MANILA – The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party gained 23 more members at the House of Representatives with Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez poised to become the next Speaker for the incoming 19th Congress.... Read full article
MANILA – Despite expected hiccups during the first day of overseas absentee voting (OAV), presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said he trusts in the competence of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run the 2022 polls.... 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 – At least four senatorial candidates of the ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on Saturday expressed support for the proposed shift to federalism and amendments to the 1987 Constitution.... Read full article
MANILA – Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday night cited the need for the country's anti-corruption institutions to have a strong leadership for them to be able to carry out their mandate.... Read full article
MANILA – An election lawyer on Tuesday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to temporarily suspend the regulations on campaign posters placed on private property.... Read full article
BALANGA City, Bataan – People registering for the national and local elections in May 2022 continued to troop to the city and municipal offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this province on Thursday.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 164 party-list groups will participate in an electronic raffle on Dec. 10 to determine the order of their listing on the official ballot for the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night enjoined Filipinos to “come to terms” with the results of the May 9 polls, noting that incoming leaders including President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would need their cooperation... Read full article
MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro Inting on Tuesday resigned as head of the poll body's gun ban committee.... Read full article
MANILA – With still less than two weeks before the end of the election period, the number of gun ban violators reached 3,447, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.... Read full article