Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Tuesday, Feb. 4 that the bicameral conference committee has approved setting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls on Oct. 13. "Ang inadopt five months, October 13 ang halalan, pumayag ang kamara. May mga...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Candidates here on Tuesday, Feb. 4, signed a peace covenant for the May elections. TAYABAS City Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso signs a peace covenant for the upcoming elections. (Danny Estacio) They vowed to avoid spreading fake information against rivals using...
Despite the Commission on Elections (Comelec) granting of an exemption to P882 million for the controversial Ayuda Para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), it has yet to receive the implementation guidelines from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). en. Imee Marcos, during...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that the two new poll commissioners that will be appointed by President Marcos will be knowledgeable about the challenges and issues faced by the poll body, especially with the upcoming May 2025 polls. "Ang pinaka-importante...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine Embassy in Singapore conducted a mock election exercise utilizing the Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS), which will be introduced to overseas voters for the first time in the upcoming elections. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore...
Concerns and allegations that the home visit on delinquent firearms owners could be weaponized for political intimidation for the midterm elections are baseless and mere speculations, the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil stressed that their...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte called on his successor, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., to uphold fairness in the May elections. DUTERTE (FB) “In this upcoming election, I hope that the President (Marcos), if he hears me, will give us a fair shake, ensuring a level playing...
President Marcos said the 59-percent approval rating he got in a recent survey was "encouraging" and may positively affect the administration's bets in the upcoming May elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this after the latest Social Weather Stations...
A commissioned survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Friday, Jan. 31, revealed the key factors shaping Filipino voters' decisions in the 2025 elections. Workers carry out their duties at a construction site along Commonwealth Avenue. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
President Marcos believes that the "best people" running for office in the May elections are under his political party. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM) Speaking at the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Leaders' Convergence Summit at The Manila Hotel on Friday, Jan. 31, Marcos...
Senators Christopher “Bong” Go and Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, January 31 expressed elation over their ranking in the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey released on January 28. Both re-electionist senators are known allies of former president Rodrigo Duterte. ...
Eight candidates endorsed by President Marcos are leading the 2025 senatorial race, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. (SWS) The Stratbase-commissioned SWS survey, conducted from Jan. 17 to 20, showed that eight administration-backed candidates are among the top 12:...
