The poll body said the three-term limit is provided under Republic Act No. 12232 (An Act Setting the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan).... Read full article
MANILA – The gun ban will take effect on January 9 until June 8 next year, the election period for the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.... Read full article
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday signed Republic Act (RA) 12317, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of September 2026.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the hours and add Saturday for voter registration in some areas including Metro Manila starting October 16.... 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 – Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will prioritize the “life and livelihood” agenda for the first two years if he is elected in May.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – The House of Representatives approved on second reading Monday the bill seeking to reset the first regular elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025, a lawmaker from Maguindanao...... 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 – Cebu Rep. Pablo John Garcia on Tuesday resigned as the secretary general of One Cebu after the regional party formally endorsed the presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.... Read full article
"Subject to reasonable exceptions, the DBOC (District Board of Canvassers) must complete its canvass within 36 hours from the time it initially convened," Comelec en banc Resolution 11197 read.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday announced that it has started the recall of police escorts assigned to politicians and private individuals who will run for next year's elections back to their respective units.... Read full article