The Philippines' electoral commission and watchdogs have told AFP it is "standard procedure" to destroy unused ballots after each election, contrary to false claims on social media that it was proof ...

THE Philippine economy likely grew at a faster pace in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, driven by election-related spending and easing inflation, an economist from the Bank of the Philippine ...

The Philippines' electoral commission and watchdogs have told AFP it is "standard procedure" to destroy unused ballots after each election, contrary to false claims on social media that it was ...

A feud between two powerful Philippines dynasties dominated midterm elections this week, with results suggesting a weakening of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s grip on power ...

The Philippines’ 2025 midterm election could have marked a moment of reckoning for the decades-old populist Duterte dynasty. Its patriarch, 80-year-old former President Rodrigo, had been ...

Filipinos cast their votes for the Philippine midterm elections in Antipolo City on May 12, 2025. Credit - Ryan Eduard Benaid—NurPhoto/Getty Images Instead, however, the election, in which tens ...

Election observers from the European Union have urged the Philippines to fix its outdated and fragmented election code after finding the Commission on Elections "effectively created new rules" and ...

Election officials say former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been elected as mayor in his home city by a landslide, despite his detention by the International Criminal Court.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was among candidates who vied for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday' ...

The Philippines is holding its midterm election in May. All 318 seats in the House of Representatives and 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate are being contested. Regional and local elections for ...