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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February 5 , 2025 – 12:16 PM
The Commission on Elections will use the Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City as an additional venue for ballot verification for the 2025 elections.
February 5 , 2025 – 11:04 AM
A municipal mayor from Cotabato province, his two bodyguards and his driver were apprehended at a checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril, Davao City.
February 5 , 2025 – 04:40 AM
The Senate had its way on the question of resetting the parliamentary elections in ]BARMM as its version prevailed.
February 4 , 2025 – 10:34 PM
More than three weeks after the start of the gun ban period for the 2025 elections, the PNP has logged 648 gun ban violators so far.
February 4 , 2025 – 10:10 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) hopes that Congress should reapportion the seats of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Parliament.
February 4 , 2025 – 09:57 PM
More than 16 percent of the 72 million ballots for midterm polls have been printed on Tuesday, Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said.
February 4 , 2025 – 06:41 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is seeking an additional space at the printing office for the conduct of ballot verification
February 4 , 2025 – 05:08 PM
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia reminded aspirants to use biodegradable materials for their election-related propaganda.
February 4 , 2025 – 04:26 PM
Comelec is allowing warrantless arrest on vote-buying and vote-selling for the 2025 national and local elections and the first BARMM polls.
February 4 , 2025 – 03:01 PM
More than 200 individuals have applied for the two posts vacated by recently retired Comelec commissioners – Garcia
February 4 , 2025 – 12:04 PM
A poll watchdog on Tuesday opposed the proposal of a committee of the Comelec to prohibit all kinds of ayuda or aid 10 days before elections.
February 4 , 2025 – 11:10 AM
Thirteen percent of over 72 million ballots have been printed a week after the resumption of the production ordered by Comelec.
February 4 , 2025 – 10:29 AM
Comelec has released a list of common poster areas for the 2025 national and local elections and the first BARMM parliamentary elections.
February 3 , 2025 – 11:07 PM
Almost 14 percent of over 72 million ballots have been printed a week after the resumption of its production, Comelec said on Monday.
February 3 , 2025 – 08:34 PM
By 2027, the Commission on Elections en banc will be made up entirely of appointees of President Marcos – Comelec chief
February 3 , 2025 – 02:57 PM
A Comelec committee is proposing a ban on all kinds of aid or ayuda 10 days before elections, chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday.
February 3 , 2025 – 02:39 PM
The PNP has so far validated one of the three suspected election-related incidents according to its spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo.
February 3 , 2025 – 06:15 AM
More than nine million ballots were printed for the 2025 midterm elections in May, according to the Commission on Elections.
February 3 , 2025 – 05:13 AM
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal urged President Marcos on Sunday to appoint a Comelec commissioner recommended by the opposition.
February 3 , 2025 – 05:03 AM
PNP chief Marbil said police operations involving house visits of registered gun owners with expired licenses are only meant to remind them.
February 2 , 2025 – 07:14 PM
“Oplan Katok” is a “lawful” to ensure responsible gun ownership and is not for “political intimidation,” says the PNP chief.
February 2 , 2025 – 05:53 PM
Thousands of Batangueños gathered in Bauan in Batangas on Saturday afternoon for a prayer rally for a peaceful 2025 midterm elections.
February 2 , 2025 – 01:59 PM
The total number of gun ban violators has climbed to 594 as of Sunday, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
February 2 , 2025 – 01:56 PM
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint a Commission on Elections commissioner recommended by the opposition.
February 1 , 2025 – 05:40 PM
The Bangsamoro government has welcomed the certification by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as urgent the proposed measure
February 1 , 2025 – 01:25 PM
Comelec on Friday recorded the highest number of printed ballots in a day for the 2025 elections, with an output recorded at over 1.8 million.
February 1 , 2025 – 05:46 AM
Ahead of the official start of the campaign period for the May 2025 elections, President Marcos on Friday made a pitch for his own Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
February 1 , 2025 – 05:04 AM
The Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division urged candidates in the 2025 elections against giving in to extortion demands from communist rebels.
January 31 , 2025 – 11:40 PM
Bills seeking to set terms for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials are “deceptive” as these are masking the postponement of the polls, a lawyer said.
January 31 , 2025 – 05:44 PM
Several international election bodies will stand as observers in the country’s upcoming May elections, the Comelec said on Friday.
January 31 , 2025 – 04:13 PM
Comelec checkpoints to ensure implementation of gun ban for the 2025 polls is deemed powerless if the PNP can conducts “Oplan Katok”
January 31 , 2025 – 03:51 PM
Job creation and food security — nine out of 10 Filipino voters will pick candidates who make these concerns part of their advocacies.
January 31 , 2025 – 02:48 PM
MANILA, Philippines — Every registered Filipino voter will receive a voter information sheet (VIS) as a guide for the 2025 elections, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin on Friday
January 31 , 2025 – 01:34 PM
Comelec en banc will decide next week on the resolution of presumption of paid services of influencers, content creators
January 31 , 2025 – 12:51 PM
PNP’s door-to-door crackdown against illegal firearms amid the election gun ban is “unnecesary” and may even send a chilling effect.
January 31 , 2025 – 11:10 AM
The Comelec will train in March over 186,000 teachers who will serve as electoral board (EB) members in the 2025 midterm elections.
January 31 , 2025 – 05:06 AM
Police will deploy the elite Special Action Force in troubled Maguindanao towns to strengthen security measures for the election period.
January 30 , 2025 – 04:23 PM
Following “God’s sign,” internet personality and entrepreneur Rosemarie Tan Pamulaklakin officially backed out of the Manila council run.
January 30 , 2025 – 04:22 PM
Voters must be careful in shading their ballots for the 2025 elections to avoid ink smudges, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said Thursday.
January 30 , 2025 – 03:55 PM
The printing of 2025 midterm election ballots for the Caraga region in Mindanao, Batanes and absentee voting has been completed – Comelec
January 30 , 2025 – 03:51 PM
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia urged the PNP to suspend its “Oplan Katok” (Operation Knock) operations for the 2025 elections.
