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Elections

Philippine elections coverage — campaigns, Comelec rules, results, and political developments.

  1. Putting eggs in one basket

    Putting eggs in one basket

    If there’s one thing Malacañang and its allies have failed to understand, it’s this stark reality that ‘DDS’ does not really mean ‘Diehard Sara Duterte…

    2 MIN READ

  2. FROM one hurdle to another Former University of the Philippines professor and historian Roland Simbulan wrote The Bases of Our Insecurity: A Study of the US Military Bases in the Philippines. Simbulan now turns his attention to ending the deeply ingrained dynastic nature of Philippine politics.

    Breaking dynasties from ground up

    Regular elections give citizens the opportunity to retain leaders who perform well and remove those who do not.

    4 MIN READ

  5. Comelec expects 74M voters for 2028 polls

    Comelec expects 74M voters for 2028 polls

    The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number of registered voters in the Philippines to reach about 74 million for the 2028 national and local…

    1 MIN READ

  7. 2028 money tap opens

    2028 money tap opens

    Following Malacañang’s logic, the officials whose continuity is protected are the same ones who, over the two years that follow, will preside over the…

    2 MIN READ

  8. Bangsamoro peace process enters new phase

    Bangsamoro peace process enters new phase

    The Bangsamoro peace process normalization track will continue as BARMM transitions to its first elected parliamentary government after the September 14…

    1 MIN READ

  9. DEMOCRACY ink runs dry Several groups, including the independent public policy group Center for People Empowerment in Governance, protested the suspension of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections as a denial of the democratic right to elect representatives. Nearly eight in 10 Filipino adults want the elections to proceed as scheduled, an independent survey found.

    Polls freeze draws fire: SC petition eyed

    The 2028 barangay and SK election reset draws opposition from CenPEG, ATOM and Namfrel, while Marcos says the delay will support better local service delivery.

    3 MIN READ

  11. NAMFREL

    NAMFREL to challenge BSKE postponement

    NAMFREL opposes the postponement of the 2026 BSKE to 2028 and plans to support efforts questioning the constitutionality of RA 12326 before the Supreme Court.

    1 MIN READ

  12. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

    SK, barangay terms extended by 5 years

    President Marcos signs RA 12326 extending the terms of barangay and SK officials to five years and moving the next elections to November 2028.

    2 MIN READ

  13. Pulse of corporate democracy

    Pulse of corporate democracy

    An election is the one time each year when the board is called to answer for itself before the very stockholders and members who placed it there.

    3 MIN READ

  15. MELVIN Matibag

    NBI fears foreign meddling during ’28 polls

    The NBI is investigating suspected foreign-linked online influence operations that could manipulate public opinion ahead of the 2028 elections, while senators…

    3 MIN READ