Candidates in the May 9 polls are no longer allowed to campaign after May 7. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia reminded bets about the end of the campaign period. "Tomorrow is the last day of campaigning," he said in a statement...
A total of 92,566 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, May 6. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs)...
The Special Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruled in favor of the faction of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi recognizing them as true and official members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE...
It is illegal to have any personnel movement in the government 45 days before the elections without the consent of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), a poll official said on Friday, May 6. Comelec Commissioners George Garcia, Aimee Ferolino, and Marlon Casquejo answer questions during a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will investigate an alleged incident in Cotabato wherein electoral staff trained by the poll body were replaced with untrained personnel to serve as part of the Electoral Board (EB). Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press briefing on Thursday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all set for the May 9 National and Local polls. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Its all systems go. We are just waiting for the date of the elections," Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing Thursday, May 5. "We are 100...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 5 that voters in Cyprus can head to Posts or the embassy to get their ballots. MB file photo Commissioner Marlon Casquejo who heads the Office of Overseas Voting of the Comelec mentioned that this only applies to mail voting. He said that...
The overseas voting has a 23 percent voting turnout so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday, May 5. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Out of 1,697,130 overseas voters 385,437 already voted," Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing in Manila. He...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has activated a Citizen's Complaint Center (CCC) where complaints on vote-buying and selling can be filed. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the head of the task for Kontra Bigay, announced the creation of the CCC...
More than 70,000 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) the Commission on Elections said on Thursday, May 5. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San...
The Commission on Elections has declared Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) as the dominant majority party and the Nacionalista Party (NP) as the dominant minority party for the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo In a text message on Thursday, May 5, Comelec Commissioner...
Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electoral...