January 30 , 2025 – 02:41 PM
The Palace is convinced that five months would be enough to settle election issues in the BARMM before the first regular polls slated in Oct
January 30 , 2025 – 02:09 PM
PNP Chief Rommel Marbil clarified that the door-to-door operation to curb loose firearms, Oplan Katok, is part of normal police duty.
January 30 , 2025 – 01:52 PM
It would do the Comelec good if its two new commissioners would consist of a woman and a career official, Chairman Garcia said.
January 30 , 2025 – 01:02 PM
Content creator Rosmarie Tan Pamulaklakin on Thursday backed out of her bid to run for Manila councilor in the city’s first district.
January 29 , 2025 – 09:42 PM
The results of the latest Octa Research survey, conducted in November 2024, have revealed that the Solo Parents Partylist
January 29 , 2025 – 08:56 PM
Eight senatorial candidates backed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continue to lead in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS)
January 29 , 2025 – 04:44 PM
The Commission on Elections is not anticipating the looming postponement of the first Bangsamoro polls, its chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday.
January 29 , 2025 – 02:53 PM
The DICT has deployed teams to monitor and report disinformation, misinformation, and deepfakes ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.
January 29 , 2025 – 11:25 AM
Pres. Marcos Jr. has certified as urgent the bill seeking the postponement of the first-ever election in the BARMM to October 2025.
January 29 , 2025 – 12:06 AM
In a bid to promote inclusivity and right to suffrage, the indigenous peoples (IPs) of the country will have 64 AVCs for the 2025 elections.
January 28 , 2025 – 08:18 PM
The Comelec is not keen on changing the quality of the ballots for the 2025 elections despite the number of defective ballots printed
January 28 , 2025 – 05:04 PM
Comelec is eyeing to presume that influencers and celebrities who endorse a certain candidate or political party are already paid to ensure
January 28 , 2025 – 01:49 PM
Comelec and social media platform Tiktok on Tuesday vowed to bolster campaign to end disinformation for the upcoming May polls.
January 28 , 2025 – 05:50 AM
Comelec is confident of finishing the printing of 73 million ballots for the May 12 elections by April as originally scheduled
January 27 , 2025 – 11:11 PM
The name of Marikina mayor Marcy Teodoro will remain in ballots for his bid for a House of Representatives seat.
January 27 , 2025 – 07:26 PM
Voters will have an easier time finding their designated precincts as the list outside the classrooms will have their pictures, the Commission on Elections said.
January 27 , 2025 – 03:07 PM
The Commission on Elections on Monday urged the printers of ballots for the May 2025 polls to lessen the number of defective ballots.
January 27 , 2025 – 02:29 PM
The Commission on Elections has “partially terminated” its contract with election service provider Miru Systems Co. Ltd. to fast-track the printing of ballots.
January 27 , 2025 – 02:18 PM
The PNP logged seven suspected election-related incidents (ERIs) nationwide since the start of the poll period last January 12
January 27 , 2025 – 01:31 PM
The Philippine National Police arrested a total of 379 individuals who reportedly violated the nationwide gun ban during the election period.
January 27 , 2025 – 11:07 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) resumed printing ballots on Monday after being delayed repeatedly due to last-minute adjustments.
January 26 , 2025 – 01:30 PM
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal criticized Senate Bill No. 2816 which sets a four-year term for barangay and SK officials.
January 25 , 2025 – 11:45 PM
The residents of Sulu province expressed mixed views on the province’s exit to the Bangsamoro autonomous region.
January 25 , 2025 – 10:44 PM
Barely two weeks after the gun ban period started, the PNP in its election-related monitoring said that gun ban violators rose to 364.
January 25 , 2025 – 08:39 PM
Comelec is preparing to send PNP personnel as backup electoral board members for the 2025 elections to the BARMM in Muslim Mindanao.
January 25 , 2025 – 07:27 PM
This province posted the fastest transmission of results for mock elections, which was already done by Saturday afternoon.
January 25 , 2025 – 05:00 PM
Comelec will not add more voters in each polling precinct despite faster turnaround of automated counting machines (ACMs)
January 25 , 2025 – 02:20 PM
Election officer Munira Arasid was assisting in feeding the ballot of voters in the ACM during the mock elections in Sulu
January 25 , 2025 – 05:38 AM
Commission on Elections Chair George Garcia on Friday said the poll body would no longer host debates for senatorial and other candidates in the May 12 elections.
January 24 , 2025 – 07:06 PM
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that all senatorial candidates should participate in possible debates to ensure fairness.
January 24 , 2025 – 04:30 PM
Comelec and the IPOPHL encouraged poll bets to create their own campaign jingles to avoid violation of intellectual property rights.
January 24 , 2025 – 02:11 PM
The PNP has recorded five suspected election-related incidents and 334 gun ban violations in its monitoring for the 2025 midterm elections.
January 24 , 2025 – 11:47 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering issuing a resolution that would compel candidates to participate in debates.
January 24 , 2025 – 05:48 AM
social media personality Francis Leo Marcos on Thursday withdrew from the 2025 Senate race.
January 23 , 2025 – 11:53 PM
The placement of the surname and number of reelectionist Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla on the ballot is based on a court order, the Commission on Elections said.
January 23 , 2025 – 10:59 PM
Including the names of disqualified bets with pending appeals on the ballot can create a “dangerous precedent” in future elections, the Commission on Elections said.
January 23 , 2025 – 10:33 PM
The withdrawal of social media personality Francis Leo Marcos from the senatorial race has caused a delay in the ballot printing for the third time.
January 23 , 2025 – 06:14 PM
Comelec will need at least P2.5 billion if the first BARMM Parliamentary elections are rescheduled to a later date, according to the Comelec.
January 23 , 2025 – 04:31 PM
Francis Leo Marcos called on his supporters to back Sen. Imee Marcos’ reelection bid as he backed out from the Senate race.
January 23 , 2025 – 03:54 PM
Comelec called on those planning to back out of the elections to withdraw their candidacies before the Comelec begins reprinting ballots.
January 23 , 2025 – 02:56 PM
MANILA, Philippines — Francis Leo Marcos on Thursday withdrew his candidacy for a Senate seat in the 20256 midterm elections.
