Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, November 20 took a swipe anew at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) over the poll body’s decision to declare the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing chaired by former president Rodrigo Duterte as...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will await on the go signal of the House of Representatives (HOR) as to when it will push through with the special elections for the vacant seat in Negros Oriental's 3rd legislative district. "This is entirely within their exclusive and original jurisdiction,"...
While welcoming the provision of full payment for poll duty honorarium, a group of teachers reiterated its call on Tuesday, Nov. 14, for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide additional pay to poll workers who spent "more work hours" fulfilling their duties during the 2023 Barangay and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 14, extended its gratitude to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the “timely release” of the honoraria for teachers and personnel who served in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The Electoral Board and poll...
Former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) Negros Oriental 2nd district Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria is prodding the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its resolution for the conduct of the special election for the vacant House seat in...
BAGUIO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) attributed the low turnout of voters in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections here on October 30 to All Saints’ Day or “Undas” on November 1. Baguio Election Officer John Paul Martin said it is better if the election is held in...
A Muntinlupa councilor and the son of Rep. Jaime Fresnedi are among the winners in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Muntinlupa. Councilor Luvi Constantino won as the barangay chairperson of Barangay Cupang. She won as councilor in the May 2022 elections and is...
Senator Sherwin Garchalian said on Saturday, Nov. 4 that all election workers--both teachers and non-teachers--should have already received their well-deserved full honoraria. Gatchalian emphasized this, especially now that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are officially...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Commission on Elections has reminded candidates of the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls in the Ilocos region to submit their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures before the deadline on November 29. Reddy Ceralde Balarbar, Comelec-Ilocos...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list of winners in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Muntinlupa. Voters elected their barangay and SK leaders in nine barangays in Muntinlupa: Buli, Putatan, Bayanan, Poblacion, Tunasan, Alabang, Ayala Alabang,...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire hit three buildings, including the Commission on Elections’, in the local government unit compound of Santa Margarita, Samar on All Souls’ Day. The fire allegedly started from the abandoned office of the Department of Interior and Local Government and Liga ng mga...
Additional service credits could be given to teachers who served as poll workers during the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Nov. 2, said. The Electoral Board and poll watchers at the Manila High School in Intramuros,...
