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 – A group composed of former cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) said no one is funding the organization.... Read full article
MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division presiding Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Wednesday said she already has her dissenting opinion and only waiting for the ponente of the three disqualification cases ... Read full article
TARLAC CITY – Tarlac City Mayor Cristy Angeles on Saturday said the vote-rich city is for UniTeam’s presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos and vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte.... Read full article
MANILA – The parties in the first petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. have submitted their memoranda on Monday... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – Incumbent Mayor Carlo Jorge Reyes of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Monday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice governor under the Nacionalista Party (NP) at the provincial office of the Commission on Elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said giving money as a form of 'ayuda' (assistance) or the raffles by candidates is prohibited once the campaign period for the polls starts.... Read full article
MANILA – Over 2,000 individuals have been exempted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the gun ban for the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – With the 2022 national and local elections fast approaching, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading timely and relevant election-related bills proposing heavier fines against nuisance candidates and early voting...... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it is answering the temporary restraining orders (TROs) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on cases of candidates in the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – The first day of the three-day local absentee voting (LAV) went on smoothly as there were no reported glitches or untoward incidents so far, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday.... 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