January 23 , 2025 – 02:19 PM
KJC founder Apollo Quiboloy on Thursday said that the adjustment of spots in the ballot for senatorial aspirants is inconvenient.
January 23 , 2025 – 09:54 AM
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan, was among those affected by the adjustment in the ballot list of candidates for senator.
January 23 , 2025 – 05:42 AM
DICT on Wednesday warned candidates in the May 12 elections that it would file charges against those caught using text blasting machines.
January 23 , 2025 – 05:06 AM
Authorities have identified 14 election areas of concern in Central Luzon, with San Antonio in Nueva Ecija receiving particular attention.
January 22 , 2025 – 11:02 PM
Comelec will proceed with its mock elections and the reprinting of ballots on Saturday, January 25, its chairman George Erwin Garcia said.
January 22 , 2025 – 05:49 PM
Garcia denied the claims of a former chief justice that he committed grave abuse of discretion in the series of decisions by the poll body.
January 22 , 2025 – 05:28 PM
The Department of Information and Communication Technology cautioned candidates for the 2025 elections against using illegal text blast devices to campaign.
January 22 , 2025 – 04:48 PM
The Commission on Elections will review its resolution on the aid distribution ban in relation to the upcoming 2025 polls.
January 22 , 2025 – 03:51 PM
Comelec Chairman Garcia called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to fast-track the appointment of new commissioners for the poll body.
January 22 , 2025 – 03:01 PM
The ballots for the 2025 midterm elections will feature two Marcoses, as a former nuisance candidate has decided to use his stage name.
January 22 , 2025 – 12:50 PM
The Comelec on Wednesday said it is scheduled to resume the printing of ballots for the 2025 midterm elections on Saturday, Jan. 25.
January 22 , 2025 – 08:38 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will begin the three-month training of its field officials on Jan. 27.
January 22 , 2025 – 05:25 AM
The Supreme Court issued on Tuesday two more temporary restraining orders (TROs) against the Commission on Elections (Comelec), preventing the poll body from disqualifying Francis Leo Marcos and former Albay Gov
January 21 , 2025 – 10:57 PM
PNP cautioned security guards against carrying their firearms off-duty, stressing vigilance amid the gun ban for the 2025 elections.
January 21 , 2025 – 10:20 PM
The inclusion of Norman Mangusin—better known as Francis Leo Marcos—in the list has further delayed the printing of ballots.
January 21 , 2025 – 08:01 PM
Comelec was reminded that disqualified candidates may appeal their cases to the high court, which could take time to resolve.
January 21 , 2025 – 05:57 PM
Comelec can’t include disqualified candidates with cases pending before the SC on the ballots, citing executory decisions and ballot length.
January 21 , 2025 – 05:15 PM
The Comelec may tap its savings, if necessary, amid challenges it faces in printing ballots, Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday.
January 21 , 2025 – 04:59 PM
The total number of gun ban violators so far has reached 250, according to data released by the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday.
January 21 , 2025 – 04:44 PM
Nuisance candidacies “in bad faith” should face criminal liability to learn their lesson, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said on Tuesday.
January 21 , 2025 – 03:40 PM
The Supreme Court (SC) again temporarily stopped Comelec from implementing the disqualification of dismissed Albay Gov. Noel Rosal.
January 21 , 2025 – 03:31 PM
The Supreme Court temporarily halted the disqualification of Norman Mangusin, who goes by Francis Leo Marcos, from the 2025 elections.
January 21 , 2025 – 02:34 PM
Comelec will comply with the Supreme Court’s directive, even if it results in another delay in printing the ballots for the midterm elections
January 21 , 2025 – 01:41 PM
The election gun ban started on January 12, and authorities were able to arrest 225 violators and confiscate 228 firearms since.
January 21 , 2025 – 08:57 AM
Philip Salvador got the 58th spot on the ballot sheet for the May polls, following former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson’s withdrawal.
January 21 , 2025 – 04:40 AM
Comelec has classified 16 towns and a city in Western Visayas as “areas of concern” or election hotspots ahead of the May polls.
January 20 , 2025 – 09:04 PM
In an unprecedented move, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) deputized the National Printing Office in its bid to fast track
January 20 , 2025 – 03:58 PM
Comelec will resume the reprinting of ballots on Wednesday, Jan. 22, “at all costs,” its chief, George Erwin Garcia, said on Monday.
January 20 , 2025 – 03:06 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday that a law is needed to implement a hybrid system of elections in the country.
January 20 , 2025 – 02:10 PM
To give political aspirants more time to appeal their poll cases, Comelec is considering moving the COC filing to an earlier date.
January 20 , 2025 – 11:58 AM
To avoid any delay in printing of ballots, a poll watchdog urged the Comelec to return to manual voting but with automated transmission.
January 19 , 2025 – 02:18 PM
An election lawyer called on Comelec to include on 2025 election ballots the names of disqualified candidates whose appeals are pending.
January 19 , 2025 – 05:40 AM
Comelec will accommodate three more local candidates who secured TROs from the Supreme Court, which stayed their disqualifications.
January 18 , 2025 – 09:45 PM
The Lakas-CMD party in Zamboanga del Norte has called for peaceful elections in the province following an attack against its leader.
January 18 , 2025 – 11:40 AM
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan suggested to the Comelec a possible solution to the current problem with ballot papers.
January 18 , 2025 – 05:48 AM
Comelec has scrapped its target to resume the printing of official ballots on Monday to include disqualified bets who secured temporary restraining orders.
January 18 , 2025 – 05:02 AM
Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane will no longer run unopposed following a Supreme Court ruling that reversed the disqualification of an Aeta gubernatorial candidate.
January 17 , 2025 – 06:04 PM
Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez who is running to become Laguna’s 2nd District solon, filed charges against two nuisance candidates
January 17 , 2025 – 01:43 PM
Comelec is considering recycling ballot papers that were rendered useless following a ruling of the Supreme Court (SC).
January 16 , 2025 – 03:57 PM
Comelec is looking for ways to save from destruction around 2.3 million ballots to be used for first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament election.
January 16 , 2025 – 01:43 PM
The online raffle of former Ilocos Sur governor and businessman Chavit Singson will go on despite his withdrawal in the senatorial race.
