The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will meet with members of Smartmatic regarding the alleged data breach involving one of the latter's employees. MB file photo Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said that they will be meeting on Thursday, March 31. It can be remembered that in a recent press...
So far, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said that the power outlook for the upcoming May 2022 appears to be good. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, in a press briefing on Thursday, March 31,...
More than 46,000 candidates are running in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Based on the data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, there are 46,193 bets in the May 9 polls. Ten candidates are running for President, nine for Vice President, 64 for Senator, and 177...
Members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the past few days, have been visiting several areas in the country where usual armed conflicts occur ahead of the elections to ensure that peace is observed and will prevail until the actual day of voting. Members of the Quezon City Police...
More than 93,000 have applied for local absentee voting in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Committee on Local Absentee Voting showed 93,567 verified applicants as of March 29. Of the said number, 84,221 have been approved while 9,346 have been...
If a disqualification case based on vote buying was filed against a candidate before the proclamation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can suspend the proclamation, an official said on Thursday, March 31. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said during a press briefing on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 31, disclosed the new format for the PiliPilinas Debates 2022 for presidential candidates that will take place on Sunday, April 3. If before candidates were asked one general question per segment, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said...
Candidates for local elective positions in Muntinlupa are getting creative while campaigning amid Covid-19 rules imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The campaign for the local election started on March 25 and before this, the Comelec issued Resolution 10769 on the rules in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has approved the petition of the Department of Health (DOH) to be exempted from the public works and fund releases ban in place during the campaign period. A senior citizen is being inoculated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Parañaque City on...
The number of ballots printed for the May 2022 polls is already nearing completion. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that as of March 30, the number of ballots printed was already at 63,856,233. This means 94.68 percent of the more than 67 million ballots have already been...
Barangay officials who would be caught campaigning for any political candidate may be suspended, or in the worst scenario be removed from public office, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said on Thursday, March 31. Diño...
Father Robert Reyes, the Urban Poor Associates (UPA) and urban poor groups, held a prayer rally in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday, March 30. Photo courtesy Urban Poor Associates FB During their activity, the group prayed for Comelec to...
