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Manila's Lacuna, 18 others ordered to explain vote-buying allegations

Manila, April 25 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec), through its Task Force Kontra Bigay, has issued show cause orders (SCOs) to six mayoral candidates and 11 other local aspirants for possible ... Read More


45 of 86 active PH bishops appointed by Pope Francis

Manila, April 24 -- Pope Francis had appointed 45 Filipino bishops, or more than half of the country's 86 active Catholic bishops, during his 12-year pontificate, according to the Catholic Bishops' Co... Read More


Comelec halts Batangas' cash aid projects amid vote buying fears

Manila, April 24 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the exemption granted to several aid-related projects of the provincial government of Batangas amounting to PHP273 million amid ... Read More


9 more bets get show cause orders from Comelec

Manila, April 24 -- Nine more candidates in the May 12 elections, including three running for mayor in Metro Manila, have been issued show cause orders (SCO) by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) o... Read More


Comelec eyes raising alert level in Cagayan town after mayor's killing

Manila, April 24 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at the possibility of raising the security alert level in Rizal, Cagayan following the killing of Mayor Joel Ruma. Comelec Chairpe... Read More


CBCP president Cardinal David to attend Pope Francis' funeral

Manila, April 24 -- Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David will be at the Vatican to attend the funeral of Pope Francis scheduled on Saturday. ... Read More


CBCP: 'Not prudent' to publicly push for Tagle to be next pope

Manila, April 23 -- An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is calling on the public to refrain from publicly promoting Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next hea... Read More


Comelec cancels registration of Pilipinas Babangon Muli party-list

Manila, April 23 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has cancelled the registration of the Pilipinas Babangon Muli (PBBM) as a party-list organization over alleged misrepresentation. In its 10-p... Read More


Comelec starts deploying ballots, paraphernalia for May polls

Manila, April 23 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started the nationwide deployment of official ballots and other election paraphernalia to be used in the May 12 midterm elections. In a s... Read More


Another 'Luffy' gang member falls in Las Pinas

Manila, April 23 -- Another member of the infamous "Luffy" gang, which is being linked to theft, fraud, extortion, and violent crimes in Japan, has been arrested in the Philippines. Takuya Hoshino, 2... Read More