MANILA, Philippines — Those vying for any position in the 2025 elections already filed the necessary candidacy documents from Oct. 1 to 8.
In the meantime, here are election-related stories before the campaigning officially starts in 2025:
The voting period for Filipinos overseas is set from April 13 to May 12, while the local absentee voting will be from April 28 to 30.
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November 1 , 2024 – 09:59 PM
Bucor gave inmates at the NBP in Muntinlupa City an opportunity to speak with loved ones in honoring their dearly departed through “e-Undas”.
November 4 , 2024 – 05:25 AM
Comelec justified its regulation of election campaigning on social media, assuring it would not infringe on freedom of expression or speech.
November 4 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
Senate President Francis Escudero is set to file this Monday a bill seeking to postpone the BARMM parliamentary elections in May 2025.
November 3 , 2024 – 08:21 PM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has recently convened with leaders from the BARMM to discuss collaborations ahead of the parliamentary elections in May 2025
November 3 , 2024 – 07:22 PM
The filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Parliamentary Elections will begin on Monday.
November 3 , 2024 – 02:40 PM
The Commission on Elections has tallied over 68.6 million registered voters for the 2025 elections.
November 2 , 2024 – 03:45 PM
Nueva Ecija Vice Governor Anthony Umali hit back at reelectionist Cabanatuan City Mayor Myca Vergara, saying his petition
November 2 , 2024 – 05:55 AM
A poll watchdog called for the repeal of Comelec guidelines on AI and social media for being “censorship in the guise of fighting fake news.”
October 31 , 2024 – 04:40 PM
Comelec on Thursday said over 37,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) passed the hardware acceptance test for the 2025 elections.
October 30 , 2024 – 11:32 PM
Comelec’s Election Registration Board (ERB) rejected the attempt of former Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, wife for residency transfer.
October 30 , 2024 – 09:48 PM
Comelec on Wednesday published in its official website the COCs of senators and the Conas of party-list groups.
October 30 , 2024 – 08:37 PM
Comelec Chairman says certificates of nomination and certificates of acceptance and nomination of party-list group nominees in website
October 30 , 2024 – 05:47 PM
The last batch of automated counting machines from South Korea may arrive in the Philippines in the second week of November, the Commission on Elections said.
October 30 , 2024 – 05:01 PM
Manila Mayor and reelectionist Honey Lacuna had a cryptic post shared on social media in observation of “Text Your Ex Day.”
October 30 , 2024 – 04:24 PM
The Commission on Elections is currently reviewing reelectionist Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto’s formal letter against a rival aspirant, the Comelec said on Wednesday.
October 30 , 2024 – 03:46 PM
For the first time, Comelec will establish over a hundred repair hubs nationwide to streamline the election process.
October 30 , 2024 – 03:33 PM
Comelec asked the Tarlac Regional Trial Court (RTC)to transfer the case of dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo to a Metro Manila court.
October 30 , 2024 – 03:12 PM
Starting the 2025 midterm elections, the Comelec will count the votes of those who will shade 15 percent of the circle on their ballot.
October 30 , 2024 – 05:15 AM
Comelec aims to lower the threshold for the shading on ballots to be considered as a valid vote to just 15 percent.
October 30 , 2024 – 01:52 AM
For the first time in its history, Comelec on Tuesday launched the end-to-end testing for the AES in preparation for the 2025 elections.
October 29 , 2024 – 08:57 PM
Reelectionist Cabanatuan City Mayor Myca Elizabeth Vergara hits petition to declare her a nuisance candidate
October 29 , 2024 – 03:38 PM
The Comelec is reproducing election documents damaged by Kristine in the Bicol region, Comelec chairman George Garcia said.
October 29 , 2024 – 01:59 PM
The Comelec urged candidates and political parties to include voter education in their campaigns for the 2025 polls.
October 29 , 2024 – 11:51 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still considering replacing shading pens with stamps in future elections.
October 29 , 2024 – 10:30 AM
Comelec may adopt a new policy that would make the 15 percent threshold mark on the ballot valid, according to its chief.
October 29 , 2024 – 08:55 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday filed material misrepresentation charges against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.
October 29 , 2024 – 05:20 AM
Retired SC Justice Dante Tiñga filed a petition seeking to invalidate the ordinance passed by the Taguig City Council.
October 28 , 2024 – 06:32 PM
The camp of Pasig mayoral aspirant Sarah Discaya on Monday shrugged off Mayor Vico Sotto’s appeal to the Commission on Elections to disqualify her.
