MANILA – A total of 2,132 people have been arrested so far for violating the election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos on Monday said he and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino will look into apparent cases of escalating election-related violence in Mindanao.... Read full article
MANILA – Voters are no longer required to use face shields during campaign activities and on election day in areas under Alert Level 1 to 3, according to the New Normal Manual of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).... Read full article
DAVAO CITY - Mayor Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday afternoon withdrew her re-election bid and named her brother, Vice Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, as her substitute.... 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 – Partido Reporma standard bearer Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Sunday announced that he will be enforcing strict discipline among all government officials, employees, military and police personnel if successful in the May 9 presidential elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the petitions seeking to reopen the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) and to postpone the May 9 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday said when he casts his vote on May 9, the circle next to the name of his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, will be the one he will shade in the ballot.... 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
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday encouraged young people to take up agriculture as part of ensuring food supply.... Read full article
MANILA – An official of the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday reported over 52 percent voters’ participation in the internet voting test run.... Read full article
MANILA – Software provider Smartmatic Inc. on Monday assured that the May 2022 elections would be secure and no data breach of their servers.... Read full article