Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, May 26 that it will be "unfair" not to proclaim winning party-list groups who have pending cases since the poll body has done it in the past. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) "I think it's so unfair simply...
The Commission on Elections Employees' Union (Comelec-EU) has expressed its “full and unequivocal” support for the confirmation of Saidamen B. Pangarungan as chairperson of the poll body. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan (Office of Chairperson Pangarungan) In a statement of support...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will push through with the proposed random technical audit of secure digital (SD) cards that were used in the May 9 national and local elections. Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will likely spend P20 million for the additional honoraria of members of the electoral boards (EBs) who rendered extended hours of duty on the day of the elections last May 9. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec...
The winning party-list groups in the 2022 polls will already be proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 26. Comelec/MB Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan announced the proclamation of the winning PL groups Wednesday, during the open session of the National Board of...
For the sake of transparency, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will publish in its website all the electoral protests lodged before them in relation to the May 9 national and local elections. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec acting...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 25, that it will look into the cases of missing certificates of canvass (COCs) that occured during the canvassing of votes of the House of Representatives and Senate. Ballot boxes containing the Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) described Tuesday's special polls in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur as "highly successful." Comelec/MB In a press briefing, Wednesday, May 25, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said no untoward incident occured and none of the vote counting machines...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia here has filed a protest asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Central Office in Manila to conduct a manual recount of all 450 clustered precincts here due to alleged massive vote-buying in the May 9 elections. (From left) Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s...
Because of the ongoing canvassing of the votes cast in the May 9, 2022 presidential and vice presidential elections, the hearing by the Commission on Appointments on the fitness of nominees to posts in the Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri lost his cool during the canvassing of votes Tuesday night over the repeated cases of missing certificates of canvass (COCs), which caused delays in the proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri gets visibility upset over the repeated cases of missing COCs...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded teachers who rendered election duties to get their honorarium before the scheduled deadline lapses. Comelec deputy director for operations Teopisto Elnas (Courtesy of Comelec livestream) In a press briefing Tuesday, May 24, Director Teopisto Elnas,...