House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the Commission on Election (Coomelec) should not consider the distribution of fuel subsidies political nor campaign spending. Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez “It is a government agency that is giving the money to...
The “areas of concern” identified by the Philippine National Police (PNP) are still being validated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). During a joint press briefing on Thursday, April 7, PNP bared that it has identified 105 towns and 15 cities as “areas of concern.” COMELEC...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned all political aspirants against the use of goons and private armies during the May 2022 elections. In a briefing on Thursday, April 7, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the police and the military have joined forces to thwart any...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, April 7, revealed their plans to "Covid-proof" the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Included in the plan of the poll body is the creation of a medical advisory board. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri said this is to "provide additional support in...
President Duterte is not being hindered by any Commission on Elections (Comelec) rule to endorse a presidential candidate. This, after Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez was asked by the media if there is any Comelec rule stopping Duterte from endorsing a presidential bet. President Duterte...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri will head the New Normal Committee of the poll body. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Neri during joint press conference with DILG on April 7, 2022 (Screenshot/DILG FB) Neri said she was appointed to the post Wednesday, April 6. "Just yesterday, I...
Senators on Thursday lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the “timely response” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the continued distribution of fuel subsidy to the public sector. “The order to allow the resumption of fuel subsidy distribution to public utility...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues to subject more printed ballots to verification and quality control, more ballots were found defective by the poll body, making the total hit more than 220,000. On March 31, Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia bared that over 170,000 ballots were...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia is hoping that more cases will be filed regarding election offenses and that complaints will not just stay on social media and will formally be addressed. MB file photo He made the statement during a press briefing on Wednesday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the suspension of overseas voting in seven countries. Comelec/MB "I think we will be declaring a suspension of election in certain areas like in Baghdad, Iraq; in Tripoli, Algeria, Chad, Tunisia, Libya; in Islamabad, Afghanistan; and in Ukraine,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said registered overseas voters who had to move after the close of the registration period to another country or area under the jurisdiction of another Post can still vote if said Post is implementing personal voting. Comelec/MB The Comelec said this is by...
Drivers, farmers and other target beneficiaries will just have to wait a little longer before the distribution of fuel subsidies as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, April 6 the approval of the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
