It’s not a simple postponement proposal. The identical bills filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives do not just seek to delay again the schedule of the first regular elections in the ...

COTABATO CITY. With a pack of reporters in tow, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia flew into Cotabato City on a C-130 plane early morning on Monday, November 4, to witness the ...

COTABATO CITY. The candidacy filing for the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) opened on Monday, November 4. At least eight regional political ...

Three of BGC’s member political parties received individual accreditations from Comelec: Al-Ittihad-UKB, SIAP and BPP parties. Hataman’s BPP was initially denied accreditation, based on the list ...

Mohagher Iqbal said he was surprised by Congress’ proposals to postpone the elections. The high-ranking official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Minister of Education of the Bangsamoro ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia said separating the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro ...

THICK REQUIREMENTS. Comelec officials sort through Moro Ako Party’s documents. Parties are required to submit a list of 40 nominees, ranked first to last, of which at least 30 percent should be women.

COTABATO CITY. The candidacy filing for the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) opened on Monday, November 4. At least eight regional political ...

A fourth Villar is running for the Senate. Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has thrown her hat into the ring after two terms as district representative in the city that her family has ruled for decades.

The Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) law and Bangsamoro Electoral Code define and prohibit political dynasties. However, these laws only cover the SK and Bangsamoro parliamentary elections. In national and ...

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) own count shows there are at least two dozens of political dynasties seeking to occupy at least five seats each after the May 2025 elections ...