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…

#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…

US ELECTION INITIAL RESULTS: Trump at 90 electoral votes, Harris at 27

11/06/2024

Washington, United States–Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for results…

US election debate: Harris, Trump detail their starkly different visions 

09/11/2024

PHILADELPHIA  — Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time Tuesday, September 10, 2024, for perhaps…

How to register for the 2025 Philippine elections 

09/11/2024

Have you registered to vote in the 2025 Philippine General Elections? If not, you have still until September 30 to register.  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has outlined the steps and requirements for registration. Here’s a guide…

Tommy Osmeña to run for Cebu City Vice Mayor in 2025 elections

Pia Piquero 02/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — (UPDATED) Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced his plans to run for Vice Mayor in the 2025 midterm elections if his preferred mayoral candidate accepts his endorsement. Osmeña made the announcement in…

What if Donald Trump is convicted? 

12/01/2023

NEW YORK  — The Republican National Committee’s rules for next year’s nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can the party’s delegates vote for a different candidate…

Philippines bans vote machine firm implicated in US bribery probe

11/30/2023

The Philippines’ election regulator on Wednesday banned a voting machine firm from bidding for election contracts after the company was implicated in a corruption probe launched by the US government. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it…

In Negros Occidental, 82 ties in Barangay, SK polls set to be broken

11/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A total of 82 ties were recorded in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Negros Occidental that need to be resolved. Provincial election supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said a majority…

Proclamation of winning candidates suspended in 3 areas in Cebu

Emmariel Ares, Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae Oliverio 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The proclamation of some winning candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in three areas in Cebu has been suspended. The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) confirmed on Tuesday,…

Comelec-7 to winning candidates: Be humble, be efficient

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election season has drawn to its conclusion, and this only means a few things: new leaders, new goals, and a new set of promises. On this day,…

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