The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave presidential as well as vice presidential candidates until Friday noon, April 29 to confirm their participation in the poll body's PiliPinas Forum 2022. MB file photo In a message sent to reporters on Thursday, April 28, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, April 28 that it has granted a petition for exemption for the programs and projects of four more government institutions. MB file photo During a press conference, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia disclosed that the poll body granted the...
An interview format for presidential and vice presidential candidates will now push through in place of the postponed concluding event of the PiliPinas Debates 2022 Series after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed an Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng...
Ten major political parties will also have access to the transparency server in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said these groups are PDP-Laban, National Unity Party, Aksyon Demokratiko, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, Nacionalista Party,...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on the three motions of reconsideration filed by petitioners against presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr to be out early next week. Comelec/MB In a press briefing, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan revealed that five...
Despite the threat of a new Covid-19 surge, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that postponing the upcoming May 2022 polls will not be an option of theirs and vowed to push through with it no matter the circumstances. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi tayo pwedeng bumali sa mandato ng...
House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta is no longer running for senator in the May 2022 polls. Rodante Marcoleta (Comelec photo) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia confirmed that Marcoleta filed his statement of withdrawal on April 21. "He went to my office carrying his...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will destroy the defective ballots on May 7. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia announced this information to the media on Wednesday, April 27. "We will destroy the defective ballots on May 7 at the National Printing Office in the presence of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not suspending its online precinct finder. Comelec/MB This, amid the call of a poll lawyer to suspend it after receiving complaints from some voters. "We shouldn't remove the Precinct Finder system. Many have called for its return. Now that it's back, why...
The first day of the local absentee voting for the May 2022 polls was generally peaceful, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said Wednesday, April 27. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan casting his vote for the local absentee voting on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the session hall of the poll...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Wednesday, April 27, asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend its online Precinct Finder, saying it is causing confusion among voters and it may lead to massive disfranchisement. Romulo Macalintal "I think its time to suspend the use of this. I...
The Igorot Warriors International, Inc. (IWI), a party-list composed of members of cultural minorities in the country, can no longer participate in the upcoming May 2022 polls. MB file photo This is despite the Supreme Court's reversal of Comelec's ruling as it allowed the registration and...
