Big donors who gave P10 million to P20 million accounted for only 19% of Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign funds for the May 2022 presidential elections. The rest came from a long list of relatively small donors. By Carmela FonbuenaPhilippine
Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is facing a campaign overspending complaint that may go to court. But it has been almost 10 years since he spent more than the limit and five years since the preliminary investigation, raising concerns about the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected a petition by former Cotabato City mayor lawyer Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi to nullify the results in some voting centers during the May 9 election in that city.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/June 29) – A reelected councilor of Cotabato City on Wednesday pointed out that a new city administration will “definitely” assume on Thursday, June 30, contrary to general speculations that mayor-elect lawyer Bruce Matabalao has gone hiding.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) – Reelected Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte took his oath of office in his residence here on Monday, a day after Mayor-elect Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and other local officials were sworn
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 June) – Governor-elect Rogelio Neil Pepito Roque has vowed to push for a new Bukidnon in his speech Tuesday morning where he underscored his administration’s core principle: “government money is people’s money.” “We owe to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 June) – Vice President-elect Sara Duterte said on Monday that she has invited outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, the rival of her running-mate President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to attend her oath-taking on June 19 in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 June) – At least 2,000 military and police personnel will secure the venue of the oath-taking program of Vice President-elect Sara Duterte in Davao City on June 19, an official of the Davao City Police
A claim circulating on Facebook that Vice President-elect Sara Duterte will ask Congress to add two more years to the K to 12 Program and include two years of mandatory military service without pay is fake news. Facebook pages such
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 2 June) — The May 9 elections for local positions fell short of “being fair and honest” due to rampant vote-buying and disinformation, election watchdogs and other observers said. Two days before the May 9
COTABATO CITY – Mayor-elect Mohammad Bruce Matabalao today said he will name four deputy mayors once he assumes as the city’s chief executive on July 1. “These deputy mayors will take charge of the issues of four major sectoral groups
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May) – Vice President-elect Sara Duterte has congratulated Vice President Leni Robredo for her achievements in the past six years, as the former asked the latter for a virtual meeting to discuss and ensure a
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May) – A female Commission on Elections (Comelec) officer in Maguindanao province survived Monday a broad daylight ambush, but her aide was slightly injured. Jean Hangkal, municipal election officer of Datu Salibo town, said she
Old photos of rice priced at the P20-level per kilo in Davao City have resurfaced on Facebook to boost the campaign promise of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. With three weeks before the May 9 elections, the former senator from
TUBARAN, Lanao del Sur (MindaNews / 25 May) – The special elections held in this municipality held Tuesday, under the watchful eye of 600 troops from the police and the military in full battle gear and supported by armed vehicles,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) – Local authorities will prepare a “multi-layered security plan” for the oath-taking of presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte to be held in front of City Hall along San Pedro Street here as the historic
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) – Mayor Sara Duterte revealed Monday that she will take her oath as Vice President of the Philippines at the San Pedro Street here, the usual venue for major activities in the city such
OZAMIZ CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) – In the last elections, social media played a major role in the campaign. Politicians hired their own crew of “social media warriors” from among vloggers and journalists to create content or materials to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May) – A candidate in the May 9 elections is seeking more sustainable approaches for post-election cleanups and suggests that “more coordinated approaches” be put in place for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 13 May) — For two straight days after the May 9 polls, most of the popular low-cost mobile phone brands were sold out at the three shopping malls here as residents from the
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim has sent a message of congratulations to presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. for his victory in the May 9 polls. “Please accept my
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Eight former and active media practitioners, four of them coming from the same media network, are among the big winners in this city and nearby South Cotabato province in the May 9
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — While Cotabato City, the seat of government of the Bangsamoro region, will soon be under the political grip of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) after majority of the candidates it fielded dominated
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – It’s a family affair in Mindanao’s southernmost island provinces – the Hatamans in Basilan, the Tans in Sulu and the Salis in Tawi-Tawi. The Commission of Elections had proclaimed the winners in these
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is leading in 25 of 27 provinces in Mindanao and 32 of its 33 cities in partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections’ transparency server, with Sarangani and Lanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte said she agreed to take the helm of the Department of Education (DepEd) instead of the Department National Defense (DND) to avoid intrigues she would use her position
