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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez as the new director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), Malacañang announced on Friday.
THE Department of Foreign Affairs said preparations were in full swing in all its outposts around the world for the implementation of internet voting among overseas Filipinos in next year's national elections.
MANILA, Philippines — United States authorities are seeking the forfeiture of a $1.2-million property in San Francisco, California believed to have been purchased by former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista using bribe money he allegedly received from election technology provider Smartmatic.
LARGO, United States — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made an upbeat show of unity Thursday as they held their first joint public event since Harris replaced the president as the Democratic Party's candidate in November's election.
MANILA, Philippines — As controversies hound the Commission on Elections, teachers’ group Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) is pushing for hybrid system of election in 2025, combining manual counting of votes at the precinct level with automated transmission of results.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday she is ready to be the first public official to submit to a hair follicle drug test, adding that she supports her brother's bill at the House of Representatives to compel all elected officials to undergo "mandatory random" drug testing.
FORMER Caloocan City representative Edgar Erice is facing allegations of making false and alarming statements regarding the May 2025 national and local polls after he repeatedly spoke against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia as well as the poll body’s service provider, Miru Systems.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing separate charges in the Philippines against those involved in the alleged bribery and money laundering case filed in the United States related to the 2016 Philippine elections.