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)...
PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil casts his vote during the opening of the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) for policemen on Monday, APril 28, 2025 at Camp Crame in Quezon City. Around 33,000 policemen are expected to vote early for the midterm elections as the Philippine National...
FROM THE MARGINS In the Philippines, where elections are often marred by reports of vote-buying, red-tagging, political dynasties, and digital disinformation, many citizens are understandably disheartened. The same names dominate the ballots. The same patterns repeat. And year after year,...
Real-life showbiz couple Melai Cantiveros-Francisco and Jason Francisco or Melason wished Trabaho party-list good luck as the elections near the homestretch on Sunday. MELASON (FB screenshot) They performed a duet in a video posted on their fan page. Netizens gave a thumbs up for its kilig or...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo's candidacy for city mayor received a big boost on Sunday, April 27 after she was endorsed by former Ombudsman Conchita...
BAGUIO CITY – Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Sunday enjoined Filipinos to become modern-day heroes by voting wisely on May 12. BRAWNER (AFP photo) “All of us today can be modern-day heroes. We can do that by using our votes wisely,” Brawner said in a...
Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar can't help but be reminded of her late...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list first nominee Brian Poe discussed topics of national significance in the National Defense College of the Philippines Alumni Association Inc. forum with the theme "Equal Voices, Equal Choices: Setting a Robust Security and Development Agenda for the 20th Congress and...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is confident that Vice President Sara Duterte's endorsement of candidates allied with the former administration would be of significant help in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections. Dela Rosa, who is running under the Partido ng Demokratikong...
Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo Malapitan (right) endorses senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay (Binay’s office) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Makati City Mayor Abby Binay has gained the endorsement of...
Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino expressed his support for a proposal to put extension campuses of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in every municipality, saying that it would make education more accessible to Filipino students. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino speaks to the crowd...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s speech during a campaign rally in Sta. Ana, Manila was devoid of the usual swear words, in deference to Pope Francis, who died earlier in the week and was laid to rest on Saturday, April 26. Vice President Sara Duterte offers a prayer for the eternal repose of...
