Erwin Tulfo DQ case dismissed by Comelec division

Ferdinand Patinio 05/23/2025

MANILA – The petition to disqualify Senator-elect Erwin Tulfo in the May 12 midterm elections was dismissed by the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Second Division. In a 25-page decision, the Second Division junked the disqualification case filed by…

Pam Baricuatro: How did a neophyte beat a political heavyweight?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An effective machinery. A string of loyal officials. A war chest. These are essential ingredients for anyone aspiring to run and win in the elections— something Pamela Baricuatro did not have when she…

Nestor Archival topples Mike Rama, Raymond Garcia in Cebu City

Pia Piquero, Pinky Rondina 05/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nestor Archival Sr. pulled off a stunning upset in Cebu City’s mayoral race that toppled political heavyweights and proved the power of a grassroots campaign. On Tuesday, May 13, he was officially proclaimed…

Pam Baricuatro is governor-elect of Cebu

Morexette Marie Erram 05/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu has a new governor. Pamela Baricuatro of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has been proclaimed as governor-elect on Tuesday afternoon, May 13, 2025. Baricuatro defeated incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia after…

Elections in Cebu yield interesting results so far 

Daryll Galindo, Futch Anthony Inso, Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Pia Piquero 05/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu, including its three large cities, have yet to formally proclaim winners but initial results of the  2025 Midterm and Local Elections got interesting real quick. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Cebu midterm elections 2025…

Teachers and poll workers to get P2,000 honoraria hike — DBM

Eric Mendoza - Reporter 05/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers and poll workers will receive an across the board P2,000 honoraria hike in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday. “As directed by…

Iglesia ni Cristo endorses 8 Senate bets

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 05/09/2025

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has endorsed eight senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections, a mix of candidates from the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), and other…

#KungAko: What would you do if you’d win in the elections?

05/08/2025

If you were a candidate in the 2025 midterm elections, what would you do to make things better if you’d win? We asked this question to ordinary citizens in Cebu, hoping that their answers would reach those…

Lucy Torres-Gomez wants Kerwin Espinosa disqualified

Futch Anthony Inso 05/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Incumbent Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez formally filed a disqualification case against Albuera mayoral candidate Rolan “Kerwin Espinosa. The petition was dated May 6, 2025. The ground for the petition for disqualification was…

ELECTIONS 2025: What Cebu City mayoral candidates promise to do if they win

CDN Digital 05/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With just six days left before the 2025 midterm elections, all five Cebu City mayoral candidates have laid out their distinct visions for the city, ranging from bold infrastructure plans to expanded social…

May 12 a holiday for midterm elections – Palace

Darryl John Esguerra - Philippine News Agency 05/06/2025

MANILA – Malacañang declared Monday, May 12, as a special non-working holiday throughout the country for the 2025 national and local elections. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, on the authority of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., signed Proclamation 878…

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

05/04/2025

Voters have handed Singapore’s long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming United States tariffs. Wong’s People’s…

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