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Communist Rebellion

Pulis sugatan sa engkuwentro sa NPA sa Northern Samar
Sugatan ang isang pulis matapos maka-engkuwentro ang mga umano'y miyembero ng New People's Army sa sa Barangay Osang, Catubig, Northern Samar alas 10:30 ng gabi ng Sabado.
ABS-CBN News

Extremism

MARAWI

Mapayapang halalan hangad sa Marawi, Lanao del Sur
Mapayapang halalan ang panawagan ng Lanao del Sur. Apat na area sa probinsiya ang isinailalim sa Comelec control dahil sa banta sa seguridad. 
ABS-CBN News

Bangsamoro
MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

Blasts rock Datu Unsay on eve of election day
APAT NA MGA malalakas na pagsabog mula sa bala ng M79 grenade launcher ang naitala ngayong gabi malapit municipal hall ng Datu Unsay, Maguindanao.
NDBC News

PNP to serve as Electoral Board for Cotabato City polls
Breaking! Higit na 500 na special BEI na mga pulis, napagkasunduan ng kapwa panig ng UBJP mayor candidate Bruce Matabalao at kampo ni Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi na magsisilbing BEI para sa Cotabato City.
NDBC News |  Bulatlat

Commotion in front of Comelec-BARMM office leaves 1 car damaged
 A vehicle parked in front of Comelec-BARMM office inside the Bangsamoro Government Center was damaged when supporters of candidates traded sticks and plastic water containers on Saturday night. The Comelec was to administer and facilitate the final testin and sealign of vote counting machines and ohter election parahernalia for Monday's balloting when commotion erupted.
NDBC News

Final testing ng vote counting machines sa Cotabato City naantala dahil sa gulo
Naantala ang final testing at sealing ng vote counting machines sa Cotabato City. Nagkaroon din ng gulo sa pagitan ng ilang supporters ng mga kandidato. 
ABS-CBN News

Due to intense political rivalry, cops to serve as poll officers in Cotabato City
Police personnel will serve as Electoral Board (EB) members here for Monday’s balloting amid intense political rivalry, a police official said. Brig. Gen. Pablo Labra II, deputy regional director for administration of the police in the Bngsamoro region, said that some 500 police personnel who were trained for the job will serve as election officials on Monday.
Inquirer

Cotabato City mayor to file charges vs perpetrators of ruckus in Comelec-BARMM office
Cotabato City Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi on Saturday evening said they will press charges against those responsible in the ruckus that happened inside the Bangsamoro Government Center, also referred to as the compound of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in Cotabato City where several teachers and residents were allegedly harmed by a group identified with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP).
Mindanews

Court allows Mangudadatu to run for Sultan Kudarat gov
THE Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Friday, May 6, allowing the candidacy of Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu for governor of Sultan Kudarat.
The Manila Times

SK gov aspirant gets TRO over Comelec ruling
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against a Comelec ruling canceling the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of gubernatorial aspirant Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu of Sultan Kudarat.
NDBC News

Cotabato mayor files disqualification case vs. rival
Guiani-Sayadi’s lawyer said they have proof that her rival Mohammad Ali Dela Cruz Matabalao is allegedly into vote buying among the residents in the province. They said that their camp has videos and affidavits as proof that Matabalao used rice aid and gave P1,000 per individual in exchange for their votes on election day.
GMA News

LANAO PROVINCES

Soldiers intercept over 300 suspected flying voters in Lanao del Sur
'We began to suspect these people when all of them claimed they were cooks. The numbers do not add up. There were too many cooks in one place,' says Brigadier General Jose Cuerpo, chief of the Army's 103rd Infantry Brigade.
Rappler

SULU

AFP all set for Sulu elections; 3 towns closely watched as ‘areas of concern’
The military in Sulu is keeping a close watch over three towns in the province for the May 9 national and local elections because of the towns’ history of election-related violence in the past, the Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) said. Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, JTFS commander, named the towns of Parang, Omar, and Lugus, or three of the province’s 19 towns, as areas of concern.
Inquirer
Governance

REGIONS

Luzon including NCR 

MINDORO OCCIDENTAL HAS TO CONTEND WITH ROTATIONAL BLACKOUTS
Residents have to contend with the rotational power interruptions even during the May 9 elections because the use of the 7-megawatt (MW) modular power plant has yet to be approved.
The Manila Times

Mindanao

Detention cell set up in Lanao Norte school grounds for anyone who disrupts the voting 
A temporary detention cell made of lumber has been constructed in the middle of the school grounds to serve as holding area for any person who will disrupt the voting on Monday in Sultan Macalpang Permites Central Elementary School here. 
Mindanews

Glan mayoral bet says barangay officials involved in rampant vote-buying 
Rampant vote-buying is allegedly happening in Glan, Sarangani, with barangay officials reportedly among those involved. Alano Abdulhalim, who is running for mayor under the Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, said he is preparing to file a complaint for vote-buying against Barangay Big Margus chairman Jomar Jandoc, a supporter of incumbent vice mayor and mayoral bet Victor James Yap.
Mindanews

