Malacañang left it to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) if it deemed it necessary to extend the voter registration period due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Senator Francis Pangilinan urged...
A few months before the official filing of candidacy for the national polls in 2022, different political factions have made their presence felt. This early, some would-be candidates have already started to unfurl their tarpaulins or have their “public service messages” aired on television or...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday, July 13 underscored the need for concerned government agencies to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe and free amid the serious public health threat of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Polling precinct voting In a virtual forum,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged deactivated voters to reactivate their voting status for them to be able to participate in the general elections in May 2022. In her official Twitter account, Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that more than half a million...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has lauded the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) for establishing its own survey unit ahead of the 2022 national elections. (Photo from Ateneo.edu) Launched on June 30, Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat, at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (BOSES Pilipinas) aims to provide a...
Accountable officers (AO's) of the Commission on Elections have continued to fail to liquidate cash advances of over P2.59 billion, most of which reportedly spent in previous elections. The Commission on Audit, in its 2020 annual audit report for the Comelec, also disclosed that despite the...
More individuals may soon receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines after the government's pandemic task force allowed the inclusion of more workers in the Priority Group A4 of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that poll workers should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination in order to meet the poll agency's voter registration target before September. (COMELEC) "May panawagan po kami sa last meeting, na mag-request na iakyat-akyat yung...
More than three million Filipinos have filed their applications for voter registration for the general elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, May 17. (COMELEC) The Comelec said it received a total of 3,453,196 applications from January 2020 to May 13, 2021....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be introducing additional automated features to ensure transparency during the 2022 national elections. (COMELEC) "Some other features not used in 2019 elections will be introduced in 2022," said Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo in a press briefing...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has defended its deal with international company Smartmatic to provide software to be used for the general elections next year. (COMELEC) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said that they "did not choose Smartmatic" to provide the automated system for the...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
