President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday signed Republic Act (RA) 12317, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of September 2026.... Read full article
MANILA – Lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday called for the restoration of the PHP15.5-billion cut made in the proposed budget of the Commission on Elections for 2022.... Read full article
In a media interview at the sidelines of the inauguration of the Comelec Integrated Field Office -Western Visayas in this urbanized city, Garcia said the Nov. 2 schedule was at the absolute discretion of Congress.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – Cebu province’s dominant local political party, One Cebu, on Wednesday, kicked off its two-day convention, as it pitched its main vision of making the province stay united in facing future developments and challenges.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) on Friday announced its implementation of a gun ban as well as the identification of "hotspots" ahead of the national elections in May.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday urged voters to consider preparing a list of their preferred candidates on Election Day, saying it would be tricky to remember all their names.... Read full article
MANILA – The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Wednesday said its transparency server for the May 9 elections has been moved to a bigger place to ensure the safety of the volunteers from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)... Read full article
MANILA – An election lawyer on Tuesday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to temporarily suspend the regulations on campaign posters placed on private property.... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday officially resigned as chairperson and member of the Partido Ng Demokratikong Reporma and will now run as an independent candidate in the May 9 elections.... Read full article
CEBU CITY – Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday said he will not support calls for any presidential aspirant to withdraw from the race before the May 9 national elections.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – While some are skeptical about the choice of vice-presidential aspirant Mayor Sara Z. Duterte of her presidential bet, she reiterated that Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand “Bongbong “ Marcos Jr.... Read full article
MANILA – Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Friday dismissed claims that it was his low rankings in poll surveys that prompted Partido Reporma president Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez to switch sides but his inability to provide funds for the p... Read full article