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Random manual audit to start Wednesday - Comelec

Manila, May 12 -- The law-mandated Random Manual Audit (RMA) for the May 12 midterm elections is set to start on Wednesday in Pasay City, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Dir. Abiga... Read More


Comelec suspends proclamation of 19 candidates

Manila, May 12 -- The proclamation of 19 local and national candidates, if ever they win in the May 12 elections, has been ordered suspended, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Accord... Read More


Voters benefit from innovations in May 12 polls - Comelec

Manila, May 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said new innovations introduced in the May 12 midterm polls have benefitted many voters. In a press briefing, Comelec Chairperson Geo... Read More


Comelec never issues running total of votes - spox

Manila, May 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has never issued a running total of votes, an official said Monday. "For any partial tally, the data may have been sourced from Comelec, but th... Read More


Cardinal David not endorsing senatorial bets - Diocese of Kalookan

Manila, May 10 -- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kalookan (Caloocan) on Saturday dubbed as fake an online post saying Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David is endorsing national candidates for the May 12... Read More


BI nabs 31 foreigners in Makati scam hub raid

Manila, May 9 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday reported the arrest of 31 foreign nationals, most of them Chinese, suspected of engaging in online scam operations following a raid in Makati ... Read More


Comelec 'very prepared' for May 12 polls

Manila, May 9 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is "very prepared" for Monday's national and local elections, with contingency measures intact, Chairperson George Garcia said on Friday. "The C... Read More


Pope Leo XIV an 'answered prayer,' says Archbishop Villegas

Manila, May 9 -- At least two Catholic Church officials in the Philippines on Friday hailed the election of Pope Leo XIV, with one of them calling him an "answered prayer." "Let us look beyond races ... Read More


Comelec orders Urdaneta mayor, vice mayor to explain viral video

Manila, May 9 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday issued a show cause order (SCO) against two local candidates in Pangasinan over an alleged "kissing auction" that happened in one of th... Read More


Comelec division disqualifies Pasig bet Sia over single mom joke

Manila, May 8 -- The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Second Division has disqualified Pasig congressional candidate Christian Sia from the May 2025 elections in connection with his lewd remarks abo... Read More