The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday held mock elections as part of preparations for the May 2025 midterm National and Local Elections (NLE). The mock elections, which started at 7 a.m., are being held in several areas in the country, among them Sulu province, Antipolo City in Rizal, and Makati and Pateros in Metro […]
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has arrested 31 individuals for violating the election gun ban as of Monday morning. PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo reported during a press briefing that those apprehended included an employee of a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ministry, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) serviceman, […]
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to launch next month a massive voter education campaign to demonstrate the use of automated counting machines (ACMs) to stakeholders ahead of the 2025 midterm elections. Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia on Wednesday said at least 2,000 ACMs were distributed to all barangays in the country in preparation […]
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is no longer mandating the registration of privately-owned accounts endorsing candidates for the 2025 national and local elections (NLE). In a resolution issued Monday, the poll body amended Resolution No. 11064 requiring the registration of all official social media accounts and pages, websites, podcasts, blogs, vlogs, and other online and […]