January 16 , 2025 – 10:54 AM
The name of former Ilocos Sur governor and businessman Chavit Singson will no longer be in the reprinted ballots for midterm polls.
January 16 , 2025 – 10:09 AM
Senatorial aspirant Chavit Singson withdrew from the senatorial race in the upcoming midterm elections in May.
January 16 , 2025 – 08:41 AM
Comelec en banc has canceled the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of the incumbent mayor of Bugasong town, Antique province.
January 16 , 2025 – 05:46 AM
After failing to convince Comelec to grant their petition, labor lawyer Matula and WPP have turned to the Supreme Court.
January 15 , 2025 – 10:40 PM
PNP recalled over 670 protective security personnel (PSP) ahead of the May 2025 national and local elections.
January 15 , 2025 – 05:30 PM
Comelec is considering using printing machines of the National Printing Office (NPO) to expedite reprinting of ballots for the 2025 elections
January 15 , 2025 – 03:54 PM
86 firearms have so far been confiscated since the gun ban for the 2025 midterm elections was imposed, according to the PNP.
January 15 , 2025 – 02:42 PM
The reprinting of ballots for the 2025 elections is a first in electoral history, said Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Garcia.
January 15 , 2025 – 02:29 PM
Detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy’s bid to secure a Senate seat become a has been challenged before the SC.
January 15 , 2025 – 01:33 PM
Comelec plans to begin reprinting ballots for the 2025 elections on Monday, January 20, chairman George Garcia announced on Wednesday.
January 15 , 2025 – 12:11 PM
Comelec will destroy six million printed ballots for the 2025 elections after Supreme Court stops declaration of Senate nuisance candidate.
January 15 , 2025 – 11:49 AM
The reprinting of the ballots will not lead to the resetting of polls on May 12, Commission on Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia said.
January 15 , 2025 – 11:24 AM
About a dozen senatorial aspirants will have to change their number in their campaign paraphernalia again.
January 14 , 2025 – 08:34 PM
SC has temporarily stopped the implementation of the disqualification order imposed by the Comelec against five local candidates.
January 14 , 2025 – 08:30 PM
A bill setting the term of office for barangay officials and SK members to four years passed the Senate’s third and final reading
January 14 , 2025 – 07:42 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be suspending the printing of ballots for the 2025 elections due to TRO of the Supreme Court.
January 14 , 2025 – 04:42 PM
The Supreme Court stopped the Comelec from implementing its order disqualifying former Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice.
January 14 , 2025 – 03:48 PM
Firearm replicas are included in the gun ban during the entire 150-day election period, for the 2025 midterm elections – Comelec.
January 14 , 2025 – 05:20 AM
A month before the start of the official campaign period, Luis “Chavit” Singson dropped out of the Senate race for health reasons.
January 13 , 2025 – 07:46 PM
Lack of financial resources to mount a nationwide campaign does not make a candidate a nuisance, the Supreme Court said
January 13 , 2025 – 03:50 PM
The total number of gun ban violators climbed from six to 25 on the second day of the 150-day election period for the May 12 polls.
January 13 , 2025 – 10:55 AM
Comelec urged candidates to refrain from using INC’s “National Rally for Peace” as a platform for premature campaigning.
January 13 , 2025 – 10:49 AM
Dismissed Albay Gov. Noel Rosal has asked SC to nullify a recent Comelec resolution disqualifying him from running for governor.
January 13 , 2025 – 06:28 AM
A businessman involved in a traffic mishap became the first reported violator of the gun ban in Western Visayas.
January 13 , 2025 – 05:40 AM
At least six people were arrested on Sunday, the first day of the nationwide gun ban during the start of the 150-day election period.
January 12 , 2025 – 05:45 PM
Former Albay Gov. Rosal asked Supreme Court to nullify Comelec resolution of disqualifying him from seeking reelection in the 2025 elections.
January 12 , 2025 – 12:48 PM
PNP arrested four individuals for allegedly violating the nationwide gun ban, which began on Sunday, the first day of the election period.
January 12 , 2025 – 12:31 PM
Comelec has exempted more than 1,000 individuals and members of security agencies, among others, from the nationwide election gun ban.
January 12 , 2025 – 11:51 AM
Comelec chairman George Garcia has expressed dismay over the campaign stunts being perpetrated by many political aspirants.
January 10 , 2025 – 09:10 AM
Comelec has asked NBI to determine the source of fake news on the withdrawal of Sagip Party-list Rep. Marcoleta from the senatorial race.
January 10 , 2025 – 08:20 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said most areas at “serious risk” of poll-related violence are found in the BARRM.
January 9 , 2025 – 07:40 PM
The PNP recorded 12 election-related incidents of violence in 2024, according to Comelec Chairman George Garcia.
January 9 , 2025 – 02:43 PM
Comelec reminded the public on Thursday that any government aid belongs to every Filipino people, and not from any politician.
January 9 , 2025 – 11:12 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified 38 areas of concern under the red category due to serious or grave threats.
January 8 , 2025 – 03:56 PM
Comelec remained firm that candidates are strictly prohibited from attending the DSWD’s distribution of cash aid during poll spending ban.
January 8 , 2025 – 01:12 PM
Comelec has granted the DSWD’s request to exempt 28 programs from the 2025 midterm elections’ spending ban, subject to three conditions.
January 8 , 2025 – 08:51 AM
MANILA, Philippines — Only one private armed group (PAG) remains in Central Luzon ahead of the 2025 national and local elections, according to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3)
January 7 , 2025 – 06:55 PM
Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints should not be set up in dark areas, its chief George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday.
January 7 , 2025 – 06:26 PM
The Comelec could not decide on its own when it comes to the eligibility of ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo to run for senator.
January 7 , 2025 – 03:19 PM
Former Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is not withdrawing from the senatorial race in the upcoming 2025 polls, according to the Comelec chairman.
January 6 , 2025 – 06:17 PM
PNP is monitoring three active private armed groups as the 2025 elections draw near, according to its spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo.
January 6 , 2025 – 02:45 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday began the printing of ballots for the upcoming midterm polls.
