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Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia
Posted at Apr 21 02:32 AM

Is "Duterte magic" helping pull up the administration candidates? 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 »

LOOK: QC tarp a warning vs 'thieves' ahead of 2019 polls?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 03:09 PM

MANILA - A tarpaulin bearing the words "Mag-ingat sa MAGNANAKAW!" (Beware of thieves) greeted motorists plying the stretch of Quezon Avenue on Thursday.  Read more »

Paalala sa absentee voters sa UK: Ballot selfie, ipinagbabawal

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 02:26 PM

LONDON – Pinaalalahanan ng Philippine Embassy in London ang mga Pilipinong overseas absentee voters na bawal ang pagkuha ng retrato ng kanilang balota at ang pag-upload nito sa social media. 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 »

FPJ magic still dazzles in Grace Poe’s Senate reelection bid

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 12:30 PM

In Poe, they said, they see the late FPJ. She’s helpful towards the needy and fights for the helpless—much like Cardo Dalisay and all of other FPJ’s other characters. 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 all set as local campaign period kicks off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 03:00 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday it has deployed personnel across the country to ensure peace and order as the local campaign period officially began.  Read more »

Longevity not immortality: At 95, Enrile fights for last political comeback

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 09:34 AM

MANILA- At 95, former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile grips the rails of a mini pick-up truck, climbs a 3-step flight of stairs, and boards the vehicle with almost little assistance. Read more »

DOH vows to comply with poll rules after Bong Go posters takedown call: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 01:36 PM

The development came after the Comelec requested the DOH last week to remove posters of Malasakit Centers in public buildings emblazoned with the face of Go. Read more »

Mahigit 1.8-M OFW inaasahang boboto sa Mayo

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 04:59 PM

MILAN, Italy - Sa ilalim ng overseas absentee voting, ang mga overseas Filipino workers ay may karapatang pumili ng 12 senador at party-list representatives sa darating na midterm elections.  Read more »

BMPM launches 'Ipanalo: Boses ng Pilipino' in Mindanao

Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo
Posted at Mar 21 03:10 PM

Over 1000 students from Fr. Saturnino Urios University in Butuan City joined the Mindanao launch of Bayan Mo iPatrol Mo’s Halalan 2019 election campaign carrying the theme Ipanalo: Boses ng Pilipino. Read more »

'We have 600 cousins': Gutoc unfazed by low ranking in Pulse survey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 05:38 PM

MANILA - The lone female and Muslim contender running under the opposition banner Otso Diretso remains focused on her goal to win a seat in the Senate in the May elections, despite not making it to Pulse Asia's "Magic 12."  Read more »

'Bato' wants release of validated narco-list

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 12:53 PM

MANILA - Senate bet Ronald dela Rosa on Tuesday said he is all for the releasing of the list of politicians with alleged links to illegal drugs to help voters make a wise choice in the Midterms polls. Read more »

Debate? 'Anytime, kahit sa loob ng CR' - Bato

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 10:17 AM

MANILA - Administration Senatorial candidate Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is very much willing to go on a debate with opposition candidates before the May 13, 2019 midterm elections.   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 Mar 04 05:34 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 »

Survey leaders Lapid, Poe to campaign together for May polls

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 04:44 PM

Former senator Lito Lapid announced Wednesday that he would be campaigning with reelectionist Sen. Grace Poe. Read more »

Comelec field tests voter verification machine

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 03:51 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday field-tested finger scan devices that can more easily identify so-called “flying voters” in the May midterm elections. Read more »