Marcos Jr. visits father’s grave as he widens lead
FERDINAND R. Marcos, Jr., the only son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, visited the grave of his father on Wednesday, as he widened his lead against his closest rival in the presidential election to more than 16 million votes.
Election watchdog cites need to fix automated system
AN ELECTION watchdog on Wednesday said it had received 577 reports of vote-counting machine failures that caused long queues and delayed voting on May 9.
China to keep ties with Philippines under new leader
CHINA on Wednesday said it would continue bilateral relations with the Philippines as the country transitions to a new government.
Sara to be named Education chief
LEADING vice-presidential bet Sara Duterte-Carpio will be appointed Education secretary in a Marcos Cabinet.
Robredo asks supporters to respect results, prepare for bigger fights
VICE PRESIDENT Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo asked her supporters to accept the results of the May 9 polls and prepare for a bigger fight after the election period.
Sulu holds ‘most peaceful’ election in local history; 5 arrested in Cotabato City
NO ELECTION-RELATED violence was reported in Sulu, a remote island province in the southwestern part of the Philippines that has been known as a lair of the bandit Abu Sayyaf group, according to a top military official.
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...