October 28 , 2024 – 06:03 PM
Comelec on Monday announced that it would move to allow the increase of Taguig City council seats to accommodate the 10 “Embo” villages
October 28 , 2024 – 05:45 PM
An election lawyer said the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the disqualification of Albay Governor Noel Rosal and Legaspi Mayor Geraldine Rosal is not yet final.
October 28 , 2024 – 03:38 PM
The mayor of Allen, Northern Samar has withdrawn his reelection bid, saying he wants to prioritize his family over a third and final term.
October 28 , 2024 – 02:50 PM
Reelectionist Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has urged the Comelec to act against his rival aspirant Sarah Discaya over her alleged ties to a poll service provider.
October 26 , 2024 – 10:23 PM
Comelec will not print excess ballots for the 2025 elections, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Saturday.
October 26 , 2024 – 08:59 PM
Comelec said close to 80,000 of the expected 110,000 automated counting machines for next year’s polls have arrived in the country.
October 24 , 2024 – 01:50 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of nominees of 156 certified party-list groups for the 2025 elections.
October 24 , 2024 – 11:55 AM
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament is seeking to postpone the 2025 parliamentary elections in BARMM
October 24 , 2024 – 09:49 AM
The “massive” issuance of barangay certifications is the main reason behind the irregular transfer of voters in Makati City, Comelec said.
October 24 , 2024 – 12:46 AM
The names of candidates with perpetual disqualification to hold public office will be included in Comelec’s list of aspirants.
October 23 , 2024 – 01:20 PM
Comelec will formally file charges against Alice Guo (real name: Guo Hua Ping) on Monday, October 28 for alleged material misrepresentation
October 23 , 2024 – 05:22 AM
All candidates and political parties should have an online identity and have until Dec. 13 to register their platforms.
October 22 , 2024 – 11:56 PM
Comelec warned poll bets that they may face election offense or disqualification cases if they will not register their social media accounts.
October 22 , 2024 – 09:33 PM
Even Comelec chief George Erwin Garcia himself said he is against the existence of political dynasties in the country.
October 22 , 2024 – 08:17 PM
SC issued a TRO on the reelection disqualification cases against suspended mayors Michael Rama of Cebu City and Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City.
October 22 , 2024 – 05:31 PM
The Supreme Court has stopped the Comelec from implementing its resolution barring an individual dismissed from service from running for public office.
October 22 , 2024 – 04:56 PM
Comelec Chairman George Garcia will request the PNP a list of all private armed groups nationwide ahead of the 2025 elections.
October 22 , 2024 – 03:35 PM
There are 38 areas in the country identified by the DILG as election hotspots, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.
October 22 , 2024 – 02:03 PM
Former Senate president Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, in staging his Senate comeback bid, said voters want experienced leaders.
October 22 , 2024 – 01:48 PM
Comelec prevented 253 barangay officials from assuming their posts despite winning due to vote-buying charges.
October 22 , 2024 – 01:40 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will publish the names of party-list nominees on its website on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
October 22 , 2024 – 12:46 PM
Former Senate president Tito Sotto III has outlined his agenda and stance on critical issues in his bid for a fifth term in the 2025 polls.
October 22 , 2024 – 10:00 AM
As the 2025 midterm elections approach, voters are gearing up not only to choose local leaders but also elect party-list groups — who are expected to be the voice of marginalized sectors in Congress.
October 22 , 2024 – 12:02 AM
The country’s representatives of tech giants reiterated their company policies during their pledge of support for Comelec’s programs.
October 22 , 2024 – 05:30 AM
Detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has decided to run for senator in the 2025 elections without the backing of a political party.
October 21 , 2024 – 03:22 PM
Several political parties are seeking to Apollo Quiboloy as a guest candidate in their senatorial slate, his lawyer said.
October 21 , 2024 – 02:15 PM
Apollo Quiboloy has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to declare him an independent candidate in the May 2025 midterm polls.
October 20 , 2024 – 07:03 PM
A village councilor in Barangay Poblacion who was eyeing a town council seat in Datu Hofer, Maguindanao del Sur was shot dead along the national highway.
October 19 , 2024 – 02:41 PM
Interior and local government Secretary Jonvic Remulla urged Police Regional Office 3 in Pampanga to crack down on private armed groups.
October 18 , 2024 – 11:20 PM
Comelec says only 42 newly accredited party-list groups for the2025 midterm elections, the least in history.
October 18 , 2024 – 10:44 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday released the full list of 164 party-list groupsvying in the 2025 midterm elections.
