The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday reported that PHP3 billion of the PHP19 billion budget for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) has been spent in line with ongoing preparations for the polls set on Nov. 2... 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 – The People’s Reform Party (PRP) has officially adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as its vice presidential candidate in the May 9 national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential candidate Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao said if elected, his administration would do away with impunity in going after corruption in government, ensuring that prisons get filled by corrupt officials.... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and SM Supermalls opened on Wednesday a satellite voter registration center at SM City Mindpro to provide the public with more voter registration venues here.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – The House of Representatives approved on second reading Monday the bill seeking to reset the first regular elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025, a lawmaker from Maguindanao...... 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 Friday released the tentative list of national and local aspirants for next year’s polls.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday conducted another “trusted build” for the vote counting machines (VCMs) and the consolidated canvassing system (CCS) in Manila.... Read full article
Five months after the voter registration period resumed for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) later this year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has processed over 3.1 million applications... Read full article
MANILA – An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has come to the defense of the ruling of its First Division denying the three petitions to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from running in the May 9 polls... Read full article