What’s at stake in the Philippines election?
The Philippines holds an election on Monday for a new president, pitting incumbent Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo against Ferdinand “Bongbong” R....
Marcos, Robredo lead field in presidential vote
Voting started in the Philippines on Monday in a presidential election that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favorite Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
A guide to the Philippine election
Voting started in the Philippines on Monday to decide thousands of positions across the archipelago, including who will take over from Rodrigo R. Duterte...
Prospect of Marcos revival looms as voting underway
POLLS opened in the Philippines on Monday in the country’s most divisive presidential election in decades, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to...
Comelec assured of steady power until May 20
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) has borrowed about 1,000 generator sets from the Energy department to ensure continuous power as Filipinos vote for a new president on May 9, according to the election body.
Watch elections for rights violations, global media told
A GLOBAL human rights watchdog has called on international media to monitor the Philippine elections on May 9.
May 9 vote: What will the ballots say of the pre-election polls?
VOTERS in the Philippines head out on Monday to cast their ballots for the country’s next leaders, and the results would either confirm or debunk pre-election opinion polls that have themselves been a hot issue during the campaign period.
It’s fake, says Comelec on resolution about disqualified party-lists
AN ELECTION Commissioner on Sunday debunked a resolution circulating online on the supposed disqualification of several progressive party-list groups and a senatorial candidate.
Lagonoy fishing communities ‘build back better’ boats with WWF
FISHERFOLK around Lagonoy Gulf, a rich tuna fishing ground in the central-eastern part of the Philippines, have been working with environmental non-government organization World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature Philippines since 2011 and they have a global certificate to show for their sustainable operations.
No palace advice on midnight posts — Comelec
THE EXECUTIVE branch had not sought the approval of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “midnight appointments,” according to an election commissioner.
Filipinos overseas take time to vote for new president
GERVIL T. Dahay, a Filipino nurse based in Bayern, Germany took a leave from his job so he could come home in time for this year’s Philippine elections.
Workers’ party-list cites BPO employees as it backs calls for May 9 holiday declaration
A PARTY-LIST group that represents workers in various sectors backed calls to proclaim May 9, election day, as a regular holiday to avoid disenfranchisement among employees who may not be allowed to take a leave or who could not afford to miss a day’s wage.