Comelec junks Gwen Garcia’s election protest vs Gov. Baricuatro

Pia Piquero 11/26/2025

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the election protest filed by former Cebu governor Gwendolyn Garcia…

Comelec junks Mike Rama’s protest, affirms Archival as Cebu City mayor

Pia Piquero 08/29/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the election protest of former mayor Michael Rama. This affirms that Nestor Archival remains the duly elected mayor of Cebu City. Lawyer Amando Virgil Ligutan, Archival’s…

Mayor-elect Ouano focuses on governance amid election protest

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/04/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Breaking his silence on the election protest filed against him, Mandaue City Mayor-Elect Thadeo “Jonkie” Ouano affirmed his respect for due process following a summons from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). In a…

BREAKING: Gwen files electoral protest

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Outgoing Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has not accepted her defeat during the May 12 polls. Garcia on Tuesday, June 3, announced that she has filed an election protest, questioning the results of the…

Ouano told to comment on election protest filed by Cortes

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/02/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked Mandaue City Mayor-elect Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano to comment on the election protest filed by dismissed Mayor Jonas Cortes. The Summons dated May 23, 2025 was…

Jonas Cortes files election protest over Mandaue poll results

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/23/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Former Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has officially filed an election protest challenging the result of the elections and the proclamation of Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano as mayor, following the May 12, 2025…

Archival shrugs off Rama’s election protest – ‘All his imagination’

Pia Piquero 05/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Cebu City mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr., the election protest filed by former mayor Michael Rama is nothing more than a figment of the latter’s imagination. “Basically, it’s all imagination actually. Imagination nang…

Mike Rama seeks manual vote recount after loss to Archival

Pia Piquero 05/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mike Rama is not yet done. The former Cebu City mayor and defeated candidate in the May 2025 elections has filed a formal protest before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). He questioned the…

Quiboloy told by Comelec: File protest first if you want manual recount

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 05/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines — First file an election protest. This was what the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday told parties who were calling for a manual recount. Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco made the remark after Kingdom…

Rama to face Osmeña’s election protest

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Michael Rama is facing an election protest from his major opponent in the recent elections, former Councilor Margarita “Margot” Osmeña.  Osmeña, who was running for mayor under Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK),…

Representative Frasco wins HRET manual recount

Doris C. Bongcac 05/06/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The outcome of the manual recount conducted by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has reaffirmed the victory of 5th district Representative Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco in the 2019 elections. The five-day…

Robredo remains VP regardless of PET verdict on initial recount — lawyer

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 10/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo will keep the second highest government post regardless of the decision of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) following the initial recount on the election protest of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”…

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