The UniTeam of presidential candidate former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and vice-presidential frontrunner Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte reiterated their call for the nation to unite as they hold the first of their three grand rallies in Guimbal, Iloilo Province on Tuesday. Marcos said they did not make a mistake in choosing Iloilo province for their “Miting de Avance” for Visayas, telling the jampacked crowd in the over four-hectare football field their priorities should Ilonggos trust them with their votes in the coming May 9 elections. “Sa lahat po ng ating ginagawa pinapaalala po natin sa taong bayan na ang

A total of 2,973 people have been arrested for violating the election gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the PNP said 2,890 of those apprehended were civilians, 49 security guards, 17 police officers, and 17 military personnel. It added that a total of 2,850 police operations yielded 2,264 firearms, 11,985 pieces of ammunition, and 1,086 deadly weapons. Citing its latest data, the PNP said the top five regions with the most number of arrested violators are the National Capital Region (NCR) with 1,114, followed by Calabarzon (329), Central Visayas (313), Central Luzon (273),

Presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded her supporters and volunteers for bravely campaigning in the so-called “Solid North” which is a bailiwick of Ilocano rival Ferdinand Marcos Jr. She acknowledged it must have been hard to penetrate provinces known to be pro-Marcos and surrounded by family members and friends of the perennial survey frontrunner. “Very surreal para sa akin na in Abra, may nagkakampanya para sa akin (It is very surreal for me that in Abra, there are people campaigning for me),” Robredo said at a rally at Oval Era Mall in Bangued on Monday. “Alam po namin

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has generated additional income amounting to PHP6.3 million after auctioning six units of forfeited luxury vehicles. In a statement, the BOC said the Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group and the Auction and Cargo Disposal Division have auctioned off one brand new car and 5 used vehicles at the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) Auction Room, Ayuntamiento Building in Intramuros, Manila on April 27, 2022. The forfeited luxury vehicles consisted of one unit each of used Porsche Boxster 2001, used Mercedes Benz SLK350 2001, used Ferrari Scuderia 430 2008, used Mercedes Benz SLK55 2001, used Mercedes Benz

The delivery of ballot boxes intended for Antique province is now complete after the reported 30 undelivered boxes were finally transported to their intended municipalities in the province on Tuesday. Lawyer Wil Arceño, Antique Provincial Election Supervisor, said in an interview on Tuesday that the regional office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the service provider – F2 Logistics- were quick to trace the missing ballot boxes after the incident was reported. “The 30 ballot boxes were mistakenly transported by our service provider to the Comelec hub in Iloilo and were not forwarded to Antique until after we reported