Actor Robin Padilla is leading all 64 senatorial candidates vying for the 12 available seats at the Senate. Comelec/MB The latest tally release by the Commission on Elections on Wednesday, May 11, showed that the Padilla, who is running under the banner of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Young leaders here finally earned the nod of the electorate after toppling long-time traditional politicians during the May 9 polls. The new set of Zamboanga City elected officials after their proclamation by the Commission on Elections Tuesday night, May 10. (Zambo LGU photo) John...
The winning senators in the May 9 polls may be proclaimed all at the same time. Comelec/MB This as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not looking to make a partial proclamation of the 12 winning senators. "In the past, there have been instances that there are partial proclamations. But...
The Senate of the Philippines has received the ballot boxes containing the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and election returns (ERs) from Cambodia, Vietnam and Malabon City. The ballot boxes would then be stored inside the Senate building in Pasay City until such time Congress convenes as the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda on Wednesday said she is grateful to the Filipinos who supported her bid for a Senate comeback. The three-term senator is among the frontrunners in the May 2022 senatorial race, ranking second, as shown in the latest partial and unofficial tally of the Commission...
Days after the May 9 National and Local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that 835 cities and municipalities have already made their local proclamation. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Wednesday, May 11, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said this is around 54.43...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it did not issue any order for the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) to stop its monitoring of vote counts during the recent May 9 general elections. “Hindi mangyayari yan (That will not happen). PPCRV is vested with that...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested 12 people for violating the election liquor ban in Davao City. The ban was implemented from 12:01 a.m. of May 8 until 12:00 midnight of May 9. PMaj. Ma. Teresita P. Gaspan, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said that police authorities strictly enforced...
ILOILO CITY – Brothers JC Rahman Nava and Felipe ‘Nene’ Nava have been elected governor and provincial board member, respectively, ending their almost decade-long rift to become united again in the service of the small island province of Guimaras. The proclamation of the winning provincial...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent pronouncement of US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price that the recently concluded general elections in the Philippines was “in line with international standards.” “We are really thankful for that and that is the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Former Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) party-list Representative Eric Yap has been formally proclaimed congressman in Benguet province, after securing a landslide victory in the election on May 9. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda Yap was...
Representatives from the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) vowed to continue working with the Philippines after observing the recently concluded elections on May 9. Representatives from the European Union (EU) Delegation and embassies of the United States of America (USA),...
