Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during the 73rd founding anniversary of the Philippine Army's First Scout Ranger Regiment (PA-FSRR) at Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) A total of 403 cities and municipalities considered as “areas of...
Campaign posters and banners are nailed into trees ahead of the May elections. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) As the election nears, even trees suffer from aspiring politicians who market with no shame. Environmental groups in a joint statement on Feb. 12 urged all candidates for national...
For the first time, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, Feb. 13 that there are repair hubs in 110 areas across the country that will serve as a contingency measure during the May 2025 polls. Verifiers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) carefully...
Poll candidates are warned against a scam being offered ahead of the May 2025 elections involving pre-shaded ballots with so-called invisible or secret markings. Verifiers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) carefully inspect printed ballots for the May 12 National and Local Elections during...
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – Twenty-nine individuals, including three uniformed personnel and one security guard, were apprehended by the Police Regional Office-10 from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12 for violating the election gun ban implemented by the Commission on Elections in Northern Mindanao. PRO...
BACOLOD CITY – Police in Negros Occidental may serve as poll workers in case teachers affected by a possible eruption of Kanlaon Volcano fail to fulfill their duty during the elections. Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, provincial election supervisor, said that training policemen as electoral board members...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Taguig ordered national candidates, political parties, and party-list groups to remove their campaign materials posted outside the designated common poster areas. Election Officer Edgar Feliciano Aringay issued a notice on the removal of the prohibited...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia warned erring poll candidates on Tuesday, Feb. 11, that they can face election offense charges and even disqualification for illegally posted campaign materials. Chairperson George Erwin Garcia led the nationwide kickoff of “Oplan...
Campaigning for those running for senator and party-list group representatives officially begins Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. In preparation for the posting of election materials, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia stressed the need to adhere to the usage of common poster areas. He also emphasized the...
President Marcos has appointed two new commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) a day before the start of the campaign period for the 2025 national elections. Marcos has designated lawyer Ma. Norina Tangaro-Casingal as Ad Interim commissioner of the poll body for a term expiring on...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Rep. Villafuerte's office) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) deserves praise for teaming up with platforms like TikTok and other government agencies in the bid to flush out deepfakes and other...
Vice President Sara Duterte still has no plans for the upcoming campaign period in the rundown to the 2025 midterm elections. Vice President Sara Duterte holds a press conference about her impeachment in Mandaluyong City on Feb. 7, 2025. (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) In a press...
