For Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, it would be cheaper if the poll body would just rent vote-counting machines (VCMs) instead of buying new ones for use in the 2025 midterm elections. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed on Thursday, Sept. 1, the Supreme Court (SC) resolution allowing persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to register and participate in the national and local elections. MB file photo "The Commission on Elections welcomes with utmost gratitude the March 29,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is almost at 80 percent in their preparations for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Comelec/MB "As of now, we are almost at 80 percent in our preparations for the barangay and SK elections," Comelec Chairman George Garcia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voter registration may resume in October if the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is postponed. Comelec/MB "In case a law is passed and the BSKE will no longer be this Dec. 5, we will be resuming voter registration come...
The Commission Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, Aug.29 that it cannot stop its preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) initially slated for December this year. MB file photo Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco stated in a radio program that procurement of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, Aug. 29 that the "most meaningful" way that they can honor the country's heroes is to fulfill their mandate of guaranteeing that the democratic processes reflect the collective will of the electorate. Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started accepting applications for registration from political parties and party-lists. Comelec/MB "Please be informed that the Clerk of the Commission on Elections has started receiving verified petitions for registration as political party or a coalition...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to print 91.5 million ballots for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB "If it pushes through, voters for the barangay elections will reach 67,061,585. As for the SK voters, which is composed of the 15 to 17 years old...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finished printing the ballots for the Sept. 17 plebiscite in Maguindanao. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the printing of the more than 800,000 ballots concluded on Aug. 20 while the printing of all other...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the voting period during the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10831, the Comelec said, the counting and canvassing of votes and proclamation of winning candidates shall immediately...
The two chambers of Congress are asked today whether they are willing to spend P18-billion for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) elections rescheduled from this coming December to next year. Senator Imee Marcos Senator Imee Marcos, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms on Thursday, Aug. 25, approved during its second meeting the substitute bill that seeks to postpone the synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections from December 2022 to the first Monday of December 2023. Citizens line up to...
