A 30-year-old man was arrested in Marikina City after he was caught distributing tabloids containing alleged propaganda against incumbent Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro and mayoral candidate Rep. Maan Teodoro just hours before the official start of voting on Monday, May 12. The Marikina City...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recorded 26,323 passengers in all ports nationwide on the day of midterm elections on Monday, May 12. The PCG said it monitored 13,691 outbound and 12,632 inbound passengers in various seaports from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. A total of 5,437 frontline personnel were...
Vice President Sara Duterte has told her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, that more than two of his “DuterTen” Senate bets might make it to the upper chamber. Vice President Sara Duterte raises the hands of PDP-Laban senatorial candidates during the party 's Miting de Avance held...
CAVITE - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia inspected priority polling centers in Silang Central Elementary School morning on Monday, May 12. Early voting hours, scheduled from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., were allotted for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and...
Several voters at the Nemesio Yabut Elementary School in Makati City went home frustrated and without casting their votes after failing to find their names or their precinct number during Monday 's midterm elections. Socorro, a 58-year-old vendor, told the Manila Bulletin that she has been...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said Monday, May 12, that Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, has significantly sped up the removal of election-related fake news following government pressure. Some disinformation takedowns were reportedly executed...
A total of 473 special polling precincts will be open for qualified persons deprived of liberty (PDls) voters from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the May 12 midterm elections, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) stated. In an exclusive interview, BJMP spokesperson Supt. Jayrex Bustinera noted...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast her vote for this year’s midterm elections in her hometown of Davao City on Monday, May 12. Vice President Sara Duterte at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School in Davao City, where she cast her vote for the 2025 midterm elections. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA...
Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail began voting on Monday, May 12, after a delay of more than an hour due to the late arrival of official ballots from Arellano Elementary School. The ballots arrived at around 8 a.m., delaying the scheduled start of the voting process....
(COMELEC PHOTO) As millions of Filipinos head to the polls, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned of potential heavy rains in extreme Northern Luzon, while hot and humid weather continues to prevail in most parts of the country. In a...
President Marcos has successfully cast his vote for the 2025 midterm elections, but not after encountering a technical glitch that forced him to feed his ballot into the automated counting machine (ACM) twice with the assistance of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel. RTVM screenshots...
As Filipinos head to polling precincts nationwide on Monday, May 12, the Department of Health (DOH) issued a reminder to be vigilant against heat-related illnesses, with parts of the country experiencing a danger-level heat index. In a public advisory, the agency said the heat index may soar to...
