It’s official, below are the 12 Senatorial Candidates who are elected by the Filipino People to serve as the new Senators for the next 6 years. Sen. Bong Go – 27,121,073 votes Former senator Bam Aquino – 20,971,899 votes Sen. Ronald dela Rosa – 20,773,946 votes ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo – 17,118,881 votes Former senator Francis Pangilinan – 15,343,229 SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta – 15,250,723 Former senator Panfilo Lacson – 15,106,111 Former Senate…
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At 97.37% of Total Election Results Processed as of May 14, 2025, 2:12 PM, Philippine time, this is the latest results of “Senatorial Race for Election 2025” Instead of the top 20, I’ll just list the top 15, since the top 10 have already seated for the position. Rank Candidates Votes Percent 1 Bong Go (PDPLBN) 26,488,932 37.96% 2 Bam Aquino (KNP) 20,637,230 29.58% 3 Bato Dela Rosa (PDPLBN) 20,272,159 29.05% 4 Erwin Tulfo (LAKAS)…
80.26% precincts reporting as of May 13, 2025, 5:02 AM (PH local time). These are partial, unofficial results for the 2025 national and local elections based on data from the Comelec Media Server. Before the end of the day tomorrow, May 13, 2025, Comelec will likely proclaim the winners for both the National and local level, since the election returns that have been received is at 98.42%, while the Overseas ERs is at 84.29%. Rank…
Commission on Election (COMELEC) just extended the enrolment period for internet voting until May 10th, this is to encourage registered Filipinos voters abroad to vote this coming election. Once enrolled, you can start voting until 7:00 PM of May 12th (Ph Time). To enroll;, please visit: https://ov.comelec.gov.ph/enroll.
On 10 February 2025, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC applied for an arrest warrant against Mr Duterte for the crimes against humanity of murder, torture and rape. The Chamber assessed the material submitted by the Prosecution and found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Duterte is individually responsible as an indirect co-perpetrator for the crime against humanity of murder, allegedly committed in the Philippines between 1 November 2011 and 16 March 2019.…
Just hours after his arrent, Former-President Former-President Rodrigo Duterte boarded a chartered plane that will bring him to the Hague, Netherlands where the International Criminal Court is located. There, he will face the court for the case of crimes against humanity that was filed at the International Criminal Court (ICC). via @dempseyreyesINQ
Former-President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested as soon as he returned from Hong Kong aboard a commercial flight landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Tuesday, March 11. Duterte spent the weekend in Hong Kong campaigning to the Filipino community. Rodrigo Duterte was arrested because of the warrant issued by ICC, which is in connection to the Former-President’s drug war, that killed as many as 27,000 suspects. You can follow this breaking…
Secretary Enrique A. Manalo to visit Munich, Germany, London and UK to talk about Regional Developments and Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo will travel to Munich, Germany, and London, UK, from February 14-19, 2025. His trip focuses on discussions with international partners regarding regional issues and strengthening bilateral ties, particularly concerning the rules-based international order and the rule of law. In Munich (February 14-16), Secretary Manalo will participate in the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC), a leading international security forum. He will lead a roundtable discussion on “Making Waves: Maritime Tensions…
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has officially unveil the country’s first polymer banknote series. The new polymer banknote series will include denominations of ₱500, ₱P100 and ₱50, which will enter circulation in the first quarter of 2025. Ipinagmamalaking ipakilala ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ang First Philippine Polymer (FPP) Banknote Series. Ang FPP Banknote Series ay mayroong apat na denominasyon at nagtatampok ng smarter, cleaner at stronger features.#FPPBanknoteSeries #SmarterCleanerStronger pic.twitter.com/IXpbmNut8G — Bangko Sentral (@BangkoSentral) December…
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announce that seventy-six overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with two dependents from Lebanon arrived safely at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Sunday, October 20, 2024, aboard Emirates EK 334. This batch of repatriation brings the total number of 636 OFWs and 32 dependents from Lebanon who have been repatriated under the government’s voluntary repatriation program. Department of Foreign Affairs’ Level 3 travel advisory for…
Giselle Ombay, GMA Integrated News; House Basic Education Committee Chairperson and Pasig lawmaker Roman Romulo on Sunday said that the law discontinuing the use of the mother tongue as a medium of instruction from kindergarten to grade 3 could help improve the quality of education in the country. I can list a number of countries that uses their “mother tongue” or “native language” as a medium of instruction and they are one of the places…
