Jeepney drivers are gearing up for another transport strike on Monday to express their dismay over President Marcos’ pronouncement that there will be no further extension of the franchise consolidation deadline on April 30.

With the midterm elections still more than a year away, fake offers to manipulate poll results are becoming rampant, according to the Commission on Elections.

The military and the police should not allow themselves to be used by former president Rodrigo Duterte in his desire to grab power by ousting President Marcos, cause-oriented group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said yesterday.

The Commission on Elections plans to start next month the public bidding for the transmission system that will be used in the 2025 midterm elections.

The new COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 now circulating in the US and other countries is expected to enter the country in “due time,” according to an infectious disease specialist.

A lawmaker wants the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expand its benefit packages as a Christmas gift to Filipinos.

The Commission on Elections may come out today with the decision on whether or not to disqualify technology provider Smartmatic from joining future poll automation projects.

The Commission on Elections has asked the Philippine National Police to protect and ensure the safety of both the winning and losing candidates in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections following the deaths of two winners in Pasay City ...

The Department of Migrant Workers is now allowing partial deployment of Filipino household service workers (HSWs) to Pakistan.

Just like the Commission on Elections poll watchdogs believe that erring barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan post aspirants can be removed from the list of candidates before election day.

As President Marcos prepares to visit Saudi Arabia this month, the Department of Migrant Workers confirmed yesterday the killing of Filipina worker Marjorette Garcia.

The Commission on Elections is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of bribery against former Comelec chief Andres Bautista.

Austria has opened its doors to Filipino nurses, with local recruitment agencies reporting its addition to the list of countries hiring Filipino health care workers.

Up to 400 Filipinos might have been affected by the strong earthquake in Morocco, according to the Department of Migrant Workers.

The Department of Health yesterday clarified that not all of the P7.4 billion worth of drugs tagged by the Commission on Audit have expired.

Workers from various labor groups led by the Kilusang Mayo Uno yesterday took to the streets to protest the government’s “inefficient and insufficient” measures to address the rising prices of rice and other basic commodities.

If the government were to implement a nationwide test to filter the beneficiaries of free college tuition, it has to ensure that it is based on equity in the sense that underprivileged and poor students are given priority to qualify for government subs...

A complaint center is opening soon to receive complaints of vote-buying and vote-selling related to the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, according to the Commission on Elections.

Until the revised rules are finally shelved, overseas Filipino workers will continue to protest against new travel requirements proposed by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, the labor group Migrante International vowed.