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A ranking official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned on Sunday, Feb. 20, barangay officials, especially barangay captains, against endorsing any candidates for the May 9 elections. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño issued the warning as he rece

A mural painting on a private property was painted over by authorities as part of a supposed operation to remove illegal campaign paraphernalia. This

A seafarer posing as a cop was arrested by police after robbing three people in Taguig City on Thursday, Feb. 17. Southern Police District director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg said the suspect, identified as Jayson Landrito, 23, of Barangay Palingon, Taguig, was also found in possession of a grenade

Supporters of a presidential candidate are calling on the Commission on Elections to spare campaign materials posted in private properties. On Wednesday,

GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) here on Wednesday reminded all government workers, including barangay officials, to refrain from engaging in partisan political activities amid the election season. In a statement, Rilimin Sandoval, GenSan DILG chief, said all heads, officers, and employees of all state departments and offices are ordered to "uphold the principle of political neutrality in government at all times." The order, issued by Exe...

Except for the Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA), presidential candidates and other groups appear resigned to the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to throw out the petition filed before the agency by civil society groups to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos…

The Commission on Elections is open to reviewing its stringent rules for in-person campaigning in light of complaints from candidates and the prospect of further downgrade of pandemic alert levels.

The Anti-Money Laundering Council lists as ‘red flags’ large transactions within a short period of time, big cash deposits and withdrawals, and use of multiple accounts by a single person to send funds.

The two groups included in the dismissed consolidated petition for the disqualification of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. have also appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reverse the decision of its First Division on their case. On Tuesday, the group led by Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party…

Election lawyer Emil Marañon III says Moreno's action counts as vote-buying. But Comelec rules require a citizen to file a complaint for the body to act on it.