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Baricuatro camp urges Comelec to dismiss Garcia election protest

June 17, 2025, 7:54 PM

CEBU CITY — Cebu governor-elect Pamela Baricuatro, through her legal team, officially filed her verified answer before the Commission on Elections (Comelec), calling on...

Officials with pending admin cases not disqualified — DILG

June 16, 2025, 4:39 PM

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said it has issued an advisory addressing the assumption of office by local...

Netanyahu survives bid to dissolve parliament

June 12, 2025, 9:00 PM

JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right government survived an opposition bid to dissolve parliament on Thursday, as lawmakers rejected a bill that could have...

98% of 2025 poll candidates beat SOCE deadline: Comelec

June 12, 2025, 3:30 PM

Nearly all candidates and political organizations that took part in the May 2025 midterm elections submitted their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) before...

Less than half of 2025 poll bets filed SOCE

June 11, 2025, 5:32 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said that less than half of the political candidates and party-list groups in the last midterm elections...

Comelec to proclaim BH party-list

June 5, 2025, 5:11 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to proclaim Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list next week after the Comelec en banc dismissed with finality the...

South Korea votes for new president after martial law turmoil

June 3, 2025, 7:25 AM

Seoul, South Korea—South Koreans began voting Tuesday for a new president, capping six months of political upheaval following ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous declaration of...

TV graphics put fun into South Korean election count

June 2, 2025, 6:20 PM

Seoul, South Korea—Two candidates vying to be president vigorously plunge a toilet, kick a football, then pop open a soda—it can only be South Korean...

Comelec reminds public: Gun ban until June 11

May 29, 2025, 11:00 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reminded the public that the election gun ban remains in effect until June 11, 2025, and that Comelec...

Comelec rejects appeal to disqualify Tulfos

May 28, 2025, 5:25 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected the motion for reconsideration to disqualify senator-elect Erwin Tulfo, his brother Ben, and three additional members of the...

Opposition’s Lee leading S. Korea presidential race

May 27, 2025, 8:45 PM

SEOUL — A Gallup poll released Tuesday indicates South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the clear frontrunner to become the country’s next president,...

Plastic knives

May 26, 2025, 12:10 AM

“Our president heard the loud voice of the electorate as evidenced by the results of the mid-terms” There have been instances in history when despots...

Call for a continuing mandamus on electoral concerns

May 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

“If there’s anything more sacred in a democracy than the right to vote, it’s ensuring that our votes are counted fairly and accurately” Not all...

Comelec to resolve Duterte Youth, BH party-list cases by June

May 20, 2025, 2:46 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) vowed to resolve the issues surrounding the Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-lists before the start of the...

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