Personnel of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division cast their local absentee votes at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur on April 28, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Army) More than 29,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are expected to cast their votes ahead of the May...
Senator Imee Marcos has called on the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate several top government officials over their alleged roles in the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Senator Imee Marcos In a press conference on Tuesday, April 29, Marcos said there are possible...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 has deployed augmentation forces from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-2 and Philippine National Police-Special Action Force in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela to ensure the conduct of credible elections. PRO-2 chief Police Brig....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 28, officially started the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) for the 2025 midterm elections, allowing more than 57,000 government personnel and other authorized voters to cast their votes ahead of the May 12 polls. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)...
BAGUIO CITY – The Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO) has deployed more personnel to areas classified as “problematic” weeks ahead of the May 12 election. “Ito binabantayan natin, ang mga augmentation personnel at mga sasakyan natin dito sa Abra from other PPOs na nasa mga munisipyo ng...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved a total of 57,689 applicants for Local Absentee Voting (LAV) for the May 2025 National and Local Elections. Commission on Elections According to data from the Committee on Local Absentee Voting, the approved LAV applicants include members of the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A supporter of mayoral candidate Karen Marpuri Ballesteros of Claveria town, Masbate province was allegedly shot and wounded by a policeman escorting Mayor Frolian Andeza while she was campaigning in Barangay Peñafrancia on Easter Sunday. BALLESTEROS (FB) Police identified...
CEBU CITY – A lawyer who is a congressional candidate in the first district of Bohol under the Aksyon Demokratiko party has elevated his call for electoral impartiality by filing a petition for mandamus before the Supreme Court. ATTY. Jordan M. Pizarras files a petition before the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is batting for the full and effective implementation of the Parent Effective Service Program (PES) Act, also known as Republic Act (RA) No. 11908, to help curb bullying in schools. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian made this call during a public hearing on recent...
A candidate for provincial board member and his driver were wounded in an ambush in Datu Anggal Midtimbang town, Maguindanao del Sur province on Sunday afternoon. DATU Anggal Midtimbang municipal compound. (Wikipedia) Police are conducting a manhunt against the four gunmen of Muhammad Utti Omar,...
CEBU CITY – With the mid-term polls only less than a month away, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Palompon town, Leyte is still swamped with complaints. PALOMPON, Leyte mayoral candidate Dr. Georgina Arevalo shows a list of deceased residents who are still in the town's list of active...
How does Senator Francis Tolentino craft legislation that ensures the effective delivery of services to the people? Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino The answer is simple: experience. Tolentino says he draws from his learnings during his stints as Tagaytay City mayor and Metro Manila...
