MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III is set to meet with Senator Aquilino Pimentel III to clarify the latter’s Senate resolution seeking to investigate the alleged uncollected PHP203.82 billion estate tax of the Marcos family.... Read full article
MANILA – Over 2,000 individuals have been exempted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the gun ban for the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has commended UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque for seeking justice for disadvantaged and marginalized Filipinos like murdered transgender Jennifer Laude.... Read full article
BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is confident that its target of 10,000 voter registration will be listed before the deadline on September 30.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama on Monday said the “dynamic alliance” of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) and Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte and the local leaders here will bring a "very promising tomorrow" to Cebu.... 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 – 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
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deposited the final local source code and “trusted build” of the automated election system (AES) of the May 9, 2022 elections to its Information Technology Department... 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 – 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
In an interview, Comelec chairperson George Garcia noted that they have to scrutinize the High Court ruling on “who are not really serious in running for public office.”... Read full article
MANILA - Malacañang on Friday said it respects the independence of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) regarding its crackdown on illegal campaign posters and materials known as the "Oplan Baklas" program.... Read full article