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The May 9 elections once again showed that the exercise of suffrage in the Philippines is a family affair.

Fighting “fake news” should never stop, however exhausting it may be, the vice president said.

The young voters dismissed allegations of atrocities and corruption during Martial Law.

Whoever loses in the May 9 elections for President will have a hard time accepting defeat, but for very different reasons.

“Iba naman!” This is the battle cry of Manila City Mayor and presidential candidate Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso as he offered himself as the best alternative in the May 9 elections.

(Second of two parts) With just a little over a month before the May 9 elections, candidates for president and vice president are pulling out all the stops to convince the electorate that they are right for the job.

(First of two parts) With just a little over a month before the May 9 elections, candidates for president and vice president are pulling out all the stops to convince the electorate that they are right for the job.

(Fourth of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

(Third of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

(Second of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

(First of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.

They don’t do motorcades or rallies with thousands of people in attendance. Instead, presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and his running mate Vicente “Tito” Sotto III prefer engaging with people from different sectors of society.

The May 9 election for President of the Philippines is going to be a historic one, one way or the other.

Love filled the air in Pasig City’s business district as thousands braved the scorching summer heat to show support to the presidential bid of Leni Robredo, her running mate, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, and their eight senatorial candidates Sunday.

This is not the first time Gonzaga figured in a satirical post that misled people.

More than 65.74 million Filipinos are expected to cast their votes on May 9 in the country’s first-ever national elections during a pandemic.

The WPS issue, including the harassment that Filipino fishermen suffer, was raised in past national elections.

Labor leader Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman is one of 10 running for the presidency in the May elections. His socialist views are not the usual sound bites people hear from other candidates. But could he sway voters to embrace what he is offering, so they understand he truly means to represent the oft-neglected masses?

While disappointing, the decision was not a surprise to those who sought to invalidate his candidacy.

Campaigning for the upcoming May 9 elections will be like no other in the country's history because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipinos will vote for a new set of national and local leaders amid a raging pandemic that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, nearly crippled the economy, and challenged the competence of incumbent officials in addressing the public health crisis.

There are many good things going for the three-hour GMA 7’s Jessica Soho Presidential Interviews aired Saturday night.

Having served a term each for various elective positions does not absolve presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos from the penalty of perpetual disqualification from running for public office with the finality of his 1997 tax evasion conviction, according to retired Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Antonio Carpio. The former magistrate made the declaration in a 1Sambayan online forum on Jan. 6.

​ Latest election surveys showed that if elections were held today, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would be the 17th president of the Republic of the Philippines.