January 6 , 2025 – 01:19 PM
The nationwide gun ban will start on Sunday, January 12, as the election period begins for the May 2025 vote, the PNP said.
January 6 , 2025 – 12:18 PM
The checkpoints designated by the Comelec will begin to be set up on January 11 (Saturday) and will last until June 12.
January 3 , 2025 – 05:20 AM
Dismissed Mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City in Cebu on Thursday sought the intervention of the Supreme Court
January 2 , 2025 – 08:20 PM
Dismissed Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes has appealed to the Supreme Court (SC) to reverse the Comelec decision to cancel his COC.
January 1 , 2025 – 05:25 AM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may certify the postponement of the first parliamentary elections in the BARMM
December 30 , 2024 – 04:22 PM
Don’t politicize the upcoming Traslacion during the Feast of the Black Nazarene in January 2025, the Comelec reminds political aspirants.
December 30 , 2024 – 05:34 AM
WPP, led by senatorial candidate Sonny Matula, will file a petition for certiorari before the SC vs Comelec’s decision on Quiboloy candidacy.
December 29 , 2024 – 03:15 PM
Apollo Quiboloy remains in the running for senator via the May 2025 polls, but it will soon be challenged before the Supreme Court (SC).
December 29 , 2024 – 05:38 AM
Comelec) has affirmed two earlier decisions that allowed detained preacher and indicted sex offender Apollo Quiboloy to run for the Senate.
December 28 , 2024 – 10:57 AM
Comelec has announced that all cases of nuisance candidates for local and national posts have already been resolved.
December 27 , 2024 – 11:42 PM
Comelec en banc affirmed the second division decision to disqualify former Caloocan Rep. Egay Erice from seeking a House comeback.
December 27 , 2024 – 06:43 PM
Comelec en banc denied a motion for reconsideration seeking to block Apollo Quiboloy from running for senator in the 2025 elections.
December 27 , 2024 – 04:27 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday disqualified former Albay Gov. Noel Rosal from seeking reelection in the May 2025 polls.
December 27 , 2024 – 03:18 PM
If elections were to be held this month, only eight party-list groups would be assured of at least one seat in the House, SWS said.
December 26 , 2024 – 07:04 PM
Comelec is considering deploying around 35,000 armed personnel to serve as substitute electoral board members for the 2025 polls.
December 26 , 2024 – 03:18 PM
Comelec nuisance candidate rulings underwent due process and are not “whimsical or capricious,” its chief, George Erwin Garcia, said.
December 25 , 2024 – 10:59 PM
Three senatorial aspirants on Wednesday slammed Comelec over what they call the poll body’s “indiscriminate” nuisance candidate declarations.
December 24 , 2024 – 01:38 PM
With the ball on the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) court, here’s what we will keep tabs on in the 2025 national and local elections and the first one for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
December 24 , 2024 – 12:33 PM
Political aspirants holding raffles will not be liable for an election offense yet, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
December 24 , 2024 – 05:38 AM
Comelec chair Chair George Erwin Garcia told reporters that they had been informed about “several issues” hounding the P112-million OVCS.
December 23 , 2024 – 10:54 PM
Comelec decision to junk the disqualification petition against senatorial aspirant and detained KJC founder Apollo Quiboloy was challenged.
December 23 , 2024 – 04:25 PM
It will be up to the discretion of poll officers who received threats to decide on their reassignment, Comelec Chair Garcia said.
December 23 , 2024 – 04:23 PM
Sulu is neither an “area of concern” nor a province that should be placed under Comelec control at this point, the poll body chief said.
December 23 , 2024 – 05:25 AM
Photos provided by the victims showed that some members of the scamming group were “former Comelec employees, around 15 years ago.”
December 22 , 2024 – 05:40 AM
Comelec condemned the attack on the Sulu provincial elections supervisor, which resulted in the death of the official’s brother.
December 22 , 2024 – 05:34 AM
Comelec has denied a petition to disqualify jailed televangelist Apollo Quiboloy from the 2025 senatorial race.
December 21 , 2024 – 11:08 PM
Comelec has thrashed a petition to disqualify an aspirant for a CDO congressional seat in next year’s midterm elections.
December 21 , 2024 – 02:21 PM
A Sulu election officer survived an armed attack in Zamboanga City on Saturday, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia reported.
December 21 , 2024 – 05:06 AM
Former revolutionaries, incumbent members of the interim parliament and members of local clans are among the nominees for party
December 20 , 2024 – 11:25 PM
Comelec dismissed a petition to disqualify televangelist Apollo Quiboloy from joining the senatorial race in the 2025 polls.
December 20 , 2024 – 06:38 PM
Manny Pacquiao and his supporter, the 1-Pacman party-list group, are “ready to rumble” in the 2025 elections.
December 20 , 2024 – 04:44 PM
Some aspirants in the 2025 elections have reported to Comelec an “advanced victory” scheme, in which they are made to pay to win.
December 20 , 2024 – 04:31 PM
The NBI vows to help ensure a “clean, honest, and peaceful” 2025 elections by cracking down on vote-buying and poll-related cybercrimes.
December 20 , 2024 – 02:59 PM
Chavit Singson is emerging as a dark horse in the 2025 senatorial race, rising in the latest Tangere survey from 14.71% to 26% percent.
December 20 , 2024 – 11:31 AM
Comelec has disqualified dismissed Mayor Jonas Cortes of Mandaue City from seeking reelection as it cancelled his COC
December 19 , 2024 – 10:37 PM
The House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading a measure postponing the first parliamentary elections in the BARMM
December 19 , 2024 – 10:07 PM
The Comelec auctioned off “unserviceable” precinct count optical scanner (PCOS) machines and other election equipment
December 19 , 2024 – 06:09 PM
Southern Leyte rolled out the red carpet for senatorial candidate Chavit Singson as Governor Mian Mercado expressed his admiration for Singson’s game-changing projects
December 18 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
The House approved on third and final reading the bill resetting the first regular elections in the BARMM from 2025 to 2026.
December 17 , 2024 – 09:41 PM
The party-list group Wage Hike has withdrawn its intent to participate in the 2025 midterm elections, the Comelec said on Tuesday.
