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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Things were smooth for the Duterte family’s election day, with President Rodrigo Duterte and Mayor Sara Duterte enjoying VIP treatment at their precincts at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School (DRANHS). Representative
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has recommended a failure of elections to be declared in 15 barangays in Lanao del Sur after a spate of violence prevented voters from casting their ballots on
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 9 May) – Deadly shootings, mauling, riot and ballot snatching marred the conduct of the May 9 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), reports from independent poll monitors showed. In Buluan,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – President Rodrigo R. Duterte cast his vote for the last time as the country’s chief executive on Monday at his hometown in Davao City. Duterte arrived at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Three persons were killed in just a matter of hours after the polling places opened in Malabang town, Lanao del Sur on Monday. In Binidayan town, three supporters of a mayoralty candidate was
LUTAYAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 9 May) – Sultan Kudarat gubernatorial aspirant Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu cast his vote at the Tamnag Central Elementary School here around 11:30 a.m. Monday without much fanfare, and expressed optimism he will win by
Three members of a barangay peacekeeping action team (BPAT) were killed while another one was injured in a shooting incident Monday in Buluan town, Maguindanao. A report from the 16th Military Intelligence Company (16th MICO) said unidentified gunmen aboard two
KIAMBA, Sarangani (MindaNews / 9 May) – Boxing icon and presidential candidate Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is confident that the poor will finally stand up for themselves and propel one who rose from among them to lead the country. Pacquiao,
LUTAYAN, Sultan Kudarat (MindaNews / 9 May) – Volunteers of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) here complained they could not access the Voters ASK (VASK) mobile app, which apparently bogged down due to the volume of requests. Arjie
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – A candidate for vice mayor of Malitbog, Bukidnon and a barangay councilman were arrested Sunday for alleged violation of the election gun ban. In a report posted on Facebook, the Malitbog Municipal Police
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Mayor Sara Duterte has vowed that she will be a “loyal and supportive” vice president to former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if their tandem wins in the national elections. But Duterte told reporters
