MANILA – The Akbayan party-list on Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its decision junking their petition to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the May 9 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to release the list of official candidates for the May 9, 2022 elections by the middle of October.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday reminded Filipinos eligible to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in December to go to their local poll body offices and sign up beginning next week.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – While several netizens and City Council members furiously reacted to vice-presidential aspirant Walden Bello's stunt at the City Council, Acting City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte said Wednesday the septuagenarian might just be looking... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos on Monday said he and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino will look into apparent cases of escalating election-related violence in Mindanao.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said specific questions for the presidential and vice presidential debates it is hosting will come from various sectors.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 2,132 people have been arrested so far for violating the election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision turning down the candidacy of a man running for senator.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to come up with a plan that would allow candidates in the 2022 local and national elections to hold even limited in-person campaigns.... Read full article
MANILA – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing under Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday formally endorsed the presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in the upcoming May 9 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – More big names in politics on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on the penultimate day of the COC filing for the 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article