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President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the buying of votes cannot be controlled but vowed to prevent violence and to run after politicians with private armies to ensure that the May elections will be credible

A mobile application that allows voters to guard their votes in the May 9 elections was launched Friday, April 22, and will be used for the first time by opposition coalition 1Sambayan. (Photo courtesy of 1Sambayan) Voters and poll watchers will be able to upload photos of election returns and s

Six suspects yielded P782,000 worth of alleged shabu in two buy-bust operations conducted by police in Quezon City on Tuesday evening, April 19, and early Thursday morning, April 21. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Fairview Station (PS 5) launched an entrapment operation at J.P Rizal Street,

BAGUIO CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) second division has ordered the cancellation of the certificate of candidacy (COC) of Avelino Amangyen, a mayoralty candidate in Paracelis, Mountain Province for the May 9 election for lying about a conviction in a criminal case. A 13-page decision penned by Comelec division presiding commissioner Marlon Casquejo said "in view of the Respondent's conviction by final judgment of an offense which carried with it the accessory penalty of ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has denied the petition for disqualification filed by the group Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the last remaining disqualification case pending against him at the division level. Presidenti

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the buying of votes cannot be controlled but vowed to prevent violence and to run after politicians with private armies to ensure that the May elections will be credible.

President Duterte admitted that the buying of votes cannot be controlled, but vowed to prevent violence and to run after politicians with private armies to ensure that the May elections will be credible.

(PNA file photo) MANILA - Locating polling precincts is the most common problem every election day. Voters flock to their usual polling places or where they voted at least in the previous election only to find their names missing from the list. This year, the threat of Covid-19 also ranks high among election concerns. For the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tied up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) through a me...

(PNA file photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA-Aspiring for an elective public position can be tricky and sometimes expensive, especially when persuading voters to know you and your platforms through massive campaigning and the use of lawful election propaganda. The beginning of one's political journey starts with becoming a candidate -- which refers to any person seeking an elective public office position. It will be followed by the use of campaign and election propaganda which include the follow...

SPEAKING OUT On May 9, Filipinos will go to the polls to vote in the national elections. As crucial as the elections are, the campaign period is equally critical. Candidates are stepping up their campaigns to ensure victory, and this occasionally includes vote buying and selling. It can even be s