As of March 7, applications processed nationwide reached 2,875,807. Of these, 1,499,398 applicants are female and 1,376,409 are male, the Comelec said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has vowed to amend the 2009 Philippine Baselines Law which caused the country to lose much of its territorial waters and weaken its legal claim to the Kalayaan or Spratly Group of Islands.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Siquijor on Monday said the island-province has been recommended as an area of concern or "hotspot" in the May 9 polls due to intense political rivalry.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson reiterated the call for the immediate suspension of excise taxes on fuel products, even on a temporary basis, as another big-time oil price hike looms this week.... 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 – A few days after the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction endorsed the candidacy of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.... Read full article
MANILA – A government under Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will never allow a coalition with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).... Read full article
An initial 66 out of 183 aspirants for Senate seats would be included in the official list of candidates for next year's polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – House Majority Leader and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) President Martin Romualdez on Tuesday called on all candidates and political parties to further unite for the good of the country, as he extended the unity message ... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has approved the notice of award to F2 Logistics Philippines to transport election materials and warehousing of the May 2022 elections equipment and supplies.... Read full article
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is urging motorists to yield to the checkpoints established by uniformed men during the election period.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had no regrets over his decision to reject oligarchs’ offer to fund his 2016 presidential campaign.... Read full article