The printing of the voter information sheet (VIS) for the May 2022 polls has been completed. Comelec/MB Data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that the printing of VIS in the different regions has been completed as of April 13. Majority of the VIS are compliant with the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, April 20, belied erroneous reports claiming that the counting of overseas votes has already begun, saying all votes will be counted altogether on May 9. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia has tagged the erroneous report as...
With no more disqualification case hanging over his head, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos said he wishes his fellow presidential bets "well". Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) "We wish all parties and candidates well, as we...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, April 20, shrugged off the junking of the disqualification case against former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and maintained that their focus has always been to win the elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Lawyer Barry...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has denied the petition for disqualification filed by the group Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the last remaining disqualification case pending against him at the division level. Presidential...
Karapatan denounced the shooting incident against indigenous Manobo-Pulangiyon leaders and community members on Tuesday, April 19, during their meeting with presidential aspirant Leody de Guzman and senatorial candidates Roy Cabonegro and David D’Angelo. (Image courtesy of Laban ng Masa) “This...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19, said it will investigate the reports of shooting both in Bukidnon and Lanao. Comelec/MB "I condemn the use of violence connected to the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. This Commission will investigate reports of shooting both in...
A petition for disqualification has been filed against Rose Nono Lin before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19. Comelec/MB The petition was filed by Timoteo Salaguste against the Quezon City congressional candidate. In his petition, the petitioner accused Lin of conducting...
Bayan Muna Party-list is seeking a probe into the recently-begun absentee voting process for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms. An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022 national...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19 told a Senate committee that it has decided to withhold a P90-million payment for the services to Smartmatic, its automated elections technology provider, whose data were allegedly breached as the May 9, 2022 election approaches. Appearing...
The National Bureau of investigation (NBI) is convinced that the former contractual employee did not act alone in the alleged data breaching of a technology firm, Smartmatic, a software provider on contract with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). NBI Cybercrime Division Chief Victor Lorenzo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) looks to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on March 15, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
