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...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has formalized its partnership with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) through the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to improve voting access for senior citizens and persons...
Bayan Muna party-list on Monday, March 10, asked the Commission on Elections to investigate the massive and widespread black propaganda being perpetrated against them and other affected party-lists and candidates to file criminal cases. (Photo from Bayan Muna) In a letter to the Comelec sent by...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte again defended his administration’s anti-illegal drugs campaign amid reports of a looming arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Former president Rodrigo Duterte speaks before the Filipino community in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on Sunday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 9, urged voters to be critical in choosing the right leaders, admitting that she herself was tricked into forming the UniTeam alliance in 2022. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to overseas Filipino workers who attend the "Pasasalamat kay PRRD" event in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With "dominant party status" recognition comes great responsibility. House Speaker Martin Romualdez has called on his fellow Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) stalwarts to take on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party (NP) as the dominant minority party for the upcoming May 2025 polls. Commission on Elections This was according to Resolution No. 11119, promulgated...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresssed its full support to the order of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against discrimination of vulnerable sectors during the election period. In Resolution No 11116, the Comelec said the discrimination against individuals from the vulnerable sectors...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, March 5 reminded beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to be cautious of political candidates exploiting the program for electoral gain. In the DSWD’s online show, “4Ps Fastbreak,” 4Ps Social...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, March 4, that they are looking to get an international certification for the Automated Election System (AES) before the end of the month. "Hopefully bago po matapos ang buwan na ito ay ang certification mula sa...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the petition for disqualification case against senatorial candidates ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo and Ben Tulfo, as well as three of their relatives. In a six-page decision, the First Division resolved to dismiss the petition...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 4 urged the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System to investigate reports claiming that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has failed to obtain a legally-mandated certification on the security and accuracy of the...
