smear campaign hurled against her husband, former senator Kiko Pangilinan, who’s gunning for a fresh term in the Senate. In a press conference in Quezon City last May 5, the actress said she couldn’t understand why voters...
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)...
