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Discovered attack and foolish gambits

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 10:20 AM

The president can now move forward on his pending campaign promises and priorities in the next half of his 6-year term. Read more »

Robredo sisters join mom Leni in 'soldiering on' after senatorial race 'heartbreak'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 10:51 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's daughters tweeted both hope and dismay after the midterm election results showed all Otso Diretso candidates placing below the Magic 12.   Read more »

Comelec security personnel accidentally fires gun inside canvassing venue

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:50 PM

A Commission on Elections security personnel accidentally fired a gun inside the hall where votes were being canvassed, the poll body’s spokesperson said Monday. Read more »

'Bilang ng nagkaaberyang vote counting machines halos nag-triple'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 10:39 PM

Nag-triple ngayong 2019 midterm elections ang bilang ng mga pumalyang vote counting machines kung ikukumpara noong halalan 2016, sabi ng Comelec. Read more »

Securing my vote

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 10:14 AM

SPO3 Armando Alviar casts his ballot at the San Antonio National High School in Makati City on Monday.  Read more »

Comelec launches task force vs vote buying

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 11:17 PM

Over a dozen people have been arrested so far as the Commission on Elections launches a task force against vote buying.  Read more »

Senatorial bets make final campaign pitch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 10:53 PM

At the homestretch, senatorial bets wrap up their respective campaigns as Filipinos head to the midterm polls Monday.   Read more »

'Kingmaker' wants own throne: Macalintal taps former clients for Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 03:00 PM

One president, two vice presidents, at least half-dozen senators, a superstar House member and nearly all governors in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Read more »

Aquino clan banks on 'family effort' to deliver second Senate term for Bam

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 08:10 PM

The Aquinos are pulling out all the stops to help deliver a second Senate term for Bam Aquino, the only one in the family left in national politics.  Read more »

Mar Roxas shuns campaign frills in fresh Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 01:21 PM

Clad in a blue shirt and well-pressed jeans, Roxas stuck to pleasant greetings and occasional pats on the back instead of carrying sacks of feeds or driving a pedicab -- two images used in his failed presidential bid that became the subject of online bashing and memes. Read more »

Diokno thanks ‘CHELebrities’ for using star power to boost Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 06:52 PM

MANILA - Otso Diretso senatorial bet Chel Diokno on Tuesday thanked celebrities who publicly support his candidacy, saying the free endorsement helps boost voter awareness. Read more »

Bong Go says no plans to seek presidency in 2022

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 01:39 PM

MANILA – Senatorial aspirant, former special assistant to the president Bong Go on Wednesday labeled as “baseless” the report of an opinion piece which said he has the potential to become President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor. Read more »

BMPM brings 'Ipanalo: Boses ng Pilipino' to Visayas

Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo
Posted at Mar 29 05:02 PM

Less than two months before the 2019 midterm elections, Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo continued its campaign to educate voters by launching the Visayas leg of “Ipanalo: Boses ng Pilipino” in Bacolod City. Read more »

PNP reports more than 2,000 apprehensions over Comelec gun ban violation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 04:28 PM

From Jan. 13 to Mar. 7, police apprehended 2,430 violators of the Comelec-mandated election gun ban.  Read more »

2019 Senatorial polls: Does a new kid on the block have a fighting chance?

Edson Joseph Guido, Head, ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team
Updated as of Apr 25 05:10 PM

This year’s senatorial elections can potentially be one of the most competitive ever given the field of candidates. This makes it more challenging for the new faces to crack the Magic 12, compared to previous elections.  Read more »

Interior chief says 349 local execs 'supporting' NPA

Rafael Santos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 05:28 PM

MANILA - Some 349 local officials are paying communist rebels for permits to campaign in certain areas, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday. Read more »

'To re-introduce myself': Ex-DILG chief Alunan bares reason for Senate run

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 05:01 PM

Alunan said the campaign was a way to again "introduce himself" to the public after a decades-old hiatus from government office.  Read more »

'Otso Diretso' kicks off 'uphill' campaign in Duterte-dominated Caloocan

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 06:55 PM

(UPDATED) "Otso Diretso" senatorial candidates on Tuesday began an "uphill" 90-day battle geared at making "experienced" but "relatively unknown" opposition bets appeal to a voting population that still generally supports the ruling Duterte administration. Read more »

Comelec asks public to report illegal campaign posters

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 04:38 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has come up with an online system to collect reports of candidates violating campaign rules, such as those on oversized and misplaced posters, ahead of the May midterm elections. Read more »

Duterte to Cabinet: Don’t campaign for or against anyone

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 12:01 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday reminded members of his Cabinet not to campaign for or against any candidate in the May 13 midterm elections.    Read more »