Planned impeach rap vs Marcos meant to tally Duterte allies
THE impending impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. may be meant to gauge and shore up allies willing to go up against the administration, an analysts said at the weekend.
Tensions in BARMM escalate ahead of polls
TENSIONS are running high in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as violence, intimidation, and logistical issues raise concerns over the credibility...
577 cases of red-tagging logged
A GLOBAL human rights coalition had observed 577 cases of red-tagging across the country ahead of the May 12 Philippine midterm elections, according to...
Cases sought vs fake news peddlers
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) should file charges against those peddling fake news against Makabayan party-list groups and candidates, its campaign manager said on...
Two dead in Maguindanao gunfight
COTABATO CITY — Policemen and soldiers on Saturday arrested seven members of an armed group that figured in a gunfight with a rival partisan...
Google and YouTube introduce new features to enhance access to reliable information for Philippine...
Search engine platform Google and video streaming application YouTube highlighted specific features for the midterm elections on Monday to help promote reliable information on...
In custody in the Hague, on ballot at home: Philippines’ Duterte runs for mayor...
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spends his days in a small, spartan room in detention at the Hague, awaiting trial...
Senatorial bets push MSME growth and protection of local sectors from tariffs
SENATORIAL candidates in this year’s Philippine midterm elections will prioritize small business development, while cushioning local industries from a looming global trade war that puts economic growth, jobs and wages at risk.
Power failure threatens integrity of May 12 Philippine elections
BROWNOUTS have been a recurring problem for the Philippines during summer, and Monday’s midterm elections won’t be spared from a looming power interruption that threatens their integrity, according to climate scientists.
PHL condemns China’s ‘aggressive, unsafe’ maneuvers
THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday condemned the “aggressive and unsafe” maneuvers of two Chinese navy ships and a Chinese Coast Guard vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
Comelec junks vote-buying case vs Rep. Villar
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday dismissed vote-buying charges against a Marcos-backed senatorial candidate for insufficient evidence.
In a May 7 letter signed by...
Anti-insurgency ‘blueprint’ OKd
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., has approved the National Action Plan for Unity, Peace and Development, the country’s “strategic blueprint” to end communist...