A total of 12 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) projects, including the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), have been granted exemption by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the ban on the release of public funds ahead of the May 2025 midterm elections. Commission on...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (PPAB) There had been an unprecedent proliferation of fake news about pro-administration congressmen these past few weeks, and even House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep....
Palompon, Leyte mayoral bet Ramon Oñate has filed a petition for disqualification against Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez In a 73-page document, Oñate prayed for Gomez to be disqualified for running in...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Monday, March 17 reminded government employees to avoid any involvement in partisan political activities ahead of the May 2025 elections. Under the Joint Commission on Elections (Comelec)-CSC Advisory on Electioneering and Partisan Political Activities (Joint...
Political uncertainty in the Philippines could intensify as former President Rodrigo Duterte’s influence on voters grows, potentially diverting attention from tax reforms and the proposed ₱200 wage increase. According to the Netherlands-based financial giant ING, midterm elections usually have...
Former vice president Leni Robredo and former senator Leila de Lima reunited on Saturday, March 15, in the former’s bailiwick of Naga City to campaign for Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Partylist. Former vice president Leni Robredo accompanies ML Partylist first nominee Leila de Lima as she campaigns in...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has assured the public that the mid-term elections on May 12 will push...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the second disqualification case filed against leading senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo. Senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo In the page five-page order dated March 11, the Comelec First...
The European Union (EU) will deploy an Election Observation Mission to the Philippines to observe the midterm elections this May. Voters put their ballots in a vote counting machine (VCM) at Pasong Tamo Elementary School in Quezon City on Oct. 30, 2023. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) High...
A candidate for municipal councilor was shot dead in Barangay Dintan, Pilar, Abra on Wednesday afternoon, March 12. GATMEN'S body lies on the road after he was killed. (Abra Today FB) Police identified the victim as Melchor Gatmen, a resident of Barangay Pang-ot, Pilar. The victim was a candidate...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte remains a candidate for Davao City mayor in the May 2025 National and Local Elections, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernest Maceda. "He's still a candidate because the only way you stop being a candidate is if you withdraw," he said on...
CEBU CITY – Legal obstacles may still continue to hound dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes even if he wins in the May elections. CORTES (FB) Despite an order by the Office of the Ombudsman perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office, Cortes was still allowed to run as mayor in...
