MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is requiring national candidates to present a negative coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) test result, before they will be allowed to file their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) in October...... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 118 individuals have filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) seeking election for various positions in the city for the 2022 national and local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here announced Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III clarified on Sunday that only select local leaders of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) already endorsed presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his running mate Sara Dutert... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Filipinos are now more understanding on issues concerning the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning) community.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday issued a stern warning to political warlords and the New People's Army to stay out of the May 2022 elections and he would not think twice about using the police and military to ensure orderly polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Antonio T. Kho Jr. was formally sworn in Thursday as the latest appointee of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Supreme Court (SC).... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, sees no problem with proposals calling for a four-day workweek to help Filipinos cope with the surge in oil prices as long as there is proper compensation, especially for daily ... Read full article
The recorded applications received is at 1,554,253, including applications as new registrants totaling to 556,283, aged 18 years old and above.... Read full article
MANILA –Senator Manny Pacquiao badly wanted to join the press conference with his three fellow presidential candidates on Sunday but air traffic, which his camp called a “divine intervention”, prevented him from doing so.... Read full article
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday adjourned sine die its third and final session of the 18th Congress, leaving behind key legislation that would help the country recover from the pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Socorro Inting on Tuesday resigned as head of the poll body's gun ban committee.... Read full article
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be prioritizing persons with disabilities (PWDs), seniors, and pregnant women in the remaining 28 days of voter’s registration.... Read full article