Today, make time to review the list of candidates for the midterm elections on May 12. In four days, over 68 million registered voters, more than 30 percent of them between the ages of 18-30, will vote for 12 senators, House representatives, Party List representatives, and local government...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – More than 12,000 police officers from the Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3) have been deployed across various polling precincts in Central Luzon as part of intensified security preparations for the May 12 midterm elections. In a statement on Wednesday, PRO-3 said the...
ILOILO CITY – Six chiefs of police in Iloilo and Capiz province were reshuffled ahead of the elections. Police Lt. Col. Arnel Solis, chief information officer of the Police Regional Office-6, said on Wednesday, May 7, that five of them are under the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) –...
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...
Malacañang has welcomed the presence of foreign delegates who will observe the conduct of the upcoming midterm elections, saying they will help boost the polls ' credibility and deter election fraud. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) and EU Chief Observer Marta Temido with...
Malacañang has warned voters against falling for disinformation as the May 12 midterm elections approach, urging the public to be vigilant, responsible, and to avoid aiding those who spread falsehoods online. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM Screenshot) In a press briefing on...
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...
