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Voters flag voided ballots, issues with ACMs in 2025 midterm polls

THE NEWLY deployed automated counting machines (ACMs) for the midterm elections caused significant delays at polling precincts nationwide after encountering technical glitches on election...

What’s behind Isko’s appeal?

After his failed 2022 bid for the presidency and a promise to retire from politics, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso now emerges as the frontrunner...

‘V’ poll of UST students showed strong support for progressive bets. But does the...

Former senators Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan topping the Varsitarian’s survey among UST students for the 2025 midterm elections reflects the...

Aquino, Pangilinan are UST students’ top picks for Senate — Varsitarian survey

FORMER senators Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV and Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan emerged as Thomasians’ top picks for Senate in the 2025 elections, a Varsitarian survey...

Senate bets push sweeping reforms on labor, environment and social welfare

SIXTEEN senatorial candidates vowed to push for sweeping political and legislative reforms to address issues on the economy, labor, environment, and social inequality in...

Journalists told to reassert presence on social media amid election disinformation

With disinformation and fake news expected to surge as the 2025 midterm elections approach, journalists called on the public to reclaim online spaces by...

Women judges pen ICC warrant of arrest vs. Duterte

THREE women judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber 1 penned the arrest warrant of former president Rodrigo Duterte for charges of...

Drug war reporter: Duterte arrest signals hope for justice for EJK victims

THE ARREST of former president Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for alleged crimes against humanity, marks...

UST political analysts slam ‘opportunist’ Dutertes for hijacking EDSA narrative

THE DUTERTES positioning themselves as defenders of the EDSA legacy — while another Marcos sits in the presidency — is nothing short of an...

FACT-CHECK: Senatorial bet asserts ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines

CLAIM: The International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot investigate countries that withdrew its membership. RATING: False  RE-ELECTIONIST senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has falsely claimed that the...

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IN THIS age of Friendster, Myspace, and Multipy, it is not surprising to see political candidates get wired to the information superhighway to increase their reach to potential voters.

Candidates have launched their own websites and blogsites, and have joined networking sites that reach a broader and younger audience online— for the cost of almost nothing.

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