Detained Surigao Sur Vice Gov out on bail; campaigns in  Bislig City
Surigao del Sur Vice Governor Librado Navarro who was arrested with his wife  on March 17 and detained at Medina Police Station in Misamis Oriental for syndicated estafa is out on bail and was seen campaigning in Bislig City since May 6, his comeback bid for the mayoralty seat.
Mindanews

In Davao’s outskirts, voters wait for ‘night crawlers’
Up to the early hours of Sunday night, many ordinary residents were waiting for an economic miracle from what they call night crawlers from politicians. “We are waiting. Our doors are open, we will be waiting,” said Leandro, 47, who was among a group of bystanders inside Gravahan, a riverside community where many of his village mates were already relocated for a government river dike project and a commercial development.
Business Mirror

World

60 feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says
As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday, May 8.
Rappler

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

DOJ’s action centers open May 9 to accept election-related complaints
The Department of Justice Action Centers (DOJAC) are open on election day on Monday, May 9, to receive and act on complaints on vote-buying and other election-related cases.
Manila Bulletin

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Thousands of security forces on alert ahead of 'relatively peaceful' Philippine polls
 More than 60,000 security forces in the Philippines were on alert on Sunday (May 8) to safeguard ballots and polling stations on the eve of the presidential election, after police reported four people killed in an outbreak of violence.
The Straits Times

ELECTION RELATED

16 violent election-related recorded in 4 months
A day before 67.5 million Filipino troop to polling centers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed 16 validated cases of violent election-related incidents (ERIs) across the country since the election period started on January 9 with the gun ban.
NDBC News | Philstar

May 9 National and Local Elections by the numbers
There are 67.4 million registered voters in the May 9 polls, 65.7 million are local voters while 1.7 million are overseas.
Manila Bulletin

Comelec assures Ilocos Sur town voters of safety after shooting incident
A day before the country heads to the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 8, sought to assure voters and poll workers in the Magsingal town of Ilocos Sur province that they are on top of the situation after a deadly shooting incident between groups linked to mayoral rivals.
Rappler

Vote-buying reports reach Comelec; more VCMs rejected
As the campaign period officially ended on Saturday, two days before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it had already received “numerous” reports of vote-buying but was investigating only 10 cases so far.
Inquirer

Firehose of disinformation floods run-up to election
Filipino voters head to the polls on Monday after months of being engulfed in a relentless and widening stream of falsehoods spewed out in multiple formats and platforms that is unprecedented in the country’s history. 
Mindanews

You can still post support for candidates on social media, Comelec clarifies
The Commission on Elections on Sunday clarified that supporters of candidates are not part of the campaign prohibition as Filipinos continue to post about their chosen political candidates on social media. “‘Yung illegal campaigning o non-campaigning sa araw na ito ay applicable sa mga kandidato at partido politikal,” Comelec Commissioner George Garcia told ABS-CBN’s “TeleRadyo Balita.”
Philstar

Voters urged to report cases of electoral fraud
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday appealed to the voters to report to proper authorities immediately any vote buying or vote selling activities in their communities.
PNA

Comelec discards more than 930K ballots
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday began destroying defective official and roadshow ballots and other accountable forms at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City.
PNA

National elections

Duterte Senate bet among 545 tagged ‘perpetually disqualified’ from office
Why? Like all the others on Comelec’s DQ list, Belgica had failed to file his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures or SOCE, by the lawful deadline of 30 days after election day.
Rappler

Marginalized? Abono, 1-Pacman, Ako Bicol are biggest ad spenders among party-list groups
Three party-list groups which claim to represent marginalized and underrepresented sectors aired advertisements worth hundreds of millions of pesos on traditional media from January 1, 2021, to March 30, 2022, data from Nielsen Ad Intel show.
Rappler

Sharifa Akeel Mangudadatu shifts support from Isko to Leni
Former beauty queen Sharifa Akeel Mangudadatu who is running for governor of Sultan Kudarat province, declared support to the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo shortly before the campaign period officially ended Saturday night.
Mindanews

MILF, MNLF-Sema vow support for Robredo-Duterte 
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rallied support Saturday for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo “for her commitment to champion the Bangsamoro peace process during and beyond the transition period.”
Mindanews

MNLF community, other peace groups in Zambo Norte vow support for Leni-Kiko 
A network of leaders and members of traditional, religious and multisectoral organizations, including the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) community in Zamboanga del Norte, has declared its support for Vice President Leni Robredo for President and Senator Francis Pangilinan for Vice President and their senatorial line-up. 
Mindanews

Local elections

Police arrest 24 security escorts of 2 rival mayoralty bets in Nueva Ecija
Police have arrested a total of 24 people identified with two rival mayoralty candidates in Nueva Ecija over an alleged shooting incident on Saturday, May 7.
Manila Bulletin

Sara Duterte endorses Climaco for Zambo’s 1st congressional district 
Davao City Mayor and vice-presidential aspirant Sara Duterte has endorsed Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco for Representative of the 1st congressional district here. 
Mindanews

