Janvic Mateo

3 days ago | philstar.com | Janvic Mateo

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Vice Mayor Gian Sotto are poised to win their third and final term as official canvassing of votes began last night. As of 9 p.m., partial and unofficial results showed Belmonte and Sotto obtaining over 700,000 and 640,000 votes, respectively. They are running unopposed, with their contenders receiving less than 20,000 votes.

4 days ago | onenews.ph | Janvic Mateo

Politics & Other News Features Janvic Mateo May 12, 2025 Millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – account for over 23 million voters, or individuals aged 29 to 44. Meanwhile, Gen Z voters – aged 18 to 28 – number over 18.3 million. Province-bound passengers flock to a bus station in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City on Saturday, May 10, 2025, two days before the 2025 midterm elections today, May 12, 2025.

4 days ago | philstar.com | Janvic Mateo

MANILA, Philippines — Nineteen-year-old Alyssa Ibones, a college student enrolled at a university in Quezon City, flew back to her hometown in Cebu last Saturday to vote for the first time in today’s midterm elections. Despite the travel cost and potential disruption to her studies, especially since it is already the end of the semester, Ibones says she recognizes the importance of participating in the democratic process.

6 days ago | philstar.com | Janvic Mateo

MANILA, Philippines — The government will raise procedural issues, particularly the sub judice rule, in response to the complaint filed by Sen. Imee Marcos with the Office of the Ombudsman against officials over the arrest and turnover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said yesterday.

6 days ago | philstar.com | Janvic Mateo

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families who consider themselves poor sharply decreased in the first quarter of the year, a recent survey conducted by the OCTA Research group showed. From 50 percent in November 2024, self-rated poverty dropped to 42 percent in the non-commissioned survey conducted from April 10 to 16. OCTA said this translated to a drop of around 2.1 million poor families, from an estimated 13.2 million in November last year to 11.1 million in the latest poll.