Security officials are eyeing to limit the deployment of augmentation for soldiers and policemen already in Mindanao in the implantation of the peace and order measures for the first ever Parliamentary Elections at the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Police Brig. Gen....
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste says he currently has no plans to run for provincial governor in 2028 despite his recent criticisms against incumbent Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto. Leviste, a neophyte congressman, was asked pointblank about the rumored gubernatorial run on...
Malacañang said it is too early to discuss potential candidates for the 2028 presidential elections, as President Marcos remains focused on governance amid ongoing national and global challenges. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this when asked if...
Senator Imee Marcos has filed a measure seeking to move the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to October 2027, noting that the election this year will fall exactly on All Souls’ Day. Marcos said passage of the bill into law would help Filipinos bear with the cost...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan believes that Naga City Mayor and former vice president Leni Robredo "is in the best position" to unite the Liberal Party and its allies, disagreeing with the latter regarding her pronouncement of not running for the presidency in 2028. Having witnessed the...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. pulled no punches in his manifestation before the House Committee on Justice Wednesday, April 22, wherein he blasted impeachment respondent Vice President Sara Duterte for choosing not to attend the proceedings. What 's more aggravating...
Former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV shared to House of Representatives reporters on Wednesday, April 22 what he believed was the key difference bettwen Senator Risa Hontiveros and another prospective alternative opposition standard-bearer, Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo. "Yung grupo namin,...
Senators are divided over the proposal to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections for this year, saying such a move requires serious study. “Although Congress has the power to suspend the election, it is necessary to study whether it is legal to do so,” Sen. Joseph...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday, April 19, welcomed the government’s plan to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for this year 2026. Marcos said the postponement of the 2026 barangay and youth elections would be beneficial to a country still reeling with the impact of...
Malacañang said it is open to proposals to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), as some lawmakers push the move to save government funds amid the ongoing energy crisis due to the war in the Middle East. In a press briefing in Iloilo City on Friday, April 17,...
COTABATO CITY – Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the legislative body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), have begun planning security measures to ensure that the first-ever regional parliamentary polls on Sept. 14 proceed peacefully and credibly....
Former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador S. Panelo on Wednesday, April 15, slammed the affidavits and testimony of Ramil Madriaga as “fabricated,” describing them as a “tall tale” filled with “incredible and false narratives.” The remarks form part of the escalating defense...
