Credit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 17:32:00 +0800
Former senators Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan secured their Senate return with their official proclamation as winners on Saturday, May 17 — a comeback powered by the Pink movement and public weariness of the Marcos-Duterte feud.
Read moreCredit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 17:08:00 +0800
The next Senate is shaping up to be a family affair, after the 2025 elections brought in siblings of incumbent lawmakers. One-third of its members will come from four political families: the Villars, Cayetanos, Estrada-Ejercitos and Tulfos.
Read moreCredit to Author: Cristina Chi| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 16:03:00 +0800
About 242 million senatorial votes went unused in the recent midterm elections as the average Filipino voter only shaded seven to eight candidates instead of the maximum 12, according to the president of a public opinion research firm.
Read moreCredit to Author: Dominique Nicole Flores| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 15:48:00 +0800
Five days after the polls, the Commission on Elections has officially proclaimed the next set of senators, most of whom are incumbent or returning lawmakers.
Read moreCredit to Author: PhilstarLIVE| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to proclaim the 12 newly elected senators this Saturday afternoon, May 17.
Read moreCredit to Author: Kristine Daguno-Bersamina| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 13:59:00 +0800
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle shared a recollection of the moment Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost received the required number of votes during the 2025 conclave that elected him as Pope Leo XIV.
Read moreCredit to Author: Kristine Daguno-Bersamina| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 13:31:00 +0800
A week after the white smoke signaled the election of the new pope, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reunited with Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in a private audience at the Vatican.
Read moreCredit to Author: Kristine Daguno-Bersamina| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 12:01:00 +0800
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle admitted feeling uneasy about being seen as a potential successor to the pope, saying he preferred to keep away from the spotlight as speculation swirled ahead of the 2025 conclave.
Read moreCredit to Author: Kristine Daguno-Bersamina| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 10:34:00 +0800
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has called on all local government units to shift toward cashless transactions for collecting taxes, fees and other government charges.
Read moreCredit to Author: PhilstarLIVE| Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 09:00:00 +0800
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to proclaim the 12 newly elected senators this Saturday afternoon, May 17.
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