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'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 »

Comelec starts printing ballots for 2019 midterm polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 11:13 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday began printing ballots for the May midterm polls, a month behind the initial schedule it had set. 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 »

Show dismay over early campaigners on election day, voters told

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 05:02 PM

Voters enraged by politicians apparently engaged in premature campaigning can show their “distaste” by rejecting them during the midterm elections in May, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook boosts efforts to safeguard integrity of 2019 polls

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 05:49 PM

Facebook’s goal is to make it "harder" for offenders to interfere with the elections while making it easier for Filipinos’ voices to be heard, director of Global Politics and Government Outreach Team Katie Harbath said in a briefing.  Read more »

Voting machines enhanced to make 2019 voting 'more efficient': Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:15 PM

MANILA - Voting machines to be used in the upcoming 2019 elections were "enhanced" to make voting "more efficient," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday as the agency prepared for the May midterm polls.  Read more »

Checkpoints, gun ban ipinatupad sa pagsisimula ng poll period

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 07:09 PM

Sinimulan na ang pagpapakalat ng mga police checkpoint sa iba-ibang panig ng bansa upang ipatupad ang gun ban ng Comelec ngayong Linggo, hudyat ng pag-arangkada ng 150 araw na election period.  Read more »

Gun ban, checkpoints set as poll period starts Jan. 13

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:39 PM

A nationwide gun ban will take effect as the Philippines’ colorful — and often violent — election season kicks off Sunday, four months ahead of the midterm polls. Read more »

US-China trade war poses risk for PH but may be offset by poll spending - ICCP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 06:40 PM

An escalation of the trade war between the United States and China may pose a risk to the Philippine economy in 2019, the founder of an international business group said Wednesday.  Read more »

2019 polls crucial for Duterte's future, passage of federalism - analysts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 04:46 PM

The midterm elections next year will play a crucial role for President Rodrigo Duterte and his agenda, analysts said Monday as they warned the administration will have a challenging time pushing for federalism. Read more »

Pagpapalit ng kandidato sa halalan, pinapayagan ba?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 01:25 PM

Ayon sa batas, pinapayagan ang pagkakaroon ng substitute candidate sa ilang pagkakataon.  Read more »

Halalan 2019: Comelec to raffle partylists' order on ballots on Dec. 5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:18 PM

The raffle will be held at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila. Read more »

Taiwan's midterm elections a prelude to 2020

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 03:53 PM

A pro-independence supporter reacts during a campaign rally held by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), in Taipei, Taiwan. Read more »

OPINION: Notes on the US elections and its Fil-Am participation

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Nov 17 10:34 AM

None of the Fil-Am candidates for the US Congress made it. Falling short and failing were Gina Ortiz Jones, Jennifer Zimmerman and Cristina Osmeña. Read more »

Poll watchdog flags party-lists with Duterte appointees, allies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 06:04 PM

A poll watchdog on Monday flagged party-lists running in the 2019 elections whose nominees are either recent or incumbent administration officials. Read more »

Despite restrictions, digital spending hits record in US midterms

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 11:13 AM

Even as online platforms tightened rules for political ads, digital spending set new records in the 2018 US midterm elections and appears poised for further growth in 2020.  Read more »

More 'checks and balances' on Trump after Democrats seize House: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 04:20 PM

Tuesday's elections saw the Democrats seize control of the lower house of Congress as well as a diverse set of winners. Read more »

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 03:30 PM

The day after his party lost its lock on the US Congress, President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference ready for political combat, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challenged his assertions. Read more »