A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the autonomous Papua New Guinea region preparing for its mid-year elections.

Holding parliamentary elections for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao separately from the midterm polls in May will require P2.5...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will study the possibility of tapping South Korean firm Miru Systems as the provider of...

Malacanang's move to certify as urgent the bill seeking to postpone the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim (BARMM) has been met...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including safety concerns in Papua New Guinea.

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing to send Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel as backup electoral...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will train in March over 186,000 teachers who will serve as electoral board (EB) members...

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be needing over 3,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) if the first Bangsamoro...

Updated @ 1:49 p.m., February 4, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of common poster areas for...

MANILA, Philippines — In a bid to promote inclusivity and right to suffrage, the indigenous peoples (IPs) of the country will have 64 accessible...