The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 17, said presumptive vice president Sara Duterte can take her oath ahead of her assumption to office on midday of June 30. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) “Wala naman tayo nakikita na problema (We don’t see any problems,” Comelec...
President Duterte and other top ranking officials have been invited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to attend the proclamation of the 12 winning senators in the 2022 polls on Wednesday, May 18. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Tuesday, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the...
The 12 winning senators in the 2022 polls will be proclaimed Wednesday, May 18. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), will officially proclaim the "Magic 12" at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum Tent in Pasay City at 4...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo will ask the Comelec en banc to allow the random manual