Voters whose ballots were rejected by the vote counting machines (VCMs) don’t necessarily lose their votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified Friday, May 13. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at...
Following the call of Pres. Duterte to probe reported glitches of some vote-counting machines (VCMs) on Election Day, May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 13, said it will look into the reports of malfunctioning VCMs. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia speaks at a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) insisted Friday, May 13, that they have been transparent in all their proceedings amid allegations of electoral fraud by some groups. Protesters gather outside the Cultural Center of the Philipines along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City on May 13, 2022 to condemn...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will also limit the number of people who will attend the proclamation of winning party-list groups in the May 9 polls. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) "For the party-list group, it will be limited to just two," Comelec Acting...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to hold a special election in Shanghai, China after Filipino voters there failed to cast their ballots due to the ongoing lockdown caused by a Covid-19 outbreak. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) “We will be setting a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec ) said on Friday, May 13, the fate of the existence of the party-list system is in the hands of Congress. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco pointed this out amid calls by President...
“Tuloy ang laban, tuloy ang laban ng sambayanang Pilipino! (The fight continues, the fight of the Filipino people continues!)” Protesters gather outside the Cultural Center of the Philipines along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City on May 13, 2022 to condemn the alleged "blitzkrieg" electoral fraud...
The camp of a winning congressional candidate in Zamboanga del Norte has filed a petition with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to reconvene the provincial Board of Canvassers (BOC), and proclaim Roberto “Pinpin” Uy Jr. as the prevailing candidate in the first district of the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the proclamation of the 12 winning senators in the May 9 polls will not be delayed. Comelec/MB "The earlier we could proclaim, the better," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a press briefing, Thursday, May 12. "Once we reach the point...
Teachers who served as electoral boards (EBs) will get their honoraria within 15 days from Election Day, May 9. Public school teachers undergo electoral board training in Manila in preparation for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This was the assurance given by Commission on...
Thirty-nine more certificates of canvass (COCs) were canvassed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on the third day of the canvassing on Thursday, May 12. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers for the senatorial and party-list...
Actor Robin Padilla continues to lead all 64 candidates on the third day of canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sitting as National Board of Canvassers (NBOC). Comelec/MB In the latest national tally sheet released by the COMELEC on Thursday, May 12, the Partido Demokratikong...
