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Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Despite over 1.3 million cases of overvoting reported in the May 12 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections maintains that the ongoing Random Manual Audit has so far yielded no discrepancies between electronic results and manual tallies.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday night downplayed the Department of Justice’s plan to request the International Criminal Police Organization to issue a red notice against him.

Credit to Author: Janvic Mateo| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Short form video platform TikTok confirmed yesterday the existence of influence operations to support or attack candidates during the recently concluded midterm elections in the Philippines.

Credit to Author: Neil Jayson Servallos| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Senator-elect Panfilo Lacson yesterday welcomed President Marcos’ plan to observe the bicameral deliberations on the 2026 national budget, seeing it as a good step toward transparency.

Credit to Author: Daphne Galvez| Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Dismissed mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac has formally asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the tax evasion, falsification and graft complaints against her.

In a public advisory on Monday, May 19, the consulate said the scheme lures Filipinos to accept jobs in countries where a Philippine government deployment ban is in place, including Pakistan.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 18:48:00 +0800

The Palace issued a stern warning to erring government officials following the removal of former Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Chief Arnell Ignacio: those who fail to perform their duties properly will be fired.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 18:29:00 +0800

The Commission on Elections revealed it still has roughly 1,000 disqualification cases pending, citing a twofold increase in petitions filed post-election.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 18:29:00 +0800

Islamic banks and banking units are now covered by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, ensuring that depositors are protected even if these banks close or go bankrupt.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 18:06:00 +0800

Plans for a second San Juanico bridge have been in the pipeline as early as 2021 in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency.