Teachers and poll workers to get P2,000 honoraria hike — DBM

Eric Mendoza - Reporter 05/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Teachers and poll workers will receive an across the board P2,000 honoraria hike in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Friday. “As directed by…

Iglesia ni Cristo endorses 8 Senate bets

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter 05/09/2025

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has endorsed eight senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections, a mix of candidates from the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), and other…

#KungAko: What would you do if you’d win in the elections?

05/08/2025

If you were a candidate in the 2025 midterm elections, what would you do to make things better if you’d win? We asked this question to ordinary citizens in Cebu, hoping that their answers would reach those…

Lucy Torres-Gomez wants Kerwin Espinosa disqualified

Futch Anthony Inso 05/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Incumbent Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez formally filed a disqualification case against Albuera mayoral candidate Rolan “Kerwin Espinosa. The petition was dated May 6, 2025. The ground for the petition for disqualification was…

ELECTIONS 2025: What Cebu City mayoral candidates promise to do if they win

CDN Digital 05/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With just six days left before the 2025 midterm elections, all five Cebu City mayoral candidates have laid out their distinct visions for the city, ranging from bold infrastructure plans to expanded social…

May 12 a holiday for midterm elections – Palace

Darryl John Esguerra - Philippine News Agency 05/06/2025

MANILA – Malacañang declared Monday, May 12, as a special non-working holiday throughout the country for the 2025 national and local elections. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, on the authority of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., signed Proclamation 878…

Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide

05/04/2025

Voters have handed Singapore’s long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming United States tariffs. Wong’s People’s…

1Pacman Party-list pushes for affordable food prices

Jan Escosio-Reporter 04/29/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — 1Pacman Party-list first nominee Milka Romero said affordable prices in public markets are one of the clearest signs of real progress. “Sasabihin nating ‘sumasakses’ o successful na kung mahigpit nating babantayan ang…

4 areas in Cebu placed under Comelec yellow category

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/25/2025

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Five areas in Region 7, including four in Cebu province, are being recommended to be placed under Comelec yellow category due to rising concerns over political tension. These areas include Mandaue City…

China interfering with PH elections, says NSC’s Malaya

Charie Abarca - Reporter 04/24/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Indicators show that China is interfering with the Philippines’ upcoming midterm elections. This was according to National Security Council (NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, who made the revelation in the Senate’s special panel…

Stable power supply for elections in Visayas, Metro Cebu assured

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Energy regulators assured the public that there is sufficient and stable power supply in the Visayas for the May 12 midterm elections. During an energy-related forum held in Taguig City on Tuesday, April…

1Cebu backs 9 senatoriables so far

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/15/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Weeks after the campaign period for the local midterm elections kicked off, 1Cebu has endorsed a total of nine senatoriables so far. These included releectionists Senators Pia Cayetano, Francis Tolentino and Ramon ‘Bong’…

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