The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start the conduct of the final testing and sealing of the vote counting machines (VCMs) for the May 9 polls this week. Comelec/MB In a forum on Sunday, May 1, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the purpose of the FTS is to check if the VCMs are...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 43 million voters information sheet (VIS) ahead of the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "As of yesterday (Saturday), we are already at 43 million out of the 67.4 million," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a forum Sunday, May 1. In the...
Covid-positive voters who are in a queue at polling precincts are allowed to cast their vote on Election Day, May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Sunday, May 1. (Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO) Poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said symptomatic voters will still be...
Unopposed candidates in the May 2022 polls are not automatic winners. Comelec/MB This is because an unopposed candidate needs at least one vote in order to win. Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Luie Guia explained the reason for this. "Kailangan 'elected' talaga siya. Pag wala...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said on Saturday, April 30 that they are confident that there will be no repeat of the seven-hour delay that occurred during the 2019 midterm elections. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) It can be remembered that in the 2019 polls, a...
Voters are not required to bring their vaccination cards and face shields at polling precincts on Election Day, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia clarified on Saturday, April 30. (Comelec/MB) “No need for vaccine card. No face shield required,” Garcia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
“What we do not understand, we fear.” (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) This, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, was the reason why the poll body conducted a walkthrough of the transparency media server at the University of Santo Tomas (UST),...
Following vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan’s debate challenge to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Duterte’s spokesperson has issued a statement seemingly deflecting the senator’s dare, citing Duterte’s ground campaign. An empty podium meant for Davao City Mayor...
CANLUBANG, Laguna—Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday called on the members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to respect their institution as they continue to tolerate some candidates who are skipping their sponsored interviews and debates. Senator Francis...
Six presidential bets have confirmed their participation in the Pilipinas Forum 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are Ernesto Abella, Leody de Guzman, Norberto...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
