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...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will convene at the PICC Forum Tent in Pasay City in the afternoon of May 9. Comelec/MB "We will convene the NBOC for senators and partylist here at 3 p.m. tomorrow May 9," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the decision of the en banc on the four motions for reconsideration of petitioners who filed cases against presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr will be promulgated on Tuesday, May 10. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, along with Phil Coast...
Here are some fast facts about the May 9, 2022 polls. Comelec/MB There are 67.4 million registered voters in the May 9 polls, 65.7 million are local voters while 1.7 million are overseas. Data from the Commissiin on Elections (Comelec) also showed that of the 65.7 million voters who are registered...