Incidents

Coordinator of incumbent mayor of Enrile town in Cagayan shot dead
A coordinator of incumbent Mayor Miguel Decena was shot dead by unidentified assailants along National Highway in Barangay Roma Norte, Enrile, Cagayan on Saturday.
Manila Bulletin

Leyte shooting: Mayoral candidate’s supporter killed, one wounded, 16 arrested
A known supporter of Mayor Bernard Jonathan Remandaban of this town was killed, a volunteer of another mayoral candidate was wounded, while 16 supporters were apprehended by authorities in a pursuit operation early Sunday morning, May 8, a day before the national elections.
Manila Bulletin

Bangued mayoral candidate implicated in village chief’s murder
The primary suspect in the murder of a barangay captain in Bangued town in Abra province, has implicated former mayor and mayoral candidate Ryan Luna in the April 27 killing, police said on May 6. 
Rappler

1 dead, 2 wounded in Davao clash
A suspected member of the New People's Army (NPA) died while two members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP SAF) were wounded in an encounter in Barangay Litos, Sulop, Davao del Sur, Friday night, May 6.
The Manila Times

Gunmen attack candidate's convoy
Unidentified gunmen attacked the convoy of a mayoral candidate in Siay town in Zamboanga Sibugay province and wounded a village militia, police said Friday.
The Manila Times

4 dead as alleged vote-buying triggers shooting in Ilocos Sur
Charges will be filed against the two groups composed of supporters of rival mayoral candidates, according to a press briefing at the provincial capitol on Sunday attended by Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis Singson, Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Director Col. Wilson Doromal, and Ilocos Sur provincial election supervisor Alipio Castillo.
PNA

5 wounded, 19 nabbed as camps of 2 rival bets clash in N. Ecija
Twenty-four people, five of them wounded, were arrested in an alleged encounter between the security forces of reelectionist Mayor Isidro Pajarillaga and his rival, former Mayor Virgilio Bote, in Purok Gulod in Barangay Concepcion, General Tinio town in this province at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
PNA

Armed men rob Zambo Sur councilor at home
Gunmen divested a town councilor seeking re-election and one of his supporters of cash and valuables right at the official’s residential compound in Zamboanga del Sur, the police disclosed Saturday.
PNA

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

Why the 2022 Philippines election is so significant
“This election is really a good versus evil campaign,” University of the Philippines Diliman political scientist Aries Arugay told Al Jazeera. “It’s quite clear. Duterte represents dynasty, autocracy and impunity. Robredo stands for the opposite of that: integrity, accountability and democracy.”
Al Jazeera

Duterte’s impact on the 2022 elections
Pragmatism? Personal grudge? Principles? Rappler looks into why President Duterte stayed 'neutral' in the presidential elections and his stance's impact on top candidates.
Rappler

Study: PH political institutions ‘corroded by personality-based governance’
Radical structural, political and electoral reforms are needed to attain good governance from decades of personality-based governance which has been identified as the reason for the corrosion of political institutions in the Philippines, a recent study has suggested.
Inquirer

SHE TALKS PEACE: Women, Politics, and a Room Full of Men 
Dear readers, tomorrow we vote for those who will lead us – either to a more secure future or to a weakened state.  I have been following the presidential candidates’ promises on many issues.  Education, for instance.   Last month, Education Nation — a coalition composed of 35 organizations and 21 education experts — gave Vice-President Leni Robredo 10 out of 10 or a perfect score for her plans to address the ongoing education crisis in the country.  The rankings were based on data-driven and fact-based research and monitoring of platforms and track records of presidential candidates on the 10-point education reform agenda.
Mindanews

Radical reforms a must for next administration – think tank
Radical reforms have to be implemented by the next administration to undo the damage wrought by decades of personality-based governance practiced in the country, according to an expert from the Stratbase Albert del Rosario Institute (Stratbase-ADRI).
Philstar

Peace talks

Incidents/Operations

MARAWI

Rehabilitation updates

WORLD 

BARMM 

MAGUINDANAO AND COTABATO CITY

LANAO PROVINCES

BASILAN

SULU

TAWI-TAWI 
DRUGS

Operations/Incidents
Recovery and Rehabilitation
Investigations 

ILLICIT FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, AND AMMUNITION

CROSS-BORDER TRADING/ SMUGGLING/ COUNTERFEIT GOODS

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

KIDNAPPING/ ABDUCTION

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

ILLICIT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/ EXTORTION

ILLEGAL LOGGING

Press Freedom/ Freedom of expression

Martial Law

COVID-19

Cases

Department of Health

IATF/NTF COVID-19 

Regions

Luzon including NCR 

Visayas

Mindanao

World

Incidents and Violations 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION 

BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Philippine National Police 

EDUCATION

ELECTION RELATED

National elections

Local elections

Incidents

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

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JUDICIARY

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Municipal/Regional Trial Courts

LABOR

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

House of Representatives

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

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West Philippine Sea

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GENDER

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HOUSING and SETTLEMENT

POVERTY

SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

TRANSPORTATION


TOURISM

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

WATER and ENERGY

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