Catherine S. Valente

5 days ago | manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente

THE Philippines votes Monday in a ballot that will decide half the Senate's seats, thousands of local posts and quite possibly the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte. More than 160,000 police have been deployed to secure polling stations, escort election officials and guard checkpoints in a country where hotly contested provincial postings are known to erupt in violence. Register to read this story and more for free.

5 days ago | manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. ALYANSA Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates Benhur Abalos Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are poised to win Senate seats in Monday's elections, as they are statistically tied for the 11–12 slots in a survey of senatorial contenders. The survey, conducted by McHenry & Associates from May 5 to 7 among 3,700 respondents, showed Abalos with a strong 33.2 percent support rating, with Pacquiao following closely with 33.0 percent.

5 days ago | manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente

VICE President Sara Duterte appeared in person at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday to submit her response to a complaint by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) over her supposed threat to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The complaint accuses Duterte of inciting to sedition and making grave threats, stemming from a February 2025 speech in which she allegedly declared, "Kill Marcos!" Her camp maintains the remark was "maliciously taken out of context." Register to read this...

5 days ago | manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente |Javier Joe Ismael

MALACAÑANG on Friday dismissed as baseless the attempt of National Youth Commission Chairman Ronald Cardema and his wife, Marie Cardema, to file an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before the House of Representatives. The Cardema couple accused Marcos of culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust for allegedly allowing the arrest and transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.

6 days ago | manilatimes.net | Catherine S. Valente

MANILA, Philippines - After 16 major campaign sorties across the country, the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate will hold a final grand rally in Mandaluyong City on Friday, May 9. The candidates endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will hold their Miting de Avance along Nueve de Febrero Street, the historic site of Mandaluyong City's liberation and founding day. Register to read this story and more for free.