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
In a statement, the poll body said the filing of COCs will run until May 7, for those seeking to be elected as District Representatives.... 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
Of the total applicants, 15,179 registered for the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth) elections, while 21,739 applied for regular registration.... Read full article
"We need the law immediately, ASAP (as soon as possible) because that's where the Comelec will base its actions and the things we still have to do," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview.... Read full article
In a seven-page resolution, the en banc, voting 6-0-1, said it found no evidence that he supposedly committed an election offense.... Read full article
LUBAO, Pampanga – A day before celebrating her 75th birthday, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo introduced Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to the Pampagueños as the “next Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.”... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – A former cadre of the New People’s Army (NPA) has warned the youth not to fall prey to communist legal front organizations that are aiming for a House seat through the party-list system in the May 9 elections.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – A new provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental has been designated for the May 9 national and local polls.... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has committed to pursuing big infrastructure projects in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo, to help revive the economy and improve the lives of farmers and fisherfolk.... Read full article