Local poll bets will now be under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) existing election laws as the campaign period for local candidates begins today, Friday, March 28. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Sa mga kumakandidato, tandaan lang, lagi po tayong tatalima sa...
DAVAO CITY – The Lidasan clan condemned on Thursday, March 27, the ambush and brutal killing of Commission on Elections official Bai Maceda Lidasan Abo and her husband, Datu Jojo Abo, in Barangay Makir in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Wednesday, March 26. The couple were on their...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia will recommend placing Datu Odin Sinsuat under Comelec control following the death of an election officer and her husband. Maceda Lidasan-Abo was killed along with her husband Jojo Abo in an ambush on Wednesday morning, March 26. "Kaya...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia allayed fears about the so-called "dagdag-bawas" scheme in the upcoming May 2025 polls, stating that such a thing is "impossible" in automated elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Ginagarantiya po...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) together with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) have officially completed the escrow deposit of the Final Trusted Build Source Codes for the upcoming National and Local Elections on May 12, 2025. (Photo from Comelec) This move ensures compliance with...
Female police officers man a checkpoint in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) recently set up an all-female checkpoint in Pasig City to promote gender equality among its personnel and further increase police visibility in the area, EPD director Col. Villamor...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested 31 individuals in the Caraga region for violating the election gun ban that started on Jan. 12. The Police Regional Office 13-Regional Operations Division Monitoring Action Center said 33 firearms were seized as of Friday, March 21. PRO 13-Regional Public...
CEBU CITY – Residents from 43 barangays in Palompon, Leyte have formally filed complaints and petitions to remove 1,021 voters who have been confirmed dead from the municipality’s voter's list. ESIDENTS of Palompon, Leyte file petitions asking for the removal of deceased voters from the...
CEBU CITY – Contrary to several online posts, reelectionist Leyte fourth district Rep. Richard Gomez has not been disqualified from the midterm elections. GOMEZ (FB) The Commission on Elections-Eastern Visayas (Comelec-8) made the clarification after some Facebook posts claimed that Gomez has...
A total of 12 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) projects, including the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP), have been granted exemption by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the ban on the release of public funds ahead of the May 2025 midterm elections. Commission on...
Palompon, Leyte mayoral bet Ramon Oñate has filed a petition for disqualification against Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez In a 73-page document, Oñate prayed for Gomez to be disqualified for running in...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Monday, March 17 reminded government employees to avoid any involvement in partisan political activities ahead of the May 2025 elections. Under the Joint Commission on Elections (Comelec)-CSC Advisory on Electioneering and Partisan Political Activities (Joint...
