MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to come up with a plan that would allow candidates in the 2022 local and national elections to hold even limited in-person campaigns.... Read full article
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Amid cheers from supporters, presidential aspirant Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM), hugged and rubbed elbows anew with former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who endorsed him on Monday as the country's next top lea... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Siquijor on Monday said the island-province has been recommended as an area of concern or "hotspot" in the May 9 polls due to intense political rivalry.... 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
DAGUPAN CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in the province of Pangasinan are extending their operating hours until 7 p.m. from Mondays to Fridays to cater to voter registrants.... 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
Data from the poll body show 161,429 applications processed from Feb. 9 to March 31, the deadline of the registration period for the BARMM’s first regular elections on the second Monday of September.... Read full article
MANILA – The incoming Marcos administration is crafting a “more expansive” policy that will give media workers in the country more protection and benefits, Press Secretary-designate Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Wednesday.... 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
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
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will convene on Saturday to officially activate the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) in preparatio... Read full article