In a ruling made public Monday, the SC said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) abused its discretion in declaring Charles “DB” Savellano a nuisance candidate and canceling his certificate of candidacy.... Read full article
MANILA – A leader of the House of Representatives on Thursday stressed the need to amend the party-list system to ensure that its purpose of giving greater representation to the marginalized and disadvantaged is achieved.... Read full article
MANILA – The “deep” cut in the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) budget for next year will have an impact on the conduct of the May 2022 national and local elections, the poll body said on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Members of the Partido Reporma in Aklan and Antique still support the electoral bids of independent presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III ... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) noted a lower turnout in the number of applicants as the extension of voters’ registration started Monday at a mall satellite center here.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he does not believe that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could disregard the rule of opening ballot printing to election observation groups.... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported hacking of the servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has not endorsed any presidential candidate despite his party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), backing the bid of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.... Read full article
MANILA – A retired military officer who played a key role in the 1986 Edsa Revolution has echoed the concerns of Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson against a "coalition government" with the Communist Party of the Philipp... Read full article
MANILA – The camp of president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has picked the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila as the venue for his inauguration as the country’s 17th chief executive on June 30.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Friday reminded aspirants for local elective positions that they will not be allowed to personally file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) unless they get tested first for coronavirus ... Read full article
MANILA – Aspirants for national and local positions have until the first week of November to file corrections to their names for the May 2022 polls.... Read full article