Rappler; The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan has dismissed a 37-year-old ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcos family, citing the defendants — which includes Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and wife Imelda — “can no longer be afforded a fair trial” in a “chronology of events” that have contributed to an “inordinate delay.” Associate Justice Geraldine Faith Econg wrote the 30-page resolution, dated October 4, 2024, noting that the defendants “can no longer be afforded a fair trial.” Associate…
JM Chavaria, writing for Yugatech; In a move aimed at bolstering government revenue, the Philippines has introduced a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital services offered by foreign firms. This includes popular platforms like Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon, among other digital service providers (DSPs) — which have previously enjoyed tax exemptions. Duey Guison, of Unbox.ph explains “Republic Act 112023, all services provided by resident and non-resident digital service providers regardless if they have a…
Kaycee Valmonte, writing for Rappler; The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will soon scrap its single confinement policy. PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. told a Senate panel on Tuesday, September 10, that they are committed to making the changes needed “before month-end.” This is great news to all PhilHealth members. This means that if a patient was confined due to diarrhea in September and had PhilHealth cover the expenses, the patient has to shoulder the…
Herbie Gomez, writing for Rappler; Police finally captured fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy ending a grueling manhunt inside the vast Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) property in Davao City. Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos announced in a Facebook post on Sunday, September 8, the arrest of 74-year-old Quiboloy’s who deems himself as the “appointed son of God” and “owner of the universe.” After a 4-month hunt and 2,000 police later, Apollo Quiboloy is now in the…
ANNA FELICIA BAJO, writing for GMA Integrated News; The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Wednesday said 15 people were reported dead due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Enteng. This was disclosed by OCD Director of Operations Service Cesar Idio during a situation briefing presided over by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo. Meanwhile, 15 were wounded and 21 are still missing, Idio said. This is just sad.. specially if you…
Lance Spencer Yu, writing for Rappler; The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will push through with its scheduled P30 billion remittance to the national treasury on October 16, pending any action of the Supreme Court (SC) or Congress.
Dwight de Leon, writing for Rappler; House lawmakers moved on Monday, September 2, to compel the Department of Education to release all bidding documents in relation to the DepEd Computerization Program in 2022 and 2023, when Vice President Sara Duterte was still head of the agency. Play VideoHouse budget hearing: Sara Duterte’s DepEd accused of ‘rigged bidding’ for laptops Batangas 2nd District Representative Gerville “Jinky” Luistro introduced a motion to issue a subpoena duces tecum…
Bonz Magsambol writing for Rappler; A Commission on Audit (COA) report showed that the Department of Education (DepEd), under the leadership of Vice President Sara Duterte in 2023, was able to build only 192, or just 3%, of the 6,379 target classrooms. “Only 192 (3.01 percent) out 6,379 classrooms were completed/constructed in CY 2023 due to realignments because of modifications in the projects’ design. A total of 4,391 classrooms are still under construction, and 550…
United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Japan express their concern and support to the Philippines regarding Chinese Coast Guard “deliberately” ramming the BRP Teresa Magbanua
Australia pic.twitter.com/mhsy1u8A3c — Australian Ambassador, The Philippines (@AusAmbPH) September 2, 2024 New Zealand This latest incident, with a CCG vessel ramming a 🇵🇭Philippine vessel, is profoundly troubling and fits a recent pattern of dangerous and destabilising actions in the region. 🇳🇿 New Zealand calls for de-escalation and compliance with international law, in particular UNCLOS. pic.twitter.com/lzAL5cLfyH — New Zealand Embassy in Manila (@NZinManila) September 1, 2024 United States The 🇺🇸 stands with its ally, the 🇵🇭,…
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tarriela on X/Twitter; This afternoon, the Chinese Coast Guard vessel deliberately rammed and collided with the BRP Teresa Magbanua three times, despite no provocation from the Philippine Coast Guard.
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President Bongbong Marcos Jr. Release Statement regarding the Death of 3 Fishermen near the Bajo de Masinloc
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PhilHealth issue another “Urgent Notice to the Public” in connection to the Cyberattack last Sept 22.
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