Comelec/MB Six presidential aspirants—only one of them has a political party— have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) during the fifth day of filing, Oct. 5, according to the data of Commission on Election (Comelec). The presidential aspirants were Maria Aurora Marcos...
Edgar Niez Presidential aspirant Edgar Niez asked Filipinos to vote for him in next year's general polls as he announced that God had told him to run for president. Niez was the sixth individual who filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) for president during the fifth day of the COC filing. He said...
An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Oct. 2, said Certificates of Candidacy (COC) filers who will engage in early campaigning cannot be sanctioned yet by the poll body. Comelec (MANILA BULLETIN) "No prohibitions yet for those who filed COC. They remain aspirants and...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1 to 8 will observe the minimum public health standards amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Two youth groups on Wednesday, Sept. 29, welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections to extend voter registration until Oct. 31. Over 500 residents from the North and South districts of Cebu City line up in the voter registration in Robinsons Galleria, Cebu on Sept. 28, 2021 (JUAN CARLO DE...
Student councils from eight schools from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration until year-end. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, student councils from the University...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez said Saturday, Sept. 11, that malls are ideal places for voter registration. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "Malls are places where people congregate and I think it's very important that we tap into that energy. People are here...
An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Saturday, Sept. 11, the poll body aims to give voters a "comfortable" place to register during mall registrations. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec held a national synchronized mall registration on Saturday, 19 days before...
The Commission on Elections will allow persons with fever to vote in the 2022 elections, thus, raising the possibility that voters suffering from COVID-19 will not be denied their right to suffrage. voting image This was gathered from Comelec officials present during the recent hearing conducted by...
MANILA BULLETIN The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2022 national and local elections to limit their companions. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez made the statement to ensure everyone's safety amid the coronavirus disease...
A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26, 2021, where mild to asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will be quarantined. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In order for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to cast their votes on...
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that proposes an efficient procedure in determining a nuisance candidate and imposing stiffer penalties on violators for making a mockery of the integrity of elections. Comelec Logo With 196 affirmative votes and zero negative,...
