Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine Daily Inquirer, often referred to as the Inquirer, holds the title of the most-read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, boasting a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. This newspaper is recognized as one of the country's key publications and is part of the Asia News Network.

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7 cops tagged in Espinosa attack negative in paraffin test - PNP

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jason Sigales

MANILA, Philippines — The seven police personnel tagged in the shooting of Albuera mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa tested negative in the paraffin test, a method to check for gunshot residue on a person, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. The police personnel were taken into custody after being found by authorities in a compound, where they found a vehicle that allegedly fled the scene immediately after Espinosa was shot at a campaign event last Thursday.
Palace: PH color not black due to hunger, criminality; it’s turning white

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Luisa K. Cabato

MANILA, Philippines — “Papunta na po sa paputi. Konting pula na lang, medyo maputi na.”(It’s already getting whiter. Just a bit of redness left, and it’s already a bit white.) Article continues after this advertisement This was how a Palace official described the country’s “color” under the current administration. This statement was made in response to Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen.
VP Duterte cites trust in Imee Marcos in ‘ITIM’ campaign ad

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Dempsey Reyes |Frances Mangosing

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has cemented her support for Sen. Imee Marcos who is running for reelection in the May 12 elections by appearing in a campaign advertisement endorsing her candidacy. Marcos posted the 31-second somber-looking political campaign ad on her Facebook page on Monday.
Malacañang to online overseas voters: `Vote from the heart’

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Luisa K. Cabato

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino voters abroad should choose candidates who are patriotic and will not sell out the Philippines in any form, a Palace official said on Monday. This advice came as the Commission on Elections began its monthlong internet voting for overseas Filipinos on Sunday.
CHR: Ensure polls are safe and peaceful, especially in BARMM

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Luisa K. Cabato

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has called for intensified collective action to ensure safe and peaceful elections, particularly in the Bangsamoro Region, following a recent ambush involving a barangay official in Lanao del Sur. It also expressed alarm over the incident despite the ongoing gun ban implementation for the upcoming 2025 national and local polls.
Ayungin troops treated with ‘most-missed meal’

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Frances Mangosing

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Navy personnel who completed last week a two-month deployment to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal were not only awarded medals but were also treated to their “most-missed meal”—spicy chicken and burger “from a well-loved fast food chain.” The sailors came home as the Navy completed a rotation and resupply mission on April 9 to the grounded warship that serves as the country’s outpost in Ayungin, a low-tide elevation that lies within the...
Comelec: No law, funds set for ‘hybrid’ elections

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jerome Aning |Julie M. Aurelio

MANILA, Philippines — While Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair George Garcia said he partly supports a “hybrid,” or mixed, manual and automated election, there is no legal basis nor funds for such a proposal. “The present legal regime does not allow a hybridized approach, and the budget was given to Comelec [by Congress] only for full automation and not hybridized election,” Garcia said at the weekend.
Online ops for Duterte bets; Focus on issues for Pangilinan, Aquino

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jason Sigales

MANILA, Philippines — “Heavy online operations” were boosting the chances of senatorial bets aligned with former President Rodrigo Duterte and “focusing on issues” were likewise helping independent candidates Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV. This was according to Arjan Aguirre, a political science assistant professor at the Ateneo de Manila University, in a statement on Saturday.
PDP-Laban taps doctor-vlogger Mata as 10th Senate bet

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jason Sigales

MANILA, Philippines — Doctor-vlogger Richard Mata was officially adopted as the 10th senatorial candidate under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) slate. “Opisyal nang kabilang sa PDP-Laban senatorial slate ang doktor at sikat na social media content creator na si Dr. Richard Mata,” the party said in a statement on Friday.
2025 polls: Comelec assures online overseas voting is ‘protected’

1 week ago | inquirer.net | Jason Sigales

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured overseas voters that online polling systems for the 2025 midterm elections were “protected.”Comelec Chairperson George Garcia gave the guarantee amid a Supreme Court petition filed by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) seeking to nullify the poll body resolution that introduced the online voting system, citing issues with constitutionality and electoral integrity.