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Comelec gives P600,000 in aid to Taal eruption victims
Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says the poll body's en banc approved the assistance during a meeting on January 22
Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver to stump for Bernie Sanders
Folktronica band Bon Iver will play a rally show on January 31, and the next day Vampire Weekend will jam in support of the leftist Sanders, a self-described socialist candidate popular especially among young voters
Local election in U.S. to allow voting via smartphones
Experts object: 'There is a firm consensus in the cybersecurity community that mobile voting on a smartphone is a really stupid idea'
HRET junks poll protest vs Northern Samar congressman Daza
The tribunal says Harlin Abayon's election case against Northern Samar 1st District Representative Paul Daza was 'insufficient in form and substance'
Comelec postpones voter registration in areas affected by Taal Volcano eruption
Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez says voter registration will also be suspended in Makilala, North Cotabato, after an earthquake last December 2019 'severely damaged' structures
Florida Supreme Court says ex-cons must pay fines before voting
Allowing ex-felons, a large portion of whom are black, Hispanic, or poor, onto the voting rolls could affect US presidential election outcomes at all levels
Democrat Cory Booker, campaign optimist, exits White House race
'Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win – money we don't have, and money that is harder to raise because I won't be on the next debate stage,' Booker says
Rappler Talk: J Michael Cole on future of Taiwan after 2020 elections
On Monday, January 13, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Dañguilan Vitug speaks to scholar J Michael Cole on what the results mean to the future of Taiwan and what the immediate issues the president-elect will face
Malta gets new PM after reporter murder outcry
Robert Abela is elected leader of the Labor Party, which automatically means he takes the role of Prime Minister
Tsai Ing-wen claims victory in Taiwan presidential race
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen leads by more than 2.6 million votes against opposition candidate Han Kuo-yu, who has conceded the race
Tsai leads count in Taiwan election dominated by China fears
(5th UPDATE) The vote will reverberate far beyond Taiwan's borders, with the two main candidates laying out very different visions for its future – in particular how close the self-ruled island should tack to China
New round of voter registration begins January 20
The Commission on Elections says the new registration period will run until September 30, 2021
Taiwan rivals in final election push as China's shadow looms
Some 19 million people are eligible to vote on Saturday to choose between two leaders with very different visions for Taiwan's future – in particular how close the self-ruled island should tack to its giant neighbor
Robredo asks PET to 'immediately' junk Marcos protest
The Vice President argues that her wider lead over Bongbong Marcos in the initial vote recount was enough basis to dismiss his election case against her
Spain's Sanchez wins tight parliament vote to remain PM
Pedro Sanchez plans to form a minority coalition government with hard-left party Podemos, in what would be the first coalition government in Spain since the country returned to democracy in the 1970s
Marcos asks PET to review ‘erroneous’ initial recount results in VP protest
Former senator Bongbong Marcos once again asks the High Court to proceed with his motion to nullify votes in 3 Mindanao provinces where he alleges widespread cheating happened
Venezuela's 'acting president' confident of parliamentary reelection
Sunday's election comes after a tumultuous year in which Guaido declared himself acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist President Nicolas Maduro
New Cambridge Analytica leak exposes global election manipulation
'It’s so abundantly clear our electoral systems are wide open to abuse,' says ex-Cambridge Analytica employee-turned-whistleblower Brittany Kaiser
Trump tells evangelical voters they have God on their side
(UPDATED) 'I really do believe we have God on our side,' Donald Trump tells the crowd at the King Jesus International Ministry mega church in Miami
Trump far ahead of Democratic rivals in 2020 election fundraising
In the fourth quarter of 2019, even as he was mired in a political scandal that resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives, Donald Trump raised a staggering $46 million
Taiwan passes law against China influence ahead of vote
(UPDATED) The law bans "hostile" foreign forces from activities such as campaigning, lobbying, making political donations, disrupting social order or spreading disinformation related to elections
#PHVote 2019 wRap: New faces bring changes to governance
Here's a quick lookback at the results of the 2019 midterm elections
Pete Buttigieg under fire as Democratic rivals see 2020 threat
Pete Buttigieg's steady rise in recent polls has brought him attacks by rivals who see him as an obstacle in their run for the 2020 United States presidential election
Are we hopeful for 2020? We have to be.
