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Erwin rules out 2028 bid, Bam says won’t run for VP

Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Thursday confirmed that he has no plans to run for the country's top post amid speculation about a potential tandem...

Bangladesh women demand justice

DHAKA – Bangladeshi women carried flaming torches through the streets of Dhaka on Monday, marching to demand justice and political representation in the coming...

Mired in trouble, Bangladesh pins hopes on polls

DHAKA—Textile worker Sabina Khatun is in limbo after losing her job during sweeping factory closures, caught up like millions in Bangladesh in the fallout...

ASEAN doesn’t recognize Myanmar’s three-phase elections — DFA

CEBU CITY — Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Theresa Lazaro on Thursday said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) does not...

Comelec postpones March 30 BARMM elections

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday announced it officially postponed the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) originally scheduled on March 30, citing both legal...

Myanmar pro-military party declares victory

YANGON — Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs...

Costa Rica says plot to kill president uncovered

SAN JOSE – Costa Rica’s government on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) said it had uncovered a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Chaves on the...

Myanmar votes in 2nd phase of junta-run election

KAWHMU – Myanmar’s junta opened polls on Sunday in the second phase of elections, continuing a vote democracy watchdogs say is letting the military...

Embattled Venezuela frees 88 jailed dissenters

CARACAS—Venezuela Thursday (Friday, Manila time) announced the release of 88 people jailed for protesting President Nicolas Maduro’s claim to have won July 2024 elections. Maduro...

Getting Ready

Members of Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) prepare a voting station a day before the start of Myanmar’s general election in Yangon on Saturday,...

Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, sets up national polls

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand's Prime Minister dissolved parliament on Friday after three months in office, a royal decree showed, paving the way for general elections early next...

New York elects Mamdani on big election night for Democrats

New York, United States—New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as US...

Japan elects Takaichi as first woman Prime Minister

Tokyo, Japan—Japan officially got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's...

Nine contractors donated funds to 2025 candidates — Comelec

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified nine government contractors who allegedly donated to the campaign of some candidates in the latest polls, Comelec...
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