Plebiscite ahead of May 2025 polls unlikely – Comelec
MANILA, Philippines — A plebiscite for Charter Change within the year or ahead of the May 2025 midterm elections is unlikely, according to the Commission on Elections.
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'Stop harassing us': Philippines foreign minister urges China
MELBOURNE: Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully -- but delivered a simple message to Beijing: "stop harassing us".Speaking on the sidelines of an Asean-Australia summit in Melbourne, Manalo defended his government's policy of publicising Chinese manoeuvres in contested maritime territory -- including the recent passage of warships near Scarborough Shoal.
90,000 to vote in BARMM plebiscite
MANILA, Philippines — Up to 90,000 voters are expected to participate in a plebiscite that will ratify the creation of eight new municipalities in the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area on April 13.
Marcos among most influential leaders in Southeast Asia – think tank
MANILA, Philippines: The Lowy Institute of Australia named President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as «one of the most interesting, influential and closely-watched leaders» in Southeast Asia.
Swift passage of RBH 7 seen
THE chairman of the House panel working on a resolution to amend economic provisions of the Constitution said he was hopeful that it would be approved before Congress goes on its Holy Week break this month.
BARMM creates 32 parliamentary districts via regional edict
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The first ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in 2025 shall cover 32 newly-created districts set via an edict by its interim 80-member regional lawmaking body.
'Stop harassing us': Philippines foreign minister urges China
MELBOURNE, Australia (Updated 9:30 a.m.) — Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to solve maritime disputes with China peacefully -- but delivered a simple message to Beijing: "stop harassing us".
Senate seen to junk Cha-cha
MANILA, Philippines — It seems that not everyone in the Senate is on board with Charter change. Sen. Cynthia Villar said “there’s a chance” that seven senators, including herself and four other allies of President Marcos, would vote against the proposed measure to amend certain economic provisions of the Constitution.