MANILA, Philippines — A retired Supreme Court justice will ask the high court to nullify a Taguig ordinance that increased from eight to 12 the number of elected councilors in…
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From jail, Quiboloy joins Senate race
Detained fugitive Apollo Quiboloy MANILA, Philippines — Through his lawyer, televangelist and Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy joined the Senate race on Tuesday, saying the detained pastor’s…
Luzon, Visayas dynasties tighten grip on power
Multiple members of political clans in Luzon and the Visayas are dominating the provincial landscape for the midterm elections in May next year as the filing of certificates of candidacy…
Negros Oriental now under Comelec watch
Negros Island Region Comelec Regional Director Lionel Marco Castillano DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed Negros Oriental on its watch list amid a…
LIST: Filers for senatorial, party-lists posts for 2025 polls
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Tuesday the list of senatorial aspirants and party-lists who filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) and certificates of nomination and…
Rep. Zamora says dynasty tag doesn’t apply: I’m from Taguig
MANILA, Philippines — Taguig Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora maintains that she is not part of any political dynasty, noting that her relatives are neither candidates or officials in the city…
PNP welcomes appointment of Jonvic Remulla as DILG chief
Emmanuel Tupas – The Philippine Star October 9, 2024 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eager to work with new Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla. PNP…
57 COCs for senator, 53 CONAs lodged on last day of candidacy filing
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 57 senatorial aspirants filed their certificate of candidacy (COCs) while 53 certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONAs) for party-lists were filed on Tuesday, the…
Philippines, China trade blame in latest South China Sea spat
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The incident is the two countries’ latest run-in regarding the Scarborough shoal, a…
Navy bent on defending PH territory after latest Chinese harassment
The BRP Sierra Madre, a Navy warship that now serves as military outpost, keeps watch over Ayungin (Second Thomas), located within the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine…
Police get backlash for enlisting ‘dead’ textbook scam suspect in Alice Guo arrest
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine police’s intelligence group got backlash at the Senate on Tuesday, October 8, for enlisting as an asset a woman named “Jessica Francisco” to intercede in…
NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament
Game schedule, results, standings: NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament Listen to this article Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which…