Aside from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it also granted exemption from the poll spending ban the petitions of the provincial government of Davao de Oro and the Office of the Presidential Adviser...
The regular programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will not be discontinued amid the election period, it announced on Thursday, March 24. DSWD, in a press statement, said that it will continue to deliver its programs and services to extend help to the poor,...
A virtual signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), on Thursday, March 24, in relation to the 2022 national and...
It's been weeks since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was hounded by several criticisms amid issues on data breach and its decision to push through with printing albeit the absence of observers, yet on Thursday, March 24, the poll body took a different approach by allowing representatives to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said a candidate's party at the time of the filing of the candidacy will remain regardless of the change in their affiliation. Comelec/MB "Whatever is your party at the time of the filing of the candidacy stays. Your certificate of nomination and acceptance...
Nearly 60 million ballots have already been printed for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said as of March 24, the number of ballots printed at the National Printing Office in Quezon City was already at 58,838,453. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said this is...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said candidates are not allowed to distribute the voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the VIS will be distributed by their own people so as not to politicize it. "We will be distributing the VIS to voters. We don't...
Expect a decision from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en Banc on the pending cases of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr before the end of April. Comelec/MB "The Chairman (Saidamen Pangarungan) is committing number one before the end of April a decision by the en banc will...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año conceded on Thursday, March 24 that ‘it takes time’ for erring political bets, government workers and other individuals to be penalized for election-related offenses as ‘due process’ has to be observed. “Ang...
There are 18,023 local seats that are up for grabs in the May 2022 polls, and 845 of them are unopposed. Comelec/MB Based on the data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the 18,023 seats are the following: 253 for Member, House of Representatives; 81 for Provincial Governor; 81 for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has resolved to carry out several measures in connection to the alleged security breach involving Smartmatic. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) In a statement of Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Thursday, March 24, the Comelec en...
Local bets in the May 2022 polls will officially start wooing the vote of voters on Friday, March 25, the start of the campaign period. Comelec/MB These are candidates for Members of the House of Representatives, regional, provincial, city and municipal officials. In Resolution No. 10730, the poll...
