Kris Aquino: 'Hindi po ako tatakbo sa Senado in 2019'
'Allow me to firmly say that I won't seek any national elective post in 2019,' says Kris Aquino
Women in top 5 of Pulse Asia poll on 2019 senatorial race
Senators Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, and Nancy Binay, Taguig City Representative Pia Cayetano, and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio lead the probable winners in the senatorial race, if elections were held in early September
Rectos leave Liberal Party, join Nacionalista Party
The newly formed local party One Batangas also seals an alliance with the Nacionalista Party of the Villars
[OPINION] Resist de facto dictatorship: Don’t give up the Senate in 2019
Most likely, it will be the only arena where genuine political competition can happen
After criticism, Comelec amends rule on substitution of bets
The Commission on Elections earlier allowed 'substitution due to withdrawal' until midday of election day, a rule criticized by former poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr
Nancy Binay named new UNA president
Former vice president Jejomar Binay is the party chairman while Senator Gregorio Honasan II is chosen as the vice president
Duterte endorses Francis Tolentino as senator
'You'd do well if you get him as one of the senators – mahusay magtrabaho, mabait na tao,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about his political adviser
Comelec: You want change? Register to vote
For the 2019 elections, voter registration ends on September 29, 2018
Loading process in Guihulngan could damage ballot boxes – Robredo camp
Lawyers of Vice President Leni Robredo question the manner by which the ballot boxes from Guihulngan City were loaded for transport
Robredo wants 'patriots' in opposition Senate slate
'We want leaders who are courageous enough to stand for whatever they think would be right for the Filipino people,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Trillanes: Inflation, amnesty issues to 'haunt' Duterte's Senate bets in 2019
'The voting public gave Mr Duterte the chance to prove that he could match the myth they propagated during the elections but 2.5 years had passed and he basically destroyed the country that we used to be proud of,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
Chair of poll watchdog PPCRV resigns after head surgery
Former elections commissioner Rene Sarmiento quits as chair of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting or PPCRV
Duterte warns politicians vs violating election gun ban
The President warns politicians not to underestimate his administration's determination to implement the gun ban: 'May apat, tatlong mayor namatay diyan, sunod lahat 'yan'
Duterte says Faeldon wants to run for Mindoro governor
President Rodrigo Duterte also floats PNP chief Oscar Albayalde and DILG officer-in-charge Eduardo Año as possible senatorial candidates
Ballot retrieval begins in Negros Oriental for VP protest
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo says they do not oppose the retrieval, but were not given enough time to prepare for it
Robredo hopes more ‘advocates’ to 'professionalize' LP
Vice President Leni Robredo says having non-politician members will help ensure that advocacies, not elections, set party direction
WATCH: Sereno for senator? Family 'has many concerns'
'I’m in the process of looking at the steps we must do not only to reclaim what has been lost but to build a stronger foundation,' says former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Comelec sets review of system for transmitting election results
Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr says this aims to eliminate 'doubts' about the automated elections
LIVE: Congressional hearing on automated election system
The hearing on September 13 tackles the recommendations of the Comelec Advisory Council on how to enhance the automated polls in 2019
Amend law on substitution of bets, says election lawyer
'The law on that should be amended because it could cause a lot of confusion, and some people might take advantage of it,' says lawyer Romulo Macalintal
Bato dela Rosa, Faeldon, Phillip Salvador take oath with PDP-Laban
Former PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa admits his high survey ratings are a factor in his decision to run: 'Bakit naman magtatakbo-takbo ka kung di ka sigurado?'
