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Senatorial candidate Camille Villar vowed to continue projects that will benefit the agriculture sector and further improve infrastructure in the country once she is elected as senator in May. This developed as first district Lanao del Norte Rep. Khalid Dimaporo and his team expressed support to Camille Villar’s senatorial bid during a visit in Tubod, […]
Senator Bong Go emerged as the frontrunner in the latest senatorial preference survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) from April 11 to 15 and commissioned by Stratbase Group. Garnering 45% voter preference, Go firmly secured the top spot–affirming strong public support ahead of the 2025 midterm elections. This latest figure reflects a steady and […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc to expedite its handling of simple disqualification (DQ) cases and petitions for denial of due course ahead of the local campaign period, which starts on March 28. Pimentel emphasized that resolving easier cases first would significantly reduce Comelec’s backlog, allowing the poll […]
With the heat index continuing to rise in recent days, former Senator Ping Lacson hopes the public will take the proper precautions – including supporters who go to candidates’ rallies to show their support. Lacson pointed out that the hot weather has prompted many local government units to suspend classes, and may pose health dangers […]
In this quick look at the 2022 party-list election results in the Visayas, the IKOT.PH Strategic Research Team listed all the party-list groups that obtained at least 2% of the votes in each of the provinces and independent cities of Western Visayas (Region VI), Central Visayas (Region VII), Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), and the Negros […]
There is no shame in having blood on my hands because I protected the Filipino people. This was the strong message of reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who discredited senatorial candidates who were involved in Oplan Tokhang or the last administration’s war against illegal drugs. “Wala namang ibang […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano expressed support for resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to give the region more time to prepare for elections and foster peace. Cayetano argued that if the country is truly committed to peace in the Muslim region, it would be more logical to delay […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 11144 proposing that the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) be held in May 2026. Bill proponent and Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong explained that the rescheduling of the BARMM elections is being pushed for the […]
In this quick look at the 2022 party-list election results in Bicol, the IKOT.PH Strategic Research Team listed all the party-list groups that obtained at least 2% of the votes in each of the provinces and one independent city of the Bicol Region (Region 5). It can immediately be seen that in 50% of the […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero filed a bill to formalize his proposal seeking to defer the parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in view of the recent Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu from the regional group. BARMM’s first parliamentary election is scheduled for 2025, but Escudero is pushing to have it […]