The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will livestream the preliminary conference on the disqualification petition of Akbayan against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Jan. 7. Comelec/MB "Jan 7 at 9 a.m. will be on @Comelec FB livestream and on my public...
With the increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, an official of Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on political aspirants to exercise extreme restraint in conducting their premature campaigning activities. Comelec/MB "The Comelec calls on all...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should junk the petition of PDP-Laban seeking to re-open the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for making a mockery of election rules. Kontra Daya FB "The petition is so laughable that it should be dismissed immediately," Kontra...
In preparation for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 conducted mock polls in Metro Manila and several provinces. The mock elections were held in 34 different precincts with an average of about 600 to 700 voters per precinct. In a press briefing in Pasay...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said Wednesday's mock polls conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was generally smooth and peaceful. Voting in Tenement Elementary School in Taguig (Photo courtesy Namfrel) "Namfrel observers reported that in general, the...
The final listing of party-list candidates for the May 2022 polls is now out. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list Wednesday, Dec. 29 on its website www.comelec.gov.ph. The list was released weeks after the poll body conducted the raffle to determine the order of...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon will preside the preliminary conference on the disqualification petition of Akbayan against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Jan. 7. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to start the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May 2022 polls on Jan. 15. Comelec/MB "By our estimates, we will start (printing the ballots) on Jan. 15," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec.24, a shorter tentative list of candidates for the national and local elections next year. Comelec/MB "Not yet final. Names will still be stricken off the list as the judgment in their respective cases achieve finality," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a resolution deputizing various law enforcement agencies of the government for the conduct of the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In resolution 10743 promulgated on Dec. 16, he Comelec is empowered by Article IX-C, Section 2 (4) of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a resolution containing the rules to be followed in the enforcement of the prohibition against appointment of hiring of new employees as well as other related activities in connection with the May 2022 national and local elections. Comelec/MB Under...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a resolution enumerating certain guidelines on the checkpoints that will be hoisted for the coming May 2022 national and local elections. Police conduct a checkpoint in Manila to apprehend violators of the election gun ban and other poll offenses....
