PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — It’s all systems go for the coming parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) this coming September 14 and the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated on November 2, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said. Garcia and other commissioners and high-ranking

MANILA, Philippines — Losing candidates in the May 2025 midterm elections may now be appointed to any government position after a one-year appointment ban, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday. This follows broadcaster Ramon Tulfo’s claim that Benhur Abalos will take his oath as the new Justice secretary next week,