MANILA – More big names in politics on Thursday filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) on the penultimate day of the COC filing for the 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia made the call ahead of Tuesday's deadline for the voter registration period for the Sept. 14 BARMM polls and the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE)... Read full article
MANILA – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has deployed 9,720 operatives to secure the transport of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines from February 28 to August 15 this year.... 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
"We need the law immediately, ASAP (as soon as possible) because that's where the Comelec will base its actions and the things we still have to do," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview.... Read full article
MANILA – An official of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Wednesday pointed out the importance of building the country's own satellites, even if other countries could share data from their satellites.... Read full article
MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III is set to meet with Senator Aquilino Pimentel III to clarify the latter’s Senate resolution seeking to investigate the alleged uncollected PHP203.82 billion estate tax of the Marcos family.... Read full article
MANILA – Candidates in next year's national elections are not allowed to have physical contact in meetings and other related activities during the campaign period.... Read full article
MANILA – The country must be prepared to face another pandemic and policy directions must be crafted for this scenario, Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Sunday night.... 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 – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday conducted another “trusted build” for the vote counting machines (VCMs) and the consolidated canvassing system (CCS) in Manila.... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) noted a lower turnout in the number of applicants as the extension of voters’ registration started Monday at a mall satellite center here.... Read full article