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1st 20 ACMs for 2025 polls pass Comelec's hardware test

Manila, May 21 -- The first 20 automated counting machines (ACMs) for 2025 elections have passed the hardware acceptance test (HAT), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday. In a stateme... Read More


Comelec exceeds 3M target for new voter registrants

Manila, May 21 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday vowed to ramp up voter registration activities for qualified Filipinos even as it breached its target of 3 million new voters for the... Read More


BI warns travelers vs. 'foreign currency fine' scam

Manila, May 21 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday warned the public against unscrupulous individuals using the agency's name to scam people. BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco issued the warn... Read More


Comelec: Another 20K ACMs to arrive from S. Korea in August

Manila, May 21 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is preparing for the delivery of another batch of 20,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) from South Korea which is expected in August. In an... Read More


S. Korean 'trafficking escort' faces PH resident visa revocation

Manila, May 20 -- The Bureau of Immigration's (BI) Immigration Protection and Border Enforcement (I-PROBES) has recommended the revocation of the permanent resident visa of a South Korean national who... Read More


9 Filipinos recruited as scammers in Myanmar, Laos repatriated

Manila, May 20 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported the repatriation of nine more Filipinos who were promised decent work abroad but ended up in scam hubs. In a statement, Immigration... Read More


BOC: Standardized Customs dues, fees, charges take effect June 10

Manila, May 17 -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) would implement new guidelines on the different service fees, dues, and charges being collected from various stakeholders for its service starting next mo... Read More


Comelec, NCSC join forces to register more elderly voters

Manila, May 17 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) joined forces to encourage more elderly persons to sign up as voters in the 2025 midterm p... Read More


5 PH prelates to attend compatriot's ordination as auxiliary bishop

Manila, May 17 -- Five Filipino prelates in the United States are set to attend the ordination of their compatriot, Fr. Reynaldo Bersabal as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California i... Read More


Daet diocese caretaker named

Manila, May 16 -- The Archdiocese of Caceres has appointed a diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Daet in Camarines Norte province, nearly two weeks after it was declared "sede vacante". The Cath... Read More