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The year that was: Reminisce 2019 in under 4 minutes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 02:38 PM

Earthquakes, victories, miracles, and more made up 2019. Watch and remember the year that was in under 4 minutes.  Read more »

2019 Yearender: Nation—Top 10 stories that hooked ABS-CBN News readers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 02:41 AM

It's no surprise that #WalangPasok articles were the most popular general news stories, but here are other general news stories you clicked in 2019. Read more »

US gov't sees no evidence of hacking in Tuesday's elections

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:25 AM

Voting in US state and local elections on Tuesday showed no evidence of successful tampering by any foreign government, the Justice Department and six US security agencies said.   Read more »

World Bank: PH to miss 2019 growth target

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 06:15 PM

The World Bank said Thursday it lowered its growth forecasts for the Philippine economy, citing the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget and Philippine government's spending ban on new projects before the May midterm elections. Read more »

Otso Diretso, ABS-CBN News 'most targeted' by disinformation in 2019 elections – UP journ analysis

Che de los Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Updated as of Sep 13 07:47 PM

Otso Diretso candidates, particularly Mar Roxas and Bam Aquino, were targeted the most by disinformation in the May 2019 elections, an analysis done by University of the Philippines professors showed. Read more »

'Fake news' innovations increased in 2019 PH midterm polls: study

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 11:03 AM

The spread of disinformation increased and spawned innovations in the 2019 midterm elections, media experts said Monday. Read more »

4 out of 5 Filipinos satisfied with conduct, results of May 2019 elections: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 12:19 PM

MANILA – Majority of Filipinos were satisfied with the conduct, as well as the results of the May 2019 elections, according to the latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) Tuesday. Read more »

Comelec cancels Cardema's Duterte Youth nomination

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 06:43 PM

MANILA -- (UPDATE) The Commission on Elections’ First Division has granted the petitions seeking the cancellation of the nomination of Ronald Gian Cardema as the first nominee of the Duterte Youth Party-List. Read more »

Bam Aquino: Liberal Party has to 'start fresh' after Senate race wipeout

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 10:52 AM

The Liberal Party has to "start fresh" after the May elections that shut the Senate to opposition candidates, outgoing Sen. Bam Aquino said Monday.  Read more »

Pangilinan presses Comelec to explain poll glitches

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 03:02 PM

Pangilinan, who led the dismal campaign of the Liberal Party-backed Otso Diretso senatorial slate, said the poll body has yet to respond to their requests for an explanation. Read more »

Comelec says 'hands tied' over Duterte order against Smartmatic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 09:41 AM

A spokesperson of the Commission on Elections on Thursday said its hands were tied over President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to refrain from tapping firm Smartmatic as technology provider in the next polls.    Read more »

Legislative solution needed vs 'stand-in' party-list nominees: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 09:30 AM

It is up to lawmakers to prevent party-list groups from fielding "stand-in" nominees that can later be replaced with their real candidates, a spokesperson of the Commission on Elections said Thursday, as it weighed a substitution plea by the Duterte Youth group.    Read more »

Comelec must decide, act swiftly on poll tech change: ex-commissioner

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 10:30 AM

The Commission on Elections should start looking for a new technology provider for the 2022 polls by this year if it decides to heed President Rodrigo Duterte's call to replace Smartmatic, a former commissioner said Monday. Read more »

Imee Marcos: Presidency 'not in my mind,' says Sara Duterte 'strongest' 2022 bet

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 10:29 AM

Senator-elect Imee Marcos on Thursday said she was not thinking of running for president and that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will be the "strongest" candidate in the 2022 race.    Read more »

'I've answered it a gazillion times,' says Imee Marcos on school records

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 09:29 AM

Senator-elect Imee Marcos on Thursday urged her detractors to "focus on work" as she was pressed to clarify her educational attainment, an issue that hounded her candidacy after 2 prestigious universities denied that she was their alumna.    Read more »

Sotto: Senators must reach 'consensus' on chairmanship rows

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 02:01 PM

Several senators covet the chairmanship of 4 committees in the upper chamber of Congress, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said Wednesday.  Read more »

Mga campaign material sa Halalan 2019, puwedeng i-recycle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 01:50 AM

Santambak na campaign tarpaulin ang iniwan ng nagdaang halalan. Read more »

Alleged fear of Left 'irrelevant' to Cardema's party-list substitution bid: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 11:59 AM

The supposed fear of left-leaning groups is "irrelevant" to the plea of former National Youth Commissioner Ronald Cardema to replace the nominees of the Duterte Youth party-list group, an outgoing lawmaker said Tuesday. Read more »

Poll bets must meet June 13 deadline for expenses report: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 09:44 AM

All candidates and parties, regardless of whether or not they won in this month's polls, should report their campaign expenses by June 13, the Commission on Elections said Tuesday.    Read more »

Willie Ong: Better to lose polls than accept millions for campaign

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 12:04 PM

Health advocate Willie Ong on Sunday said it was better that he lost his senatorial bid rather than win and be indebted to anyone who could have contributed to his campaign kitty.    Read more »