October 18 , 2024 – 09:41 PM
The Comelec on Friday ruled out the raffle system for the numerical arrangement of candidates for other political positions
October 18 , 2024 – 04:53 PM
Volunteerism can help the progressives win in the 2025 elections, Mamamayang Liberal Party-list third nominee Atty. Erin Tañada said
October 18 , 2024 – 03:24 PM
Voters will have many “alternatives” to choose from the senatorial candidates for the 2025 elections, senatorial aspirant Roy Cabonegro said.
October 18 , 2024 – 02:00 PM
Comelec said there has been a decrease in party-list names starting with “A” or “1” since raffling the list arrangement in the ballots.
October 18 , 2024 – 01:41 PM
Comelec should set “ethical standards” in accepting candidacies of aspirants who come from political dynasties, Liza Maza said on Friday.
October 18 , 2024 – 11:48 AM
“Are you ready to work with a ‘Marcos’?” The question hounded former senator Bam Aquino since he formalized his bid for a Senate comeback.
October 18 , 2024 – 10:40 AM
The 4Ps or Pagtibayin at Palaguin ang Pangkabuhayang Pilipino got the coveted first spot among the 156 aspirants in the party-list ballot.
October 17 , 2024 – 08:01 PM
An ex-Albay governor has filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking to void a Comelec rule barring him from running for public office.
October 17 , 2024 – 07:04 PM
Those running in the 2025 elections should have the socmed (social media) accounts registered by Dec. 13 for their digital campaign.
October 17 , 2024 – 06:34 PM
The 117 senatorial aspirants excluded from the partial list of bets for the 2025 polls are not yet considered nuisance bets, the Commission on Elections said.
October 17 , 2024 – 05:34 PM
Comelec chairman George Garcia told INQUIRER.net the grounds for declaring an aspirant’s candidacy a “nuisance.”
October 17 , 2024 – 05:00 PM
PNP reassigned 1,308 out of 1,586 officers who declared having relatives running for the 2025 national and local elections.
October 17 , 2024 – 03:01 PM
Two hundred forty-six thousand (240,000) SIM cards will be used to transmit voting results in the 2025 midterm elections, Comelec said.
October 17 , 2024 – 01:52 PM
DILG on Thursday said it will investigate concerns on the issuance of barangay certifications that lead to irregular voter transfers.
October 17 , 2024 – 11:52 AM
Comelec is urging DILG to investigate the laxity of some barangays in the issuance of of barangay certifications.
October 17 , 2024 – 10:26 AM
An Aeta leader from Zambales petitioned the Comelec on Monday, asking that his COC be accepted so he could run in the 2025 elections.
October 17 , 2024 – 01:29 AM
Senatorial aspirants Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan launched on Wednesday their campaign for the 2025 polls that emphasizes camaraderie.
October 16 , 2024 – 11:31 PM
A total of 221 petitions were filed against nuisance candidates for the 2025 elections, Comelec said on Wednesday.
October 16 , 2024 – 10:59 PM
Comelec on Wednesday said the poll body formed a task force to investigate suspicious transfers of voters from one place to another.
October 16 , 2024 – 08:04 PM
Akbayan Party-list’s first nominee Chel Diokno: Remove the authority of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to discipline its personnel.
October 16 , 2024 – 06:19 PM
The camp of Senate aspirant Apollo C. Quiboloy filed a petition to declare as a nuisance candidate Sonny Matula.
October 16 , 2024 – 05:35 PM
former senator Kiko Pangilina said that increased budget support for farm enterprises could encourage the youth to work in the agri sector.
October 16 , 2024 – 05:08 PM
Detained KJC founder Apollo Quiboloy, who is seeking a Senate seat, is the subject of a petition seeking to disqualify him.
October 16 , 2024 – 04:00 PM
Only 66 out of 183 senatorial aspirants were included in the partial list of candidates for the 2025 midterm elections, Comelec announced.
October 16 , 2024 – 02:19 PM
Dan Fernandez, who is running for governor, sought to declare two other gubernatorial aspirants sharing his surname as nuisance candidates.
October 16 , 2024 – 01:45 PM
Sen. Francis Tolentino praised Comelec for its pre-election performance, including the first parliamentary elections in BARMM.
October 16 , 2024 – 09:13 AM
The party led by Sen. Nancy Binay, who is gunning for Makati City’s mayoral seat, flagged what it deemed as suspicious voter registrants.