December 17 , 2024 – 06:36 PM
A bill that seeks to reset the first BARMM elections to May 2026 has been approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading.
December 16 , 2024 – 05:09 PM
The country’s poll body is looking into the possibility that some areas may have been sharing voters to help a candidate win elections.
December 16 , 2024 – 02:54 PM
The Comelec on Monday said it exempted nine programs of the DOLE from the election spending ban during the 2025 midterm elections.
December 15 , 2024 – 10:02 PM
Only 31 percent of those who filed their certificates of candidacy for the 2025 polls registered their social media accounts, says Comelec.
December 15 , 2024 – 06:14 PM
A woman seeking to run for Laguna governor in the 2025 elections was declared as a nuisance candidate by the Comelec.
December 15 , 2024 – 05:53 PM
Bobby Pacquiao may not have a fight record as sterling as his older brother Manny’s, but he has as big a heart for public service.
December 15 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
Close to 14,000 candidates, political parties and party list organizations have filed applications for their online campaign platforms.
December 14 , 2024 – 05:00 AM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted 48 infrastructure projects of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center from the ban on public works during next year’s election period
December 13 , 2024 – 09:29 PM
Comelec wrapped up the registration period for the digital election campaigns for the 2025 polls with over 13,000 online registrations.
December 12 , 2024 – 08:50 PM
Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro says the petitions to cancel his candidacy for the 2025 polls are “political maneuvering.”
December 12 , 2024 – 06:06 PM
The National Confederation of Labor has filed a petition before the Comelec to suspend the printing of the ballots for the 2025 elections.
December 12 , 2024 – 04:19 PM
PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil has ordered intensified efforts against private armies and loose firearms ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.
December 12 , 2024 – 04:02 PM
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia says he will inhibit himself in deciding on the Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro’s candidacy cancellation.
December 12 , 2024 – 02:29 PM
Over 68,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) can vote in the 2025 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday.
December 12 , 2024 – 10:11 AM
Comelec has issued a new set of rules and regulations implementing Republic Act No. 9006, or the Fair Election Act of 2001.
December 11 , 2024 – 06:25 PM
The Commission on Elections on Wednesday allotted additional seats in the provincial councils of 21 provinces.
December 11 , 2024 – 05:25 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) canceled Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro’s bid for a seat in the House of Representatives.
December 9 , 2024 – 10:41 AM
Less than half of Senate aspirants submitted registration forms for their social media accounts to the Comelec
December 8 , 2024 – 05:48 PM
Milka Romero, the 1-Pacman party list first nominee, led the distribution of goods to seniors in Cebu City on Saturday, Dec. 7.
December 8 , 2024 – 05:40 AM
Comelec on Saturday reminded candidates running next year that they have less than a week to register their online campaign platforms.
December 7 , 2024 – 07:05 PM
Comelec urged religious and civic organizations in Davao City to participate in the demonstration of the automated counting machines (ACMs).
December 6 , 2024 – 08:22 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division canceled the candidacy of a woman from Laguna who used a male moniker.
December 6 , 2024 – 02:33 PM
Suspended Albay Gov. Grex Lagman withdraws from the gubernatorial race to support ex-governor Noel Rosal to battle with Rep. Joey Salceda.
December 5 , 2024 – 05:48 PM
Manny Pacquiao, the country’s greatest fighter, is making yet another big comeback, but not in the boxing ring.
December 4 , 2024 – 06:14 PM
Another senatorial bet declared a nuisance filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge the Commission on Elections’s designation.
December 4 , 2024 – 12:23 PM
In a rare move, Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia voted in favor of a senatorial aspirant declared by the poll body as a nuisance candidate.
December 3 , 2024 – 07:30 PM
Three of the senatorial aspirants and party mates of Sonny Matula who were declared as nuisance candidates filed a petition before the SC
December 3 , 2024 – 01:11 PM
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has reaffirmed its role in safeguarding the integrity of the 2025 elections.
December 2 , 2024 – 07:47 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) last week declared as nuisance the candidacy of a local quack doctor from Cabuyao, Laguna.
December 2 , 2024 – 04:00 PM
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia said Rep. Egay Erice’s call for all commissioners to inhibit from his disqualification case is “illogical.”
December 2 , 2024 – 12:33 PM
Ex-Caloocan Rep. Egay Erice was joined by his supporters at the Comelec on Monday as he contested the poll body’s disqualification.
December 2 , 2024 – 12:20 PM
The PDP-Laban faction led by Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel hits former President Rodrigo Duterte’s wing for urging the public to join the Edsa Shrine rally.
December 2 , 2024 – 04:50 AM
Comelec is set to conduct a nationwide voter education road show—including live demonstrations of the automated counting machine—on Monday.
December 2 , 2024 – 04:45 AM
Congressional aspirant Raineir Joaquin Uy has denied allegations by Comelec that he caused the padding of the urban village’s list of voters.
December 1 , 2024 – 01:45 PM
Any law seeking to postpone the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s parliamentary polls needs to undergo a plebiscite, a lawyer said on Sunday.
November 30 , 2024 – 02:20 PM
The Comelec will begin its touring campaign for voter education and ACM demonstration on December 2, 2024.
November 30 , 2024 – 05:35 AM
Comelec on Friday finally declared as nuisance candidates 21 aspirants seeking a seat in the Senate in next year’s midterm polls.
November 29 , 2024 – 02:29 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected the appeal to overturn its nuisance candidate declaration covering 18 senatorial aspirants.
November 29 , 2024 – 02:12 PM
The Commission on Elections will remove election officers from their posts once they receive death threats to ensure their safety
November 29 , 2024 – 05:46 AM
Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia inhibited himself from cases involving former Caloocan City congressman Edgar Erice
November 28 , 2024 – 05:56 AM
Comelec has disqualified Edgar Erice from running in the 2025 polls due to propagation of false information.
November 27 , 2024 – 06:38 PM
The Comelec has finally received the last batch of automated counting machines (ACMs) from Miru Systems in South Korea.
November 27 , 2024 – 10:31 AM
Comelec has filed a disqualification case against a House of Representatives aspirant in Cagayan de Oro City.
