Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has encouraged the public to provide any suggestions on how to "further improve" the voting process for the May 2022 national and local elections. "The voting simulation exercise for the #NLE2022 has just concluded! We want to know how we can further...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Pateros received more than 1,000 applications for new voters in the last two weeks. Comelec extended the voter registration from Oct. 11 to 30 for the May 9, 2022 elections. In the National Capital Region, voter registration is from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m....
Comelec/MB In preparation for the general elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) conducted a voting simulation at the San Juan Elementary School in San Juan City on Saturday, Oct. 23. The poll body streamed live on its official Facebook page the voting simulation activity. The...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz There’s no doubt that social media would play a key role both as political arena and mass media for the 2022 elections. But candidates, parties, government, media and voters have to be warned about pernicious dangers that they have not been able to recognize or address. Whether...
As part of its preparatory activities for the May 2022 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a voting simulation on Oct. 23 in San Juan Elementary School. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Comelec said one of the objectives of the activity is to determine the...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that Congress will also pass a law amending the definition of “official candidate." Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said this is in order to close the "premature campaigning loophole." The Poll Automation Law states that...
Fake news. Comelec/MB This was the reaction of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the report that Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is pushing for the scrapping of the May 2022 polls. "Commissioner Guanzon is not, repeat not, recommending that the 2022 National and Local Elections be scrapped,"...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he agrees to proposals that seek to amend the substitution rule under the country’s electoral law. Dela Rosa, who earlier said he is willing to give way to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, should she decide to run for...
There was a dearth of new voters in the Saturday registration of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pateros. According to Armando Mallorca, Pateros election officer, only 28 new voters registered with their office last Oct. 16, the first Saturday registration under Comelec’s extension set...
Vice President Leni Robredo's camp has responded to a dubious social media post claiming that she has been disqualified from the May 2022 polls by pointing netizens to a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's clarification on the fake news. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified that Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has not been disqualified from running in next year's general polls. "VP Leni Robredo has not been disqualified. Video and articles that imply or suggest otherwise are #fakenews,"...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is expected to release the official list of candidates for next year's general elections by December. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that not all political aspirants who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) will be included in...
