If crowd support were the gauge, outgoing Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is at par with his presidential race rivals despite his poor showing in surveys. The Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer had repeatedly said he is overwhelmed with the support he gets in different parts of the country. The “Isigaw mo, Isko” concert rally in this city on Sunday did not disappoint as organizers estimated that about 80,000 attended the event held at the corner of Maria Orosa and Kalaw Streets in Ermita district. In an ambush interview, Domagoso expressed gratitude to the attendees whom he said included not

Overseas absentee voting for Filipinos abroad has started in different embassies and consulates across the world. In a tweet, the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva showed a picture of Permanent Representatives Evan Garcia and Manuel Teehankee submitting their ballots to kick off overseas voting. The two cast their votes at the Philippine Consulate General in Geneva. The Philippine Embassy in Egypt, meanwhile, has also received its first ballot from an absentee voter and will continue to receive absentee ballots until May 9. “The voting period will be every day (including weekends) from 10

The integration of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants into the Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun as set by the Mindanao peace process, officials said Monday. This came after the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) signed an agreement with the National Police Commission (Napolcom) over the weekend for the Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination (NSQEE) for MILF and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members. “After three years of the transition period, we are happy that we are finally taking the first step into making this provision a reality,” BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim said in a