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19 local candidates ordered to explain vote-buying allegations

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency The Commission on Elections (Comelec), through its Task Force Kontra Bigay, has issued show-cause orders (SCOs) to six mayoral candidates and 11 other local aspirants...

Palace orders probe into China’s alleged interference in midterm polls

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos and Wilnard Bacelonia | Philippine News Agency Malacañang on Friday ordered the immediate and deeper investigation into China’s alleged interference with the upcoming midterm elections in the Philippines. In...

9 more bets get show cause orders from Comelec

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency Nine more candidates in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections, including three running for mayor in Metro Manila, have been issued show cause orders (SCO) by...

DICT cracks down vs. election ‘troll armies,’ ‘fake news’ online

By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz | Philippine News Agency The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has started a crackdown against fake news and organized ‘troll armies’ on social media to...

Cops linked to Espinosa shooting negative in paraffin test

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan | Philippine News Agency Seven cops placed under custody for possible involvement in the shooting of Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa have tested negative in paraffin examination,...

Maguindanao del Sur’s Buluan town placed under Comelec control

By Ferdinand Patinio | Philippine News Agency The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday placed Buluan town in Maguindanao del Sur under its control amid an increase in election-related violence in the...

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