MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday reiterated its earlier reminder for all aspirants in the May 2022 polls to refrain from holding mass gatherings of supporters which may result in superspreader events for coronavirus.... Read full article
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday signed Republic Act (RA) 12317, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of September 2026.... Read full article
MANILA – The National Press Club (NPC), the country’s oldest media organization, is not alone in its fight against a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and news website Rappler Inc.... Read full article
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the proposal of lawmakers to push back the filing period of the Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).... Read full article
The activity was conducted in coordination with the Bansud local government unit Comelec satellite office, bringing government services directly inside the facility to ensure accessibility for qualified registrants.... Read full article
MANILA – Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Wednesday challenged Vice President Leni Robredo and her team to categorically deny that they first asked him and several other presidential bets to withdraw.... Read full article
MANILA – Stiffer penalties must be crafted against employers who will not abide by the mandatory insurance for agency-hired, directly hired, and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), according to a senatorial candidate.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, General Guillermo Eleazar, on Monday said he is not discounting the possibility that some gun-running syndicates are using online platforms to sell loose firearms with only nine months left before...... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who visited Tarlac during a campaign sortie last Saturday, signaled the end of political differences in the province, according to Tarlac Mayor Cristy Angeles.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao vowed to provide free housing units, full hospitalization coverage for senior citizens, and livelihood opportunities for poor Filipinos if he wins the May 9 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reminded the repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that they have until August 31 to transfer their registration to be able to participate in the May 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Less than 200,000 new voter registrants are expected to be listed in case the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decides to extend the voter registration.... Read full article