MANILA – Candidates in next year's national elections are not allowed to have physical contact in meetings and other related activities during the campaign period.... 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 – More big names in politics on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on the penultimate day of the COC filing for the 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – A petition to disqualify former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes, who is running for the same position in the upcoming polls, has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec).... 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
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday said it is necessary to construct distinct field offices for constitutional bodies separate from the local executive and legislative offices to show the constitutional independence and autonomy of these offices.... Read full article
MANILA – A senatorial aspirant on Tuesday vowed to push for clearer guidelines in taxing vloggers (video bloggers) and other social media influencers should he win in the May 9 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division voted 2-0 to dismiss the consolidated disqualification cases against presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for lack of merit.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is ignoring the move made by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) faction headed by Senator Manny Pacquiao to boot him out as party chairman.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said foreign nationals and companies are not allowed to contribute or donate to the campaign of candidates in the country's elections.... Read full article
MANILA – A second petition for disqualification has been filed against the presidential bid of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls has been filed at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday.... Read full article