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Philippine National Police Special Forces teams will replace teachers who would not show up for poll duty during the May 15 special elections for 12 villages in Tubaran town, Lanao del Sur. In an en
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 May) – A single vote decided who should occupy the eighth and last slot in the Sangguniang Bayan (municipal council) of this town. The day went to Vanjune Napao, who got 12,333
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) — John Dalipe has been proclaimed winner in the race for mayor while his elder brother Manuel Jose Dalipe was reelected as representative of this city’s 2nd District. The younger Dalipe frustrated Celso Lobregat’s
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – Incumbent Davao City Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has been proclaimed as the newly-elected mayor, becoming the third member of his family to hold the post since 1988. He will succeed his sister,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – The Romualdos are still lording it over Camiguin with four family members winning the top posts in the idyllic island province. Gov. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo won as representative of Camiguin’s lone district, a
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 11 May) – Despite the controversy hounding his gubernatorial bid, Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu was proclaimed winner Tuesday night over former beauty queen Sharifa Akeel Mangudad atu. The Sultan Kudarat Provincial Board of Canvassers declared
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 11 May)— South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. was officially proclaimed winner by the Provincial Board of Canvassers at 11:46 a.m. Wednesday. This is his second term. Based on Commission on Elections official results, Tamayo gathered
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – All votes cast for president on May 9 in a 4th class municipality in the highlands of Lanao del Norte province went to Vice President Leni Robredo. Pantao Ragat town residents gave Robredo
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The Alonto-Adiong clan in Lanao del Sur has been given a fresh mandate to lead the province as Governor, Vice Governor and Representative. Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong garnered 267,887 votes while his rival,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Deputy House Speaker and Sarangani Rep. Rogelio Pacquiao, younger brother of Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, was formally proclaimed Tuesday night as the newly elected governor of the province. The provincial board of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The children of President Rodrigo R. Duterte and their allies at the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) political party are set to win seats in the city, from the city council all the way
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno has lost in his attempt to return as governor of Misamis Oriental, settling for third place behind Gingoog City Vice Mayor Pedro Unabia and 2nd District Rep.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Police arrested 12 persons for violating the election liquor ban in Davao City implemented from May 8 to 9. Maj. Ma. Teresita P. Gaspan, spokesperson for Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said in an
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Cagayan de Oro City 1st District Rep. Rolando “Klarex” Uy has cemented his chances of taking over the city hall of Northern Mindanao’s regional center after getting 157,575 votes against the 128,071 votes
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Incumbent Mayor Azucena Huervas of neighboring Valencia City has won against former mayor Jose Galario Jr. Huervas got 57,374 votes while Galario obtained 48,354 votes after all of the 184 election returns from
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Family members and allies of boxing icon Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao continued their dominance of the political arena in Sarangani province, a feat that started in the 2013 elections. Candidates fielded by
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The city’s board of canvassers (CBOC) proclaimed Tuesday Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s sister-in-law Lorelie as the winner in the mayoral race here. Lawyer Sittie Sharmaine Garangan, the city election officer and CBOC
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Outgoing Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria R. Zubiri Jr. was ahead by a comfortable margin in the congressional race for the province’s 3rd District, but his son Manuel Antonio Zubiri was trailing behind in
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Lawyer Jay Warren Pabillaran is poised to remain as mayor of Malaybalay City, a post he assumed in February this year after his predecessor, Mayor Florencio Flores Jr., died from COVID-19 complications. Pabillaran
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. is set to serve his second term, beating three-term South Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez, partial and unofficial election results showed Tuesday. Tamayo, national president of the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Some 400 ballots were wasted following the havoc caused by a former leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a polling place in Basilan, according to poll officials. The Commission on Elections
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 10 May) – From husband and wife to son and mother tandem. The political saga in the neighboring provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao, which is between relatives with the same family names, is headed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) — The campaign of Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana came full circle on election day when she rode a trisikad from her house to the polling precinct at the Manuel A. Roxas Elementary School. On
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) – Eight journalists and two Presidential photographers who tested negative in their RT-PCR tests were not allowed by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to cover President Rodrigo Duterte casting his vote because they tested
