MANILA – Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao vowed to provide free housing units, full hospitalization coverage for senior citizens, and livelihood opportunities for poor Filipinos if he wins the May 9 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed as a “positive development” the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration until the end of October.... Read full article
DAGUPAN CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan will strictly implement health protocols and other rules to ensure safety during the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) in the province from October 1 to 8.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the petitions seeking to reopen the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) and to postpone the May 9 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now accepting bidders for the second bidding for the contract to lease of additional OMR (optical mark reader) machines or vote counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has officially endorsed presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and running mate, Sara Duterte, for the May 9 polls.... Read full article
“Hopefully, if there is an adjustment based on current events, the Bangsamoro standby amount will be enough,” Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview Wednesday.... Read full article
Based on latest poll body figures, there are a total 3,909,634 voter applications processed since the activities resumed last Oct. 20, 2025.... Read full article
MANILA – Hopes for gains from government programs against the pandemic lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Wednesday while the peso closed sideways against the US dollar.... Read full article
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in this capital town is temporarily closed for disinfection starting Monday until Sept. 22. ... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday reported that the printing of official ballots to be used in the May 9 national and local polls is going on smoothly.... Read full article
MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro Inting on Tuesday resigned as head of the poll body's gun ban committee.... Read full article