All official candidates, both national and local, party-list groups and political parties who have submitted their YouTube channel to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) now have a verified badge. Comelec/MB On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Comelec said, around 393 YouTube channels of candidates in the...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) should focus more on pressing election related matters instead of intervening in the functions of other agencies of the government which apparently are not within their functions and powers, a veteran poll lawyer said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
The deployment of various election-related equipment, peripherals, forms and supplies to be used for the May 2022 National and Local Elections has already commenced. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said election items that are ongoing deployment from their warehouse...
Familiar faces came out in a new platform offered by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) called "e-rally" in its first set on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Comelec/MB Under Resolution No. 10730 or the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 9006 or the “Fair Elections Act”, through the Education...
Malacañang on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said it is the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that will impose sanctions against violators of health protocols in election-related activities as the campaign period for the May 2022 elections started. A snapshot of attendees at a political caravan-slash-rally in...
With the exclusion of Malasakit Movement Party-list from the official ballot by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Asec. Celine Pialago is now part of the Frontliners ang Bida Party-list. (Photo from Malasakit Movement Party-List / MANILA...
Tiburcio Marcos' petition to cancel certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was the latest in the string of cases filed against him to be dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), however, his disqualification cases are without a decision...
Senator Francis Tolentino has urged President Duterte to appoint three Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioners to replace those who have retired. Tolentino said there is a need for a full complement of officials at the poll body because of the heavy load related to the May 2022 national and...
Wearing face shield is a must in campaign events as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) deems it “a crucial cornerstone of minimum health protocols.” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Comelec office at Intramuros, Manila.(photo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, said it has not yet forged any concrete agreements with e-money transfer companies to track down vote-buying activities. Comelec/MB However, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said the poll body is “trying to get something done” on...
Of the more than 65 million registered voters in the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said 56 percent are aged 41 years old and below. Comelec/MB Data from the Comelec showed those aged 18 to 41 years old totalled to 37,015,901. "That would account for 56 percent of the voting...
The petition of Tiburcio Marcos against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr has been dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division. Comelec/MB The matrix provided by the Comelec on Tuesday, Feb. 8, showed that the "petition has been dismissed." It added that...
