MANILA – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be part of the final list of candidates for the May 9, 2022 polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) has started mapping out security plans to ensure the conduct of peaceful and orderly May 2022 national and local elections in this southern port city.... Read full article
MANILA – A committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday adopted two resolutions urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31.... Read full article
"We are making the filing process easier for you. Avoid the rush and the hassle by downloading and preparing your forms early. Under the new rules, incomplete COCs will not be accepted, so every document counts," Martin said in a statement.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed calls for the Ombudsman to conduct its own investigation into the controversial multibillion-peso deals between the government and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.... 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
MANILA – Presidential candidate, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, said the future of the Philippines and of Filipinos - and not "money politics" - should determine the outcome of the coming May 9 election.... Read full article
MANILA – Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said Guimaras can serve as the Philippines' template for food sufficiency which can hopefully be copied or replicated by other provinces.... Read full article
KIDAPAWAN, Cotabato - Former Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza is seeking a fresh term as governor in this province as she filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday handed down a temporary restraining order against the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” which cracked down on supposed illegal election materials even on private premises.
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MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to start the debates for presidential and vice presidential candidates as early as January 2022.... Read full article
MANILA – The country's largest labor group, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), has endorsed the candidacy of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate vice presidential bet Inday Sara Duterte... Read full article