MANILA – Despite expected hiccups during the first day of overseas absentee voting (OAV), presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said he trusts in the competence of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run the 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte on Wednesday condemned the election-related violence involving a shooting incident that marred presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman’s meeting with members of the indigenous peoples in Quezon, Bukidno... Read full article
MANILA – Former chief presidential legal counsel and now senatorial aspirant Salvador Panelo has expressed support to legalize same-sex union, as well as divorce, in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – A total of 164 party-list groups will participate in an electronic raffle on Dec. 10 to determine the order of their listing on the official ballot for the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Four-term Senator Loren Legarda urged the nation, most especially government institutions, to seriously reflect on the moral duty to change the current food system.... Read full article
MANILA – Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night enjoined Filipinos to “come to terms” with the results of the May 9 polls, noting that incoming leaders including President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would need their cooperation... 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 – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has so far not received any untoward incidents at the start of the election campaign period for national candidates in the May 9 national and local polls.... Read full article
Of the total applicants, 15,179 registered for the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth) elections, while 21,739 applied for regular registration.... Read full article
MANILA – A committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday adopted two resolutions urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has registered a slightly higher voter turnout in its second internet voting test run conducted by the technology provider Smartmatic over the weekend.... Read full article