MANILA, July 14 (PIA) -- Those interested to run in the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) posts may file their Certificate of Candidacy starting October 3 up to October 5.

This is based on the Calendar of Activities listed in Comelec Resolution No. 10151.

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Dear family and friends outside of Davao,

It doesn't really matter who wins, we will still be prosperous. We will still be complaining about things like traffic while being driven in our European cars on our way to play 18 holes. We will still travel abroad at least once a year with family/friends and enjoy amazing meals in the best restaurants like La Cabrera in Makati.

May 9 is just around the corner. Have you finally made a choice? Is that now an irrevocable choice? Based on present circumstances, we are hurtling towards a presidential election that is like no other in recent past.

President Benigno Aquino III has declared May 9 a special non-working holiday, Malacañang said Wednesday.

“May 9, Election Day, is a special non-working holiday per Proclamation No. 1254 signed by President Aquino on April 25, 2016,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a text message to reporters.

MANILA, 14 April (PIA) – The Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) kicked-off last April 9 in different parts of the world, wherein Filipinos working and based in abroad have already started casting their votes for the Philippine National Election on May 9, 2016.