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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday joined former and current world leaders in condemning the attempted assassination of Republican Party candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump during his political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander.
MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan has offered itself to be the “genuine opposition” in next year’s midterm polls, saying the country’s two leading political leaders now are only after their personal interests.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has ignored the proposal of poll watchdog Kontra Daya to consider using the hybrid election system in the May 2025 national and local elections.
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia yesterday requested the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to investigate “baseless and defamatory” allegations that he received bribes from South Korean firm Miru Systems through offshore accounts.
MANILA, Philippines — The so-called Solid 7 of the Senate will remain independent but will not be “obstructionist” against the administration, former Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The camp of Bamban Mayor Alice Guo yesterday said that the suspended official has no plan of seeking reelection in the 2025 polls after she was removed from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC)’s roster amid her alleged links to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).
TOKYO, Japan — Tokyo residents clutching fans and cold drinks took to polling stations Sunday to elect their governor, with two prominent women vying for the job in Japan's male-dominated political sphere.