November 27 , 2024 – 02:01 AM
Comelec urged Congress to amend election guidelines where the election period should start once the poll aspirants file their COCs.
November 26 , 2024 – 11:35 PM
Comelec and PANTAY on Tuesday underscored inclusivity in their partnership to raise queer awareness for the 2025 elections.
November 26 , 2024 – 05:38 PM
Comelec will release guidelines on anti-discriminatory campaigns for the 2025 elections, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said.
November 25 , 2024 – 10:57 PM
An election officer in Lanao del Norte was “brutally killed” on Monday in apparent poll-related violence, according to Comelec.
November 25 , 2024 – 05:09 AM
Comelec Chair George Garcia clarified that disqualified candidates can still appeal the matter to the Supreme Court.
November 25 , 2024 – 05:20 AM
A Muslim lawyer and head of the Moro Ako Party urged the government to hold the region’s first BARMM elections in accordance with the law.
November 22 , 2024 – 11:37 PM
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM) will have its first-ever Parliament elections in May 2025.
November 22 , 2024 – 05:22 PM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the call to suspend the 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections is still being studied.
November 22 , 2024 – 03:33 PM
The party led by senatorial hopeful Sonny Matula is “saddened” as the Commission on Elections declared nine aspirants in their slate nuisance bets.
November 22 , 2024 – 03:04 PM
More candidates have contested the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to declare them as a “nuisance.”
November 21 , 2024 – 11:11 PM
Comelec is still seeing if there was evidence to disqualify a political aspirant linked the irregular voter registrations in Cagayan de Oro
November 21 , 2024 – 05:09 PM
Comelec will resolve the appeals filed by nuisance bets by next week, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday.
November 21 , 2024 – 03:37 PM
The Commission on Elections will release new guidelines on party-lists, according to Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia.
November 21 , 2024 – 02:44 PM
For Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, it would be better for the P3PWD party-list not to appeal the Supreme Court ruling on Rowena Guanzon.
November 21 , 2024 – 12:48 PM
The emotions of senatorial aspirant Beth Lopez surged as she called the Commission on Elections (Comelec) “walang kwenta ” (useless).
November 21 , 2024 – 12:01 PM
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is set to deploy election watchers in the upcoming midterm elections.
November 21 , 2024 – 11:37 AM
Comelec divisions have so far declared 14 aspirants for the 2025 polls as “nuisance candidates.” Now, they are rejecting the label.
November 21 , 2024 – 05:40 AM
SC has granted a petition removing Rowena Guanzon from the list of nominees of P3PWD party list group that secured a seat in the 2022 poll.
November 20 , 2024 – 10:10 PM
Four governors of provinces in Bangsamoro backed the proposal to move the first-ever elections in the autonomous regions next year.
November 20 , 2024 – 09:19 PM
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has the power to ask the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct a house-to-house canvass
November 20 , 2024 – 06:33 PM
The Supreme Court (SC) declared null and void the substitution of Rowena Guanzon as the first nominee of P3PWD in the 2022 elections.
November 20 , 2024 – 04:46 PM
The Comelec will formally ask Congress to no longer allow the issuance of barangay certification as a proof of voter identity
November 20 , 2024 – 03:57 PM
The Comelec said it will disqualify and file charges against the alleged culprit of the irregular voter registrations of over 9,000 individuals.
November 20 , 2024 – 02:09 PM
The Comelec called on the PNP and the DILG to resolve the killing of an aspirant for a vice mayoral post in Cotabato.
November 20 , 2024 – 05:32 AM
The First and Second Divisions of Comelec have disqualified 117 senatorial aspirants for being nuisance candidates
November 20 , 2024 – 12:29 AM
Poll watchdogs PPCRV and Namfrel expressed their support for Comelec’s recent amendment on social media regulations.
November 19 , 2024 – 03:38 PM
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Tuesday the list of approved areas for mock elections in preparation for the 2025 polls.
November 19 , 2024 – 01:53 PM
Comelec chair George Erwin Garcia said six individuals who were labeled nuisance candidates in the 2025 polls are rejecting the body’s ruling
November 19 , 2024 – 12:33 PM
There is no deadline extension for the registration of social media accounts of political parties and aspirants for the 2025 polls, the Comelec said on Tuesday.
November 19 , 2024 – 12:29 PM
Comelec said no complaints against any aspirant suspected to be a nuisance candidate in the 2025 BARMM poll have been filed.
November 19 , 2024 – 05:10 AM
The number of registered voters in Makati City has ballooned by nearly 57,000 even after it lost 10 vote-rich barangays to Taguig City.
November 18 , 2024 – 05:20 PM
Caloocan City has thrown its full support behind Chavit Singson, who received a warm welcome from Mayor Malapitan and Congressman Malapitan.
November 18 , 2024 – 03:36 PM
Two lawmakers wished Alvarez camp luck after he suggested that Duterte run for the country’s top post again in the 2028 national elections.
November 18 , 2024 – 03:33 PM
Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday bared that the Commission on Elections is gearing up to probe the “unusual” increase in Makati City’s voter registrants.
November 18 , 2024 – 12:22 PM
The Commission on Elections has amended its social media guidelines for the 2025 polls.
November 17 , 2024 – 03:04 AM
Comelec on Saturday began field testing activities in different locations in the country as preparation for the 2025 elections.
November 16 , 2024 – 03:30 PM
At least 67 candidates in next year’s midterm elections in Eastern Visayas have no challengers.
November 16 , 2024 – 05:04 AM
Election officials from BARMM began arriving at Comelec central office in Manila to submit COCs and other documents of political aspirants.
November 15 , 2024 – 06:04 PM
Comelec has received over 90 percent of the automated counted machines (ACMs) for the 2025 midterm elections, Chairman George Garcia said.
November 15 , 2024 – 05:36 PM
The certificates of candidacy filed by candidates of Bangsamoro parliamentary polls will not be honored if the elections get moved to 2026
November 15 , 2024 – 12:35 PM
Many of the irregular vote transferees from Taguig City to Makati City said they made the move to continuously receive benefits from Makati.
November 14 , 2024 – 09:47 AM
A poll watchdog hailed Comelec’s ruling to no longer allow the manual uploads of the memory card to the canvassing machines.
