Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia has asked the Comelec en banc to approve additional honoraria for teachers who rendered services as electoral boards (EBs) for extended hours. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) The...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid An unparalleled election. Election 2022 had 65.7 m registered voters and the turn-out has been high despite the pandemic. It was a fight between two polar opposites. Electoral returns came in lightning speed which elicited suspicion. Long queues were reported,...
Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist (ACT-CIS) remained on top of the partylist race based on the results of the partial and official canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night, May 13. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan presides over the...
Actor Robin Padilla is still leading in the May 2022 polls senatorial race. Comelec/MB The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, is canvassing the votes for senators and partylist representatives at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum Tent in Pasay City. Based on...
The camp of presumptive president Bongbong Marcos issued a challenge Friday, May 13 to former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista in connection with the Picasso painting issue. (Screenshot from Vic Rodriguez's Facebook) The issue began with the sighting of an alleged lost...
Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC in Pasay City on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent report of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible...
The Commission on Elections already canvassed 70 percent of the 173 total Certificates of Canvass (COCs) as of Thursday. May 12. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) The Comelec en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), is currently canvassing the votes...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), commended the efforts of all the militrart personnel on Friday, May 13, in ensuring a peaceful and orderly elections. General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Courtesy of AFP)...
Despite the slow internet service in the country, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the quick transmission of election results (ERs) was possible because the transmission of ERs does not require large bandwidth. Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries...
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...
