MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte thinks that senatorial aspirant and former executive director of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Astravel “Astra” Pimentel, deserves a spot in the Senate because of her “basic knowledge of community life.”... Read full article
MANILA – A police officer assigned in Cebu City is the latest Philippine National Police (PNP) coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) fatality, raising its death toll to 99.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday night vowed to improve internet connectivity and make data service cheaper for the Filipinos.... Read full article
MANILA – State lawyers on Monday asked the Supreme Court Monday to void the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Rappler Inc., citing the online media outlet's foreign funding.... Read full article
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia made the call ahead of Tuesday's deadline for the voter registration period for the Sept. 14 BARMM polls and the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE)... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have tech giant Google Philippines as one of its partners in guiding voters to fact-check information regarding the May 9 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday said he is looking at the possibility of having a single financing facility to provide assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) severely hit by the coro... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vowed to fund further research on alternative raw materials for animal feeds to lower the price of pork if he wins in the May 9 national elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party gained 23 more members at the House of Representatives with Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez poised to become the next Speaker for the incoming 19th Congress.... 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
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
ILOILO CITY – The city government here has appealed for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc to extend the voter’s registration for 30 days to allow more Filipinos to register and cast their votes in next year’s elections.... Read full article