How to move on from the #Facepalm year that was 2019
Michael Bloomberg's big bucks fuel unique strategy for White House run
The former New York mayor is skipping key states and spending big on ads, but analysts say his game plan 'has virtually no chance'
First stop, Brexit: UK's Johnson gets down to work
The Conservative leader is expected to carry out a limited cabinet reshuffle before welcoming new MPs to parliament following his landslide win in the December 12 general election
Afghan election challenger allows recount
The country's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah ends his opposition to a recount, but demands that the electoral commission to first invalidate about 300,000 'fraudulent' ballots out of a total of 1.8 million
Victorious Johnson urges Britain to move past Brexit divide
London stocks and the British pound jump on hopes of an end to years of uncertainty, which has hurt investment and economic growth
Second-round presidential campaign begins in Guinea-Bissau
It's a race between Domingos Simoes Pereira from the traditional ruling party, and opposition figure Umaro Sissoco Embalo
How the world is reacting to Johnson's big UK vote win
Here are some of the initial reactions
Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters
(UPDATED) Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 74, takes 58.15% of the vote, trouncing his 4 fellow contenders without the need for a second-round runoff
Britain votes in 'Brexit election'
Up for grabs are all 650 seats in the British parliament, which has been deadlocked since the 2016 referendum on EU membership that saw a majority vote to leave
Algeria holds presidential vote fiercely opposed by protesters
(UPDATED) Five candidates are in the running, all of them widely rejected as 'children of the regime' of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, whom people power ousted in April after two decades in office
Jeremy Corbyn: Britain's main opposition leader
Jeremy Corbyn is offering the country a choice between a newly negotiated, softer form of Brexit and staying in the European Union
Boris Johnson: Polarizing leader focused on Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has toned down his trademark jokes and bluster, as he focuses on a promise to 'Get Brexit Done' by finally taking Britain out of the European Union
Polls tighten on eve of Britain's Brexit election
Britons head to the polls for the third time in 4 years on Thursday, December 12, against a backdrop of political deadlock since a 2016 referendum which saw a majority opt to leave the EU
Israel parliament moves for 3rd election as talks falter
(UPDATED) A new election would be another challenge for embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu at a time when he must fend off a leadership vote in his right-wing Likud party
UK's 'Brexit election' campaign enters final straight
Boris Johnson is hoping the poll hands his ruling Conservatives a majority, while Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn is trying to upset the odds and usher in Britain's first leftist government in 9 years
Compostela Valley votes to rename itself Davao de Oro
With over 170,000 voters agreeing to a new name, the plebiscite's results make final the renaming of Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro
UK PM faces flak for ducking TV grilling
Four other major party leaders have subjected themselves to an uncomfortable grilling from the BBC's Andrew Neil but the prime minister has so far declined to do so
Comelec to hear petition seeking to cancel Duterte Youth registration
Petitioners say Duterte Youth is the only organization since the institution of the party list to have been granted registration without completing publication and hearing requirements
Democrat Kamala Harris ends 2020 White House bid
The exit of Senator Kamala Harris leaves 15 candidates in the battle to see who challenges President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election
Postponed barangay, SK polls deprive voters of right to choose officials – Namfrel
Election watchdog National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections hits the postponement of local polls once more as barangay officials will now serve for a term of 5 years instead of 2
Barangay, SK elections moved to December 2022
The law postponing the polls – and giving barangay officials 5 years in power instead of two – is signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in a Malacañang ceremony
Comelec summons Cardema over 'misrepresentation' for trying to be youth nominee
The Commission on Elections' Law Department issues a subpoena ordering Duterte Youth chairman Ronald Cardema to attend a hearing, after a complaint was filed against him for material misrepresentation
Comelec's Guanzon: 'No legal basis' to accept Cardema's withdrawal of nomination
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon maintains that Ronald Cardema's notice of withdrawal cannot be valid in the first place since it was filed 4 months past the deadline
Comelec: Only 95.87% voter turnout in Lanao del Sur town in 2019 polls
(UPDATED) This is in response to a PCIJ report based on Comelec's own summary report, which showed a 178% voter turnout for Amai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur, in the 2019 elections
Lanao del Sur town posts 178% voter turnout in 2019 polls – PCIJ
(UPDATED) Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez says the poll body will look into this, but adds that this 'seems to be an unlikely scenario'
[OPINION] The voters of Hong Kong have spoken
The protest must now be seen not as a young people’s movement, but as a grassroots rejection of Beijing’s rule
Chinese state media downplay, discredit Hong Kong elections
The Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily says 'social unrest... has seriously disrupted the electoral process' after pro-democracy Hong Kong candidates seize an overwhelming majority of the 452 elected seats.
