BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed that the May 12 mid-term elections will proceed as scheduled across Negros Island amid the threat of Kanlaon Volcano. COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia (third from left) and Office of Civil Defense...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five-hundred sixty-six bundles of official ballots for the elections were turned over for safekeeping at the City Treasurer's Office at the Zamboanga City Hall on Wednesday, April 30. BALLOTS are unloaded for storage at the City Treasurer’s Office until distribution a day...
Employment, food security, and a stronger healthcare system have emerged as key factors shaping Filipino choices in the upcoming May 2025 elections, according to the latest Stratbase-Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, May 1. Increasing job opportunities tops the list of...
China has called on Filipino politicians to refrain from using the election as an opportunity to propagate" China-related issues and for making accusations for selfish gains. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun (Photo courtesy of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs) China's Foreign Ministry...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) assured the public that the New People’s Army (NPA) is unlikely to disrupt the elections on May 12. A candle-lighting ceremony was held at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu on Tuesday, April 29, in honor...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 has deployed 400 policemen for election duty in the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM). They will serve as members of the Special Electoral Board (SEB), PRO 10-Regional Public Information Office (RPIO)...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested 45 individuals for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in the Caraga region from Jan. 12 to the present. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Christopher N. Abrahano said six violators were caught in Butuan City, 23 in...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 310 policemen here will be tapped to augment security forces in Negros Oriental for the May 12 midterm elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Negros Island Region (NIR) Regional Director Lionel Marco Castillano said. BRIG. Gen. Ted Dumosmog, commander of the Army...
Several senators on Wednesday, April 30 expressed alarm over the arrest of a Chinese national with spying equipment near the Commission on Elections (Comelec), urging government to remain vigilant against external players who are bent on sabotaging the upcoming May 2025 elections. A...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A vice mayoral candidate in Plaridel town, this province, was shot and wounded in Barangay Ibabang Dupay here on Tuesday night, April 29. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the victim as Wilfredo Magbuhos, 52, cockpit operator, and a resident of Barangay Wakas,...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) on Tuesday deployed 193 policemen for election duty in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. A send-off Mass and ceremony were held for them at the PRO-1 auditorium in this camp. They will serve as Special...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) has deployed 596 police personnel to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to assist in ensuring the orderly conduct of the May 12 midterm elections. The send-off ceremony was led by PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen....
