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Bangkok gov’t: Southeast Asia making good progress on West PH Sea conduct code

Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 22 09:38 PM

The comment made by the Thailand foreign minister came amid doubts over what progress the 10-country group could make on the matter. Read more »

Proklamasyon ng mga panalong senador, party-list muling naantala

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 06:59 PM

Muling ipinagpaliban ng Comelec ang proklamasyon ng mga nanalong senador at party-list na gagawin sana nitong Martes ng gabi.    Read more »

Candidacy certificate of Baguio mayoral bet, 24 others deemed 'not filed'

Mae Cornes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 06:23 PM

BAGUIO CITY – The certificates of candidacy (COC) of a mayoral candidate here and 24 others were deemed not filed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc because they used an old version of the election document. Read more »

Comelec blames 'clerical error' for discrepancy in Cotabato certificate of canvass

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 10:52 PM

A "clerical error" was to blame for conflicting data in the certificate of canvass that shows a majority of voters in Cotabato City favored the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the Commission on Elections said Wednesday.  Read more »

OPINION: The greedy bunch

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Oct 20 11:53 PM

What do the Marcoses, the Estradas, the Cayetanos, and the Revillas have in common in relation to the 2019 mid-term elections? To them, politics is a family business. Read more »

KILALANIN: Mga celebrity na kakandidato sa 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:32 PM

Ilan sa mga paborito nating celebrities ang kakandito sa 2019 elections.  Read more »

Mga dawit sa pork barrel scam, pinuna sa tangkang pagbalik sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:57 PM

Pinupuntirya ng mga kritiko ang pagtakbong muli ng mga dating senador na akusado sa pork barrel scam.  Read more »

Final list of 2019 election candidates out by December: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:11 PM

MANILA- The final list of candidates for the 2019 mid-term elections will be out by Dec. 15, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said Thursday. Read more »

'Trip-trip lang' na pagkandidato layong parusahan sa panukalang batas

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 03:19 PM

Ayon sa senador, panahon na para ipasa ang Senate Bill 911 na naglalayong amyendahan ang Omnibus Election Code. Read more »

Legarda to run for congresswoman in Antique

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 03:36 AM

Legarda will compete with former governor and former congressman Exequiel Javier for the position. Read more »

‘Not enough’ women running in 2019 elections, says Comelec’s Guanzon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 01:13 AM

The country is "still a patriarchal society where men control the economy of the family and remain as the gatekeepers of political parties," the Comelec official said. Read more »

Old-timers seeking to regain lost political ground join next year’s polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 11:23 PM

This, as the Commission on Elections concludes the filing of certificates of candidacy for the midterm polls. Read more »

'Pagpa-party-list habang nakaupo ang kaanak, dapat ipagbawal'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 10:16 PM

Para sa isang Comelec commissioner, kailangan na ng reporma sa batas para ipagbawal nang kumatawan sa party-list ang mga may kaanak na nakaupo rin bilang mga district congressmen. Read more »

Pompee La Viña files COC for CDO mayor

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 10:05 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A former undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture officially formalized his bid for Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City mayor by filing his certificate of candidacy on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

SENATOR WANNABES: 152 file candidacy for Senate

Kia Obang and Dave Abuel, ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Updated as of Oct 30 06:33 PM

The youngest, Armelsen Palencia, is 33 years old, and the oldest, former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, is 94. Find out the rest of the senator wannabes.  Read more »

Duterte's 'friend' files COC for CDO councilor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:10 PM

Former Davao-based broadcaster Girlie Balaba filed her COC for city councilor on Wednesday. Read more »

Pulisya inutusang bantayan ang mga armadong grupo sa Negros Occidental

Marty Go, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:01 PM

Kasunod ng pagtatapos ng paghahain ng certificate of candidacy ng mga balak tumakbo sa susunod na eleksyon, nagsimula na rin ang Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office sa pagsubaybay sa mga gun-for-hire at pribadong armadong grupo na posibleng gamitin ng mga kandidato sa kanilang kampanya.   Read more »

Roque: I did not give up my principles during Palace spokesperson tenure

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 08:00 PM

Resigned Palace official Harry Roque on Wednesday said he "did not give up" his principles during his service as President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson. Read more »

Aspiring senator wants to ban DOTA

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 07:56 PM

An aspiring senator, who calls herself a "street educator", wants to ban several video games like DOTA and Clash of Clans. Read more »

Candidacy filing ends with 152 senatorial aspirants, 185 party-list bets

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:41 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) closed the period of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) on schedule Wednesday, with 152 senatorial hopefuls and 185 party-list bets formalizing their respective bids for the 2019 midterm elections. Read more »