10 winning party-list groups not joining 2025 polls?
DESPITE successful runs in the May 2022 polls, 10 party-list organizations failed to file a “manifestation of intent to participate” in the party-list elections next year.
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No extension of party-list registration deadline – Comelec
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not inclined to extend the deadline for party-list groups to file the required manifestation of intent to participate in the 2025 elections.
Taiwan's president-elect vows to defend island from China threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te vowed Saturday to defend the self-ruled island from "intimidation" by China, after voters defied warnings from Beijing and swept him to election victory.
Don't Blame Me: Taylor Swift's influence attracts conspiracy theories
WASHINGTON, United States — A Fox News host suggested this week that Taylor Swift is a "front for a covert political agenda," echoing disinformation that has percolated in right-wing circles for months — and which experts say will likely get worse before the 2024 US election.
Taiwan votes in key election under Chinese threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Millions of Taiwanese head to the polls Saturday for a presidential election closely watched across the world, as the new leader will set the course for the democratic island facing increasing aggression from China.
Only government ID accepted for voter registration
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday advised applicants for voter registration to bring only government-issued identification cards.
Questionable initiative
The plot thickens as far as the reported attempts of administration allies to install highly-favored presidential kin, albeit a presidential survey laggard, as the next head of government of the land. The fastest way to catapult the politician into power is by tinkering with the 1987 Constitution. Only then can the legislator become the country’s next Chief Executive.
Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos
PARIS, France — The world's political and business elites will convene in Davos next week, with wars in Gaza and Ukraine set to dominate the annual gabfest in the Swiss Alps.