November 13 , 2024 – 06:04 PM
A former Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson in Iloilo City who seeks a Senate seat slammed the Commission on Elections’ move to declare him a nuisance candidate.
November 13 , 2024 – 05:47 PM
Senate President Francis Escudero said two provisions of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s election code violate the Constitution.
November 13 , 2024 – 05:44 PM
The Comelec will no longer allow manual uploading of SD cards to transmit results in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections.
November 13 , 2024 – 03:36 PM
IComelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia only put dots on it to cast his mock vote in VCM shading threshold test
November 12 , 2024 – 11:07 PM
Comelec and MMDA on Tuesday reminded poll aspirants to be responsible in posting their election materials on public spaces.
November 12 , 2024 – 05:57 PM
Comelec will decide this week on the removal of a provision regulating the social media accounts of private individuals.
November 12 , 2024 – 05:39 PM
Comelec will release the remaining list of nuisance candidates for the Senate this week, polls chief George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday
November 12 , 2024 – 05:33 PM
The Gabriela Women’s Party said it will push for Comelec to develop guidelines against harassment of women political aspirants.
November 12 , 2024 – 04:59 PM
The Civil Security Group’s (CSG) nationwide accounting of licensed firearms focuses on gun owners with a Type 5 license for now.
November 12 , 2024 – 04:57 PM
The Comelec ordered the camp of senatorial aspirant and detained KJC founder Apollo Quiboloy to respond to the DQ case filed against him.
November 12 , 2024 – 12:16 PM
The Commission on Elections and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority have expanded their partnership in preparing for the 2025 elections.
November 11 , 2024 – 10:25 PM
At least two members of the Bangsamoro parliament have thrown their support behind a proposal to move the first-ever elections to 2026.
November 11 , 2024 – 06:07 PM
The interim regional government of BARMM has yet to finalize its position on postponing its first parliamentary elections, said Sen. Poe.
November 11 , 2024 – 04:31 PM
Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia has urged voters to participate in the 2025 elections.
November 11 , 2024 – 02:41 PM
The Commission on Elections and over 50 media groups and other organizations have partnered with GMA network for the upcoming coverage of the 2025 elections.
November 11 , 2024 – 01:15 PM
Newly proclaimed Legazpi City, Albay Mayor Alfredo Garbin on Monday said he is expecting a peaceful transition of power in the provincial capital.
November 11 , 2024 – 08:02 AM
The replacement of Legazpi, Albay mayor Geraldine Rosal was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday.
November 11 , 2024 – 05:45 AM
Some 47 individuals have been declared by Comelec nuisance candidates to run as senator in the 2025 midterm polls.
November 11 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
The leadership of erstwhile rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation (MILF) wants the BARMM elections to proceed next year.
November 10 , 2024 – 04:04 PM
The Comelec said 109 aspirants for parliamentary district representatives and eight regional political parties filed their candidacies for the 2025 Bangsamoro polls
November 10 , 2024 – 06:12 AM
Calabarzon gained 1,990,992 new registered voters from February to September 30 this year, bringing the total voter count to 9,761,170.
November 10 , 2024 – 02:28 AM
Comelec on Saturday wrapped up the filing of COCs and certificates of acceptance of nominations for the first BARMM parliamentary polls.
November 9 , 2024 – 04:35 PM
Former Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno has expressed immense pride and excitement over his son Joaquin’s bid for city council.
November 9 , 2024 – 01:09 AM
The ruling political party affiliated with MILF officially filed its intent to participate in the first-ever parliamentary polls in BARMM.
November 7 , 2024 – 11:39 PM
There was a surge of aspirants who formally filed their intent to run for the BARMM parliamentary elections as the deadline for COCs nears.
November 7 , 2024 – 01:46 PM
Cpmelec appealed to Congress to finalize before the end of December whether or not it would push for the deferment of the BARMM polls.
November 7 , 2024 – 01:26 PM
The proposed deferral of the parliamentary polls in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was met with opposition at the Senate on Thursday.
November 7 , 2024 – 10:07 AM
A poll watchdog on Thursday said Comelec should junk its resolution seeking to regulate the usage of social media platforms in campaigning.
November 6 , 2024 – 06:21 PM
Twelve more aspirants for a seat in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s filed their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday.
November 6 , 2024 – 05:14 PM
A House bill seeking to reset the first general elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from May 12, 2025 to May 11, 2026 was filed.
November 6 , 2024 – 10:19 AM
Senate President Francis Escudero on assured that all opinions on the proposed postponement of the BARMM parliamentary polls
November 6 , 2024 – 05:05 AM
Officials of ACT said that they were able to secure “significant commitments” from Comelec to increase teachers’ benefits and incentives.
November 6 , 2024 – 12:27 AM
Former Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso leads significantly in the most recent commissioned OCTA Research polling data.
November 5 , 2024 – 08:35 PM
Only 14 aspirants formalized bids to represent their districts in the first two days of filing for COC in the first BARMM parliamentary polls.
November 5 , 2024 – 04:45 PM
Citing costs, a poll watchdog said the first-ever BARMM parliamentary elections next year should push through.
November 5 , 2024 – 04:10 PM
Comelec may repeal the requirement to register the personal accounts of private individuals who will campaign for political candidates on social media.
November 5 , 2024 – 03:49 PM
A coalition has asked the Comelec to provide documents proving that the contract of venture follows the constitutionally mandated 60/40 rule.
November 5 , 2024 – 04:40 AM
Comelec on Monday began accepting COC for next year’s first-ever parliamentary elections in BARMM amid a Senate postponement plan.
November 4 , 2024 – 10:23 PM
Comelec on Monday said it will continue to prepare for the conduct of the first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary polls.
November 4 , 2024 – 10:00 PM
Dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo’s finger print is among the one million duplicate dactylograms found by Comelec in its system.
November 4 , 2024 – 08:01 PM
A bill seeking to defer the BARMM parliamentary polls from 2025 to 2026 was filed at the Senate on Monday, Nov. 4.
November 4 , 2024 – 02:03 PM
The certificate of candidacy (COC) filing began Monday at the Comelec regional office at the Bangsamoro Government Center.
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
