MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte thinks that senatorial aspirant and former executive director of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Astravel “Astra” Pimentel, deserves a spot in the Senate because of her “basic knowledge of community life.”... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the legality of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s candidacy with the tribunal dismissing on Tuesday the petitions which sought his disqualification.... Read full article
As of 5:05 p.m., a total of 66,994, or 26.50 percent of the 252,793 registered voters, have cast their votes for the replacement of Romeo Acop, who died on Dec. 20, 2025.... Read full article
ISABELA CITY, Basilan – Candidates from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi (BaSulTa) signed on Saturday an Integrity Pledge initiated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).... Read full article
MANILA – The United Senior Citizens (USC) Party-list has decried what it said was disinformation launched against them by certain camps that want to promote their own misguided agenda.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said that the government could better help Filipinos by boosting their capacity-building instead of passing regulations that lead to stagnation.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here announced Thursday it has added nine more days to the satellite voters’ registration schedule to allow more people to sign up for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday that nearly 77,000 applicants are looking to become registered voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Monday reminded all police officers in active duty to remain apolitical even in their social media posts and refrain from campaigning for or against any political aspirant.... 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 – Partido Federal ng Pilipinas presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Sara Duterte held a day-long campaign sortie to woo the vote-rich Caloocan City on Saturday.... Read full article
In a statement, Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the voter sign-up activities in Tehran is suspended until further notice per the advice of the Philippine Embassy there.... Read full article