The Westminster Foundation for Democracy in the Philippines, the United Kingdom body “committed to promoting global democracy,” continuously advocates for a fair, transparent, and peaceful historic parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro region in May 2025. As the election in the Bangsamoro...
CEBU CITY – Three nominees of a neophyte party-list group admitted that they are facing an uphill climb in their bid to earn a seat in the House of Representatives in next year's elections. But banking on a solid platform and advocacies that aim to give the Filipinos a better healthcare...
Members of the electoral commission (elecom) tasked to oversee the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) polls on Nov. 29 are confident they can get a unanimous agreement on the cases raised during the clarificatory meeting on all involved parties held last Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Century Park Hotel....
Senator Nancy Binay said on Monday, November 18 that criminal cases may likely be filed if barangay officials are found to be involved in the anomalous surge of voters in Makati. Sen. Nancy Binay expresses her bafflement regarding the additional number of voters in the two districts of Makati...
President Marcos has called on the members of the media to help ensure clean, honest, and transparent midterm elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said this as he graced the 50th Top Level Management Conference (TLMC) organized by the Kapisanan ng mga...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a special province in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) called "Kutawato" in an aim to ensure the constitutional right of suffrage for residents there. Padilla filed on Monday, November 11, Senate Bill...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has granted the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the access to its command center and personnel in relation to all election-related activities for the May 12 midterm polls. The extent of the access allowed by the MMDA was stipulated in the...
Manila Buletin Executive Vice President and Publisher Herminio "Sonny" Coloma Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Buletin (MB) Executive Vice President and Publisher Herminio "Sonny" Coloma Jr. underscored the importance of...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is pushing for the conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao next year amid proposals to defer the historic elections to 2026. In a resolution signed by MILF Central Committee Secretary...
Two senators are optimistic that Donald Trump's return will sustain the Philippines' strong ties with the United States (US). Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the country will remain a significant ally of the United States under Trump's administration. "The Philippines has...
Senators on Thursday, November 7 expressed hope that Donald Trump’s election victory would yield a positive influence to the current bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States. Sen. Loren Legarda expressed certainty that the Philippines will continue to affirm...
The success of the recently concluded US elections has proved the robustness of American democratic values and institutions, the Philippine government said Thursday, Nov. 7. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo congratulated the US government on the successful presidential...
