The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open the ballot printing and the operations at the Sta. Rosa warehouse for observation by stakeholders and accredited citizens' arms. Namfrel In a statement on Thursday, March 10, the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said his decision to inhibit from the cases, which he previously handled, was voluntary to maintain the integrity of the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec) "This is voluntary. I was not compelled by anybody. Nobody...
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
Photo: Alliance of Concerned Teachers To object the P400 tax deduction from the P2,000 travel allowance of teacher-poll workers, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) conducted a protest action in front of Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila where the Commission on Elections...
Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso will be joining the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Pilipinas Debates 2022. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE In a tweet, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez confirmed the participation of Domagoso...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will still defend its Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Rappler. Comelec/MB This, despite the decision of the poll body to suspend its implementation. "Nothing has changed. The Comelec is still going to defend its position on the Rappler MOA," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will honor the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) on "Oplan Baklas" Tuesday. Comelec/MB "We haven't received the TRO formally but we are aware of the contents of the TRO and during the discussion of the Commission en banc...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should explain why it is prohibiting political party representatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the public from monitoring the configuration of SD cards at its technical hub in Santa Rosa, Laguna when it should be done in “full view” of the...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. got the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to spill the beans, proving the existence of a “loophole” in the rules on campaign poster sizes as prescribed by the poll body. “Ang nangyayari, yung isang plywood, nilalagyan ng dalawampung two by three...
The newly appointed officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have formally assumed their posts. Welcome ceremony for new poll officials held at Comelec Session Hall in Intramuros, Manila, March 9 The poll body held a welcome ceremony for Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan,...
Pangasinan 6th district Rep. Tyrone Agabas and Caloocan 2nd district Rep. Edgar Erice said that candidates running for local positions in the May polls may be put at a disadvantage when seeking campaign permits from municipalities led by incumbent rival candidates. Comelec logo (File photo) Agabas...
Cavite 4th district (Dasmariñas City) Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., a reelectionist, is eager to celebrate his 72nd birthday with his constituents on March 26. (Unsplash) However, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) told him during a House panel hearing Wednesday, March 9 that he can't do that,...