Windows26: A first: Comelec discards 6M ballots costing P132M

January 16, 2024

Hi there, reader! Today, we're covering VP Kamala Harris reaffirming U.S. support for the Philippines, declining satisfaction ratings for Marcos and Duterte, plus Comelec's discarding of 6 million ballots costing P132M.

A first: Comelec discards 6M ballots costing P132M

The Comelec on Wednesday sought to allay fears of the May 12 elections being postponed as it announced the adjustments it would make after being ordered by the Supreme Court to include in the ballot five candidates whom the poll body earlier disqualified.

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Court orders arrest of 29 in 'staged' anti-drug ops

The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Monday ordered the arrest of 29 policemen involved in the bungling of prosecution of arrested personalities implicated in the P6.7 billion shabu drug trade.

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Harris to Marcos: US must stand with PH amid China 'provocations'

In a phone call with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., outgoing United States Vice President Kamala Harris said Washington must stand with Manila and honor its "enduring" defense commitments to its longtime security ally to uphold the rule of law in the South China Sea.

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Marcos, Duterte, other execs' satisfaction ratings down

Filipinos' satisfaction with the performance of the President, Vice President, as well as the leaders of Congress and the judiciary all declined in the fourth quarter of 2024, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday showed.

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Labor lawyer, workers' group ask Supreme Court to disqualify Quiboloy

After failing to convince the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to grant their petition, labor lawyer Sonny Matula and the Workers' and Peasants' Party (WPP) have turned to the Supreme Court in their bid to have detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy disqualified from running in the May elections.

Having lost Scarborough, and with its arbitral victory ignored and trampled upon by its giant neighbor, the Philippines must not allow China — through its behemoth ship — to gain any more foothold in the country's waters.

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