MANILA, Philippines — A senatorial candidate, along with 36 local candidates, is under investigation for vote buying, the Commission on Elections said. Comelec Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vote buying incidents have remained pervasive in the National Capital Region, with the bulk of complaints in the May midterm polls and past elections coming from the NCR ...

Voting for overseas Filipinos in the Philippines’ 2025 midterm elections began on Sunday, April 13, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec noted that 1.321 million overseas ...

If proven, violations such as vote-buying, discrimination, and the abuse of state resources may result in the filing of election offenses and lead to disqualification. However, Garcia emphasized ...

Philippines – An anti-corruption group on Tuesday, April 8, filed a vote-buying complaint before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against three candidates running in the 4th District local ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has instructed financial institutions to enhance their surveillance and monitoring measures to prevent incidents of vote buying and selling ahead of the midterm ...

MANILA, Philippines – A witness ... and Del Mundo of vote-buying — a charge that has also been filed with the Commission on Elections. “Ang gusto po ng kampo ni Rillo ay baligtarin ko ...

MANILA, Philippines — Most Filipinos think vote-buying will be rife in the upcoming polls, according to a survey by Octa Research. For this reason, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has renewed ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it was keeping a close watch on how unscrupulous candidates may be using government cash aid programs as a “novel” method of ...

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it was looking into 36 cases of alleged vote buying, as it shifted its focus on security and unfair campaign practices ahead of the May 12 midterm polls. "As ...

With the 2025 local and national elections right around the corner, some candidates are pulling out all the stops to win—even ...

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received vote-buying reports against a national candidate, and three party-list organizations seeking posts in Eleksyon 2025, a commissioner said Thursday.