MANILA – With only several weeks left before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the SM Supermalls have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA)... Read full article
“Hopefully, if there is an adjustment based on current events, the Bangsamoro standby amount will be enough,” Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in an interview Wednesday.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – To give voices to four major sectors in the city, Mayor-elect Mohammad Bruce Matabalao said he will name four deputy mayors once he assumed as the city chief executive on July 1.... Read full article
MANILA – The implementation of pandemic-related programs will be among the drivers of economists’ growth outlook for the Philippines, a ranking Department of Finance (DOF) official said.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential candidate Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Tuesday reiterated his position to back the 2016 ruling of the international tribunal in favor of the Philippines ... Read full article
Lacson said funds allocated to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot be realigned to other agencies, but unspent allocations may be declared as savings and returned to the National Treasury for other uses.... Read full article
The poll body said the three-term limit is provided under Republic Act No. 12232 (An Act Setting the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan).... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the hours and add Saturday for voter registration in some areas including Metro Manila starting October 16.... Read full article
MANILA – Former presidential spokesperson and senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo has promised to push for a measure that will ease the burden of the public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid the unabated oil price surges.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss the possibility of allowing Filipinos in Shanghai, China to vote after the host country has lifted the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).... Read full article
"Both the Senate and HoR versions set the 1st Parliamentary Elections in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on the second Monday of September 2026 (September 14, 2026). We are awaiting its passage into law," it said in a statement.... Read full article