Despite various reports related to the delay regarding the arrival of replacement Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, reported on Monday, May 9 that the conduct of the replacement has been swift. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary...
Amid reports of some vote counting machines malfunctioning on Election Day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 9, assured the public that it is in full control of the situation. Comelec/MB "We'd like to assure everybody that the Comelec is in full control of what is happening...
Feeding ballots to Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) should not be perceived as a means of cheating since it is a part of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) contingency measures, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia explained on Monday, May 9. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kasama po sa protocol natin...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours due to reports of "vote counting machine (VCM) breakdowns." The closing time of the election is set at 7 p.m. today. "With the volume of reports coming in to Kontra Daya regarding vote...
The number of local absentee voting accomplished ballots received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached nearly more than 74,000. Comelec/MB The partial report of the Comelec showed that as of May 8, the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units...
Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying. Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan personally observed the opening of voting in Pasay City on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Chairman Pangarungan The poll chief went to the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Pasay City at 6 a.m. in time for the start of...
The Commission on Elections vowed on Monday, May 9, that the elections will push through no matter what problems will be encountered during the conduct of the elections. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on May 9, 2022(Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Comelec Acting...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia was among those who voted on Monday, May 9. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Garcia said he voted in Binondo, Manila together with his family. "I together with my 92 years old mom and 65 years old PWD sister have completed voting...
At 6 a.m. today, May 9, 2022, poll precincts in all parts of the country will open for 65.7 million registered voters — the highest ever, which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dubbed as “historic” numbers even with the pandemic still in the background. The 65.7 million voters...
Unless the world ends on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already formulated a set of measures that can be followed in polling precincts should there be any mishaps during the voting hours. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported a 31.05 percent or 526,972 voter turnout in the overseas voting as of Sunday, May 8. Comelec/MB The figure nearly ties with the 32 percent voter turnout in the 2016 polls. Data from the poll body showed that the more than 500,000 votes came from the...
