Comelec to hold special elections in some Lanao del Sur areas
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will hold special elections in some areas in Lanao del Sur, a province under the Bangsamoro region, after a failure of elections was declared in several municipalities due to violent and irregular incidents.
Outgoing Bacolod mayor considers contesting election result
BACOLOD Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia, who lost his reelection bid, is looking at contesting the May 9 outcome, which he called “mysterious and unbelievable” as several of his party mates also lost.
USAID gives health, educational supplies to over 100 schools in Maguindanao
THE UNITED States Agency for International Development (USAID) has donated health and educational supplies to over 100 schools in Maguindanao, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
EU provides P6.6M for Philippine prison system
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has donated P6.6 million to digitize the Philippines’ Department of Justice’s prison records system and help decongest prisons.
Volunteer Encoders
VOLUNTEERS continue to encode election returns at the command center of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), the accredited citizens’ arm of the Commission on Elections, inside the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on Wednesday midnight.
How Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte will rule Philippines after election
Ahead of his landslide election win on Monday, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave few specifics on how he’d govern the Philippines. But a private dinner...
Marcos headed for landslide presidential victory
FERDINAND R. Marcos, Jr. appeared headed to win the presidential election on Tuesday with more than 15 million votes ahead of his closest rival, heralding the return to power of the country’s most notorious political family.
Action star Robin Padilla leads senatorial election
ACTION star Robinhood Ferdinand “Robin” C. Padilla is on his way to topping this year’s senatorial election, getting about 26.3 million votes as of Tuesday afternoon, according to a partial and unofficial tally from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) server.
Comelec throws out disqualification suits vs Bongbong Marcos
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) has rejected four separate motions seeking to reverse a division ruling allowing the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, Sr. to run for president this year.
Probes sought on election irregularities; Catholic Church, opposition call for calm vigilance
A GLOBAL human rights watchdog has called on international observers to probe reports of irregularities and violence during Monday's elections.
Several incumbent mayors win reelection bid
SEVERAL mayors in Metro Manila, composed of 16 cities and one municipality, are set to serve another three-year term after winning their reelection bids based either on partial and unofficial results or the official count.
Gov. Yap loses bid for 2nd term in Bohol, to quit local politics
BOHOL Governor Arthur C. Yap has conceded as unofficial results show he lost in his bid for a second term by a wide margin to one of the province’s congressional representatives.