The first-ever parliamentary election in the southern Philippines’ self-governing Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, or BARMM, had been due to take place last month, aligned with the ...

The Justice Department charged voting machine company Smartmatic with conspiring to bribe foreign officials and money laundering in an alleged effort to win business in the Philippines. Several ...

Comelec said it expects 100 million voters to participate in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been arrested by ...

A Chinese national was arrested in Manila on suspicion of espionage after authorities discovered an eavesdropping device in his car, near the Philippine government’s election headquarters. This arrest ...

COMELEC’s voter registration for the 2026 Barangay and SK Elections is ongoing at select SM Supermalls. Check your assigned ...

Following disappointing returns in the May 12 election, the Philippine leader has promised "renewed alignment, faster execution, and a results-first mindset.” Following an underwhelming electoral ...

It’s Sunday afternoon and campaigning for this year’s Philippine presidential elections is in full swing. The smell of pork adobo wafts through the air, reminding supporters gathered in this plaza to ...

China's Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador to denounce President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s congratulatory message to Taiwan's president-elect, Lai Ching-te. Ministry spokesperson Mao ...

The May 13 Philippines midterm election has been marred by accusations ranging from a lack of transparency, to electoral fraud, vote rigging and vote buying. Lengthy delays in results being released ...

The U.S. had hoped that, after a half century of democratic American tutelage, the Philippines had been made safer for democracy than any other country in Asia; last week’s national elections for a ...

Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Credit - Ryan Eduard Benaid—NurPhoto/Getty Images Instead, however, the election, in which tens of ...