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
The committee action moves the measure one step closer to becoming law, advancing legislation that seeks to prohibit the concentration of elective political power within families at both national and local levels.... Read full article
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – Around 80 tribal leaders of Palawan province have endorsed the bid of former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat for a seat in the Senate as part of the slate of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis Pangilinan.... Read full article
In a brief statement, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said they have completed the printing of 252,793 ballots at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City afternoon of Feb. 20.... Read full article
BACOLOD CITY – Leaders of the sugar industry based in Negros Occidental, the country’s top sugar producing province, presented various issues and concerns to presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.... 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
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in this city has urged candidates and their supporters to abide by the rules during the campaign for the May 9 national and local elections.... 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
In a ruling made public Monday, the SC said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) abused its discretion in declaring Charles “DB” Savellano a nuisance candidate and canceling his certificate of candidacy.... Read full article
Comelec-NIR election director Lionel Marco Castillano told the Philippine News Agency in an interview on Wednesday that election officers across the region were instructed to undertake these simple but meaningful activities throughout the month.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will streamline the application process for gun ban exemptions and detailing of security personnel to protect those people receiving threats this election season.... Read full article
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Senator and now presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson will push for the implementation of the Budget Reform Advocacy for Village Empowerment (BRAVE), which he said could help further boost development in Antiq... Read full article