The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has denied the Partial Motion for Reconsideration of the group Pudno Nga Ilokano in relation to the disqualification case they filed against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate)...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioners Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda, Jr. and Nelson J. Celis, took their respective Oaths of Office before Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Monday, Oct. 10 as well as in the presence of the whole Comelec en banc. (Photo courtesy of the Office...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has dismissed the election protest filed by then-mayoral candidate Alexander Lopez against incumbent Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan. Photo from the official Facebook page of Dra. Honey Lacuna/ MANILA BULLETIN According to the nine-page...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that voter turnout in the Ormoc plebiscite held on Saturday, Oct. 8, surpasses the numbers garnered during the Maguindanao plebiscite last Sept. 17. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press conference, Garcia...
ORMOC CITY – More than 10,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the plebiscite to ratify the merger and renaming of several barangays here on Saturday, Oct. 8. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia, together with members of the en banc, is personally supervising the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia welcomed on Thursday, Oct. 6, the ad interim appointments Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda, Jr. and Commissioner Nelson Java Celis. Comelec/MB Comelec confirmed receipt of the appointment papers and stated that both will serve...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has approved a measure that will allow them to conduct an initial screening of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) aspirants. MB file photo "The Commission en banc forged into policy and agreement of conducting a pre-evaluation...
Officers from the Philippine Association of Civil Registrars-National Directorate (PACR-ND) made a commitment through its nationwide membership to provide on a monthly basis, a certified list of persons who died during the previous month to solve the issue of deceased voters still on the voter's...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to pilot test its "register anywhere" voter registration system in select partner malls in the National Capital Region (NCR) wherein satellite/offsite registrations are being conducted. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has established an electoral reforms working committee and one of the legislative reforms they seek is to allow law enforcement agencies to arrest alleged vote buyers and sellers who are caught red-handed. MB file photo This was stated by Comelec Acting...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Oct. 4, that all activities in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will push through despite the possibility of its postponement. MB file photo In an interview on DZMM Teleradyo, he...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the petition for disqualification filed against Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal. MB file photo It can be recalled that in April, complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed a...