Comelec legal chief Ferdinand Rafanan. INQUIRER photo
The right way to vote in the May elections is by fully shading the ovals opposite the printed names of candidates in the ballot, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday.
Presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino, VP candidate Mar Roxas greets residents along the highway Tarlac. LYN RILLON
The Southeast Asian nation's chaotic brand of democracy will see 50 million voters choose a new president and thousands of lower positions on May 10, but observers warned candidates' promises of change were likely to prove hollow.
Administration candidate Gibo Teodoro during the proclamation Rally in Ynares Gym, Antipolo City. August dela Cruz
He will leave the mudslinging and brickbats to his rivals and embark on a 'positive campaign' of political reconciliation and uplifting the Filipinos’ morale, administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro said Tuesday as he sets off the start of the three-month campaign for his presidential bid.
Presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino during mass held in the Immaculate Concepcion church in Concepcion, Tarlac. LYN RILLON
Liberal Party standard bearer Senator Benigno Aquino III and his running mate Manuel Roxas II began their campaign with a mass at the Immaculate Conception Church in Concepcion, Tarlac, at 9:30 am.
Presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar during the Philippine Daily Inquirer First Edition Presidential Debate. RAFFY LERM
Without its standard-bearers, the Nacionalista Party's (NP) senatorial ticket kicked off its campaign with a motorcade in various towns in Laguna on Tuesday.
Off to the province for his campaign, administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro will visit Davao City on Thursday for a trip to the prayer mountain of influential religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.
Read Full StoryThe Liberal Party leadership in Zamboanga del Sur is seeking the transfer of provincial police director Ramon Ochotorena to another area.
Read Full StoryBoxing champion Manny Pacquiao will have to slug it out with businessman Roy Chiongban in the May congressional race of the Sarangani province.
Read Full StoryBad news for Manuel Villar. It seems Villar-bashing will be a staple fare in the campaign sorties of independent presidential bet and senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal, one of the staunchest critics of the Nacionalista Party standard-bearer.
Read Full StoryThe remaining poll machines to be used for the May national elections have been assembled and ready for shipment to the country from China, officials said.
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