MANILA, Philippines — The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has flagged unreadable physical election returns (ERs) for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections, which makes it difficult to manually audit the integrity of electronically transmitted votes, its spokesperson said on Monday.  According to Ana Singson, the PPCRV has

MANILA, Philippines – House prosecutors on Monday dropped a Civil Service Commission (CSC) official from their witness lineup and moved another witness to Tuesday as they streamlined their presentation in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon told the Senate impeachment court that CSC Assistant Commissioner Ariel Ronquillo

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police urged the public to use social media responsibly following separate incidents in Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato involving students and alleged firearm-related online posts. “Let this be a reminder that social media is not a place to make threats or create fear,” said PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.

MANILA, Philippines – Senate impeachment presiding officer Francis Escudero sustained the defense’s objection to the inclusion of Pikimong Pikimong Philippines Corp. and JTC Group of Companies in the testimony of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) witness lawyer Gerardo del Rosario during Day 27 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial. /dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte