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Starlink devices used by the Commission on Elections to transmit results during the May 12 polls will be donated to the Department of Education, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said.

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 17:31:00 +0800

The SOCE Law caps campaign spending at P3 per registered voter for candidates with a political party, and P5 for independent candidates. Those who exceed may be disqualified, the Comelec said. 

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 17:10:00 +0800

Coming off from the opposition’s surprise wins in the 2025 midterm elections, Sen. Risa Hontiveros is open to all possibilities in the 2028 presidential elections.   

Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:49:00 +0800

The Commission on Elections has vowed to release all unpaid honoraria to poll workers by Friday, May 23, the poll body's chairperson George Garcia said. 

Credit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 13:04:00 +0800

Salvador Panelo, former chief presidential legal counsel to Rodrigo Duterte, also believes Harry Roque should return to the Philippines and confront the charges against him.

A 40-year-old construction worker was arrested on Monday, May 19, after hurling Molotov cocktails into an Iglesia ni Cristo church in Mauban, Quezon and threatened to return for a second attack.

Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:48:00 +0800

Millennials and Gen Z are politically distinct, with varying levels of engagement, a sociologist says, warning against one-size-fits-all analysis of unexpected opposition victories in the May 12 polls.

Credit to Author: Ian Laqui| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 08:26:00 +0800

The party-list group Duty to Energize the Republic through the Enlightenment of the Youth Sectoral or Duterte Youth has questioned before the Supreme Court the suspension of its proclamation.

Credit to Author: Alexis Romero| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

President Marcos has revealed that government officials were involved in rice smuggling, something which prevented the sale of the staple at P20 per kilo during the early years of his term.

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Marcelo| Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800

With Ombudsman Samuel Martires’ term ending on July 27, applications and recommendations for the post have been opened by the Judicial and Bar Council.