The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) has not advised voters the proper way to fill out ballots was to make small dots next to their candidate of choice, contrary to online rumours. The poll body disowned the false guidance and maintained voters should "fully shade" circles in the ballot paper.

Isko Moreno Domagoso is back as mayor of Manila after he was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday evening.

The Commission on Elections on Tuesday reminded all candidates who ran in the 2025 Philippine midterm elections to remove all their election posters and paraphernalia, including social media contents,

Voters in the Philippines' upcoming midterm elections are not required to show their national IDs to cast ballots, contrary to a false claim spreading on a social media page that impersonates the election commission Comelec.

A DAY after the midterm elections in the Catholic-majority Philippines, some 200 members of various groups spearheaded by poll watchdog Kontra Daya, progressive

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to explain the reason behind the reported duplication of transmissions from precincts nationwide, but poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said they are hoping that there would be “transparency in what truly transpired.

Poll watchers over the weekend prepared for the midterm elections on Monday, May 12, with over 68.431 million registered voters across the country expected to cast their ballots for both national and local positions.

With limited access to polling precincts, observers from the European Union were unable to fully perform their task of monitoring the conduct of the recent midterm elections. The European Union Election Observation Missions (EU EOM) said it was notified through a letter by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that it could not be given full access to polling precincts.