Just a day after the elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released its ruling on Tuesday, May 10 on the motions for reconsideration (MRs) filed by the petitioners seeking the disqualification and the cancellation of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand...
Various groups mounted a protest in front of the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10, a day of the conduct of the May 2022 elections. Various militant groups stage a protest rally in front of the Comelec for the alleged mass cheating during the 2022 elections....
As partial and unofficial counts were released on election night on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that it is expecting to exceed the voter turnout it garnered back in the May 2016 elections. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for the national and...
Actor Robin Padilla is so far the top choice for senator, based on the partial and unofficial count from the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila Bulletin dashboard. Manila Bulletin Photo Padilla garnered 22,925,977 votes while three-term...
Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his running-mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte are leading the partial and unofficial count of the presidential and vice presidential race, respectively, based on the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
For Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) used in the May 2022 polls on Monday, May 9, have exhausted their use. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at...
Despite various reports related to the delay regarding the arrival of replacement Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, reported on Monday, May 9 that the conduct of the replacement has been swift. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary...
Feeding ballots to Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) should not be perceived as a means of cheating since it is a part of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) contingency measures, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia explained on Monday, May 9. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kasama po sa protocol natin...
Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying. Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
The Commission on Elections vowed on Monday, May 9, that the elections will push through no matter what problems will be encountered during the conduct of the elections. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on May 9, 2022(Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Comelec Acting...
Despite a win in the May 2022 elections, candidates who have not filed their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) twice may face perpetual disqualification according to an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a text message on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) liquor ban will be in effect on Sunday, May 8 until the election day on Monday, May 9. MB file photo This is in accordance with Resolution No. 10746 of the poll body. According to the resolution, promulgated on Dec. 16, 2021, the poll body said it shall be...
