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
MANILA – Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has led the filing of a bill seeking to extend the voter registration deadline for the May 2022 elections from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31 this year.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss the possibility of allowing Filipinos in Shanghai, China to vote after the host country has lifted the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).... Read full article
MANILA – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will resume its fuel subsidy distribution after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday announced that it has exempted the board from the cash disbursement ban due t... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has registered a slightly higher voter turnout in its second internet voting test run conducted by the technology provider Smartmatic over the weekend.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday announced that the deadline for filing of applications for transfer of voter registration record from overseas to the Philippines has been moved from August 31 to September 30.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Voters from two provinces in the Samar provinces have shown support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo as thousands gather in grand rallies.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reminded the repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that they have until August 31 to transfer their registration to be able to participate in the May 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Caraga (Region 13) on Thursday said its Regional Task Group (RTG) has been activated to ensure an orderly, safe, and secure 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not allow national candidates to use their e-rally platforms if they will not attend the presidential and vice-presidential debates to be hosted by the poll body, an official said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Antonio T. Kho Jr. was formally sworn in Thursday as the latest appointee of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Supreme Court (SC).... Read full article
MANILA – The Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Tuesday said election watchdogs and security forces are prepared to ensure the upcoming May 9 national and local elect... Read full article