Vote in 2019 to show 'resistance' vs high inflation, abuses of power
Vice President Leni Robredo says the loudest voice of opposition still comes from ordinary Filipinos during the election period
Comelec postpones filing of candidacies to October 11-17
(UPDATED) This comes after both the Senate and House of Representatives urged the Comelec to reschedule the filing of certificates of candidacy or COCs
Robredo camp asks SC to probe poll fraud accuser Glenn Chong
Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers find it 'disturbing' that former lawmaker Glenn Chong has access to audit logs from Ragay, Camarines Sur
Voter registration banned in malls linked to gov't officials
The ban applies to malls owned, leased, or occupied by any government official or by 'any person who is related to any city/municipal/barangay official' up to the 4th degree
Comelec: Postponed COC filing can delay ballot printing
The Comelec is set to discuss the proposal of the Senate and the House of Representatives to delay the filing of certificates of candidacy by 10 days
Comelec relaxes rules for substitution of candidates in 2019
Former Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr opposes these new rules, saying these are prone to abuse
LIST: Opposition reveals 18 possible names for 2019 Senate slate
(UPDATED) Dingdong Dantes is among the names being considered by the opposition, according to Liberal Party president and Senator Francis Pangilinan
Malacañang power vacuum looms as 2019 candidacy filing nears
At least 3 Palace officials, including presidential aide Bong Go, are reportedly running for senator in 2019. If they file COCs early October, they'll be resigning from their posts.
House, Senate want to delay filing of candidacies for 2019 elections
(UPDATED) Lawmakers say moving the period of filing of candidacies to October 11 to 17 would allow them to focus on their legislative duties before the election season begins
Filing of candidacy for 2019 elections from October 1 to 5, 2018
Party-list groups should also submit their list of nominees during the same period
Comelec sets 25% ballot shading threshold for 2019 polls
The threshold has been put into question during the vote recount for the 2016 vice presidential elections
Dela Rosa to run for senator in 2019 because 'Duterte said so'
'Sinabi sa 'kin ng Presidente, tumakbo ako. Eh di tatakbo ako,' says Bureau of Corrections chief Ronald dela Rosa
Aquino: If you disagree with Duterte, vote for opposition in 2019
Former president Benigno Aquino III says the election of more opposition bets would strengthen the system of checks and balances in government
Lakas-CMD eyes Bong Revilla, Martin Romualdez for senator in 2019
Both party bets, however, have yet to express their intention to run in the mid-term polls. Revilla is being tried for plunder, while Romualdez lost in the 2016 senatorial race.
SC rejects Caguioa's request to re-raffle VP poll protest
(3rd UPDATE) Associate Justice Benjamin Caguioa, the member-in-charge, writes the en banc to take the case from him and re-raffle. It is rejected unanimously.
Comelec backs Gordon bill vs premature campaigning
'In general the Comelec supports any move to curtail premature campaigning,' says Commission on Elections Spokesman James Jimenez
Robredo camp to Duterte: Marcos won't win election protest
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo says she would rather focus on 'things that need to be done' than dwell on President Rodrigo Duterte's latest tirade
LOOK: PDP-Laban asks Duterte to finalize 2019 Senate slate
PDP-Laban's initial list is composed of party mates, 'friends of the party,' and reelectionist senators
Koko Pimentel urges Sara Duterte to run for senator in 2019
The PDP-Laban president says if the presidential daughter becomes a senator, she will have 'influence on certain key national issues,' including the national budget
Robredo appeals PET to use ballot images in initial recount
The camp of the Vice President tells the Tribunal that Marcos has not been able to substantiate his claim that the ballot images are compromised
Sara Duterte to seek reelection in 2019
'She is saying she can’t leave Davao City. There’s so much she wants to do that she hasn’t accomplished yet,' says Anthony del Rosario, secretary general of the mayor's Hugpong ng Pagbabago party
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Duterte 'unites' PDP-Laban factions, vows help in 2019
President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with party leaders again in September, ahead of the filing of certificates of candidacy
Marcos, Robredo camps pay P50,000 fine for sub judice
But Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers also ask the Supreme Court which of their past statements are considered a violation of the sub judice rule
PDP-Laban struggles for unity, survival ahead of 2019 polls
(UPDATED) Aside from the infighting, PDP-Laban faces threats from other Duterte-allied parties, especially the Hugpong ng Pagbabago of President Duterte's daughter Sara Duterte Carpio
Comelec vows voters' data breach won't happen again
Commission on Elections Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr says the poll body's website is more secure now, being hosted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology
Marcos wants Justice Caguioa out of his poll protest case
(UPDATED) Ferdinand Marcos Jr cites the posts made by Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa's wife in a Viber group that showed bias for Vice President Leni Robredo
Duterte says daughter Sara won't run for national post
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio, a top pick for senator in recent surveys, has teased a Senate bid just to annoy her father's critics
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