October 15 , 2024 – 11:13 PM
There are already 16 petitions filed against nuisance candidates ahead of the deadline of its filing, Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said.
October 15 , 2024 – 02:57 PM
Manila Mayor Lacuna said she is not surprised with the recent survey which projected a landslide victory for former mayor Isko Moreno.
October 15 , 2024 – 02:20 PM
Unlike other candidates, former Senator Bam Aquino said on Tuesday he has nothing but his last name and experience.
October 15 , 2024 – 01:57 PM
Bam Aquino is seeking a Senate comeback. As he propels himself for the 2025 elections, Aquino bared his stance on several pressing issues
October 15 , 2024 – 12:32 PM
Senatorial aspirant Bam Aquino has countered speculations that the opposition has weakened.
October 15 , 2024 – 12:14 PM
Detained Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s senatorial bid will be challenged by another aspirant over an alleged misrepresentation of his political party.
October 15 , 2024 – 10:08 AM
Bam Aquino, who was senator from 2013 to 2019, is seeking a comeback to the Senate in 2025.
October 15 , 2024 – 08:53 AM
Kaspersky warned Filipinos against the proliferation of scams and fake news as the Philippine election season started.
October 14 , 2024 – 03:55 PM
Former President Rodrigo Duterte candidacy for Davao City mayor must be canceled as he was linked to the drug war killings, a farmer group leader said.
October 14 , 2024 – 05:00 AM
Comelec and DICT have been urged to monitor and take down artificially generated “deep fakes” that could spread during the election season.
October 14 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
Election monitoring group Lente stressed the need for a more focused and systematic voters’ education to combat poll-related disinformation.
October 13 , 2024 – 01:25 PM
Comelec said 156 party-list groups will be included in the raffle that will determine the listing order in the official ballot of the polls.
October 12 , 2024 – 05:48 AM
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that only 66 of the 183 individuals who filed COCs for senator are likely to be included.
October 11 , 2024 – 08:51 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday vowed transparency in the launch of local source code review for the 2025 elections.
October 11 , 2024 – 08:47 PM
Comelec is extending the deadline for the filing of petition against nuisance candidates from Monday, October 14 to Wednesday, October 16.
October 11 , 2024 – 06:23 PM
The Comelec said there are already five petitions filed so far to cancel the candidacies of aspirants for the 2025 local posts.
October 11 , 2024 – 05:46 PM
Businesswoman Sarah Discaya, who filed her bid to unseat incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, is seeking a “peace covenant”
October 11 , 2024 – 04:59 PM
An initial 66 out of 183 aspirants for Senate seats would be included in the official list of candidates for next year’s polls, Comelec said.
October 11 , 2024 – 03:43 PM
Kerwin Espinosa is willing to withdraw his bid for Albuera, Leyte’s mayoral post, just to get justice for his slain father
October 11 , 2024 – 12:54 PM
20 candidates in various posts in Negros Occidental are running unopposed in the May 2025 elections, Comelec provincial office records show.
October 11 , 2024 – 11:18 AM
Two former mayors, accused by former president Deterte of being illegal drug protectors, have taken different paths in the 2025 elections.
October 10 , 2024 – 12:25 PM
To prevent Alice Guo’s material misrepresentation case from happening again, the Comelec will publish for the first time the certificate of candidacies of aspirants.
October 10 , 2024 – 10:52 AM
Two Cebu mayors have defied the Ombudsman that ordered them dismissed from service and disqualified them from holding public office.
October 10 , 2024 – 07:15 AM
The Comelec in the Negros Island Region sees fierce political competition in Negros Oriental province for the May 12, 2025 midterm elections.
October 9 , 2024 – 06:38 PM
Former Tourism Sec. Wanda Tulfo-Teo filed her certificate of nomination and acceptance as the first nominee of Turismo party-list on Monday.
October 9 , 2024 – 06:01 PM
PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil has ordered officers to “increase vigilance” after a shooting at a certificate of candidacy filing event in Maguindanao del Sur.
October 9 , 2024 – 04:23 PM
Comelec will finish purging nuisance candidates from the official ballots before the end of November, poll chief George Garcia said.
October 9 , 2024 – 02:27 PM
The issue of the legitimacy of detained Pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s political party is not enough to block his senatorial bid, the Comelec said.
October 9 , 2024 – 02:12 PM
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has urged voters not to elect Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as senator in the 2025 polls as he facing criminal cases.
October 9 , 2024 – 12:15 PM
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday the full list of the senatorial aspirants in next year’s midterm polls