Cristina C. Chi

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MANILA, Philippines — Winners of the 2025 senatorial race may be proclaimed by Saturday (May 17) as long as the remaining certificates of canvass are transmitted on time, according to the Commission on Elections. Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview on Thursday, May 15, that the poll body hopes to complete the canvassing of the 16 remaining COCs today.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Germany have signed a defense cooperation deal that aims to "pursue an overarching framework to advance bilateral defense partnership" in the coming years. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed the agreement in Berlin on Wednesday, May 14.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has vowed to increase the number of Filipino peacekeepers deployed globally amid severe funding shortfalls threatening United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro pledged the Philippines' commitment to "expand our participation and help shape the future of peacekeeping" at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, May 14 (PST).

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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections failed to root out vote-buying for the midterm elections, according to observers from the European Union, who deemed the practice "endemic and well-entrenched" in the Philippines. The EU in March deployed an election observation mission to the Philippines to assess the conduct of the midterm polls.

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MANILA, Philippines — A lawyer for drug war victims shrugged off remarks that former President Rodrigo Duterte's landslide win in Davao City amounts to a public vindication as "elections do not erase nor forgive crimes against humanity." Kristina Conti, International Criminal Court assistant to counsel, said on Wednesday, May 14, that Duterte's sweeping electoral victory merely confirms Davao City remains a "stronghold of the Duterte dynasty." "The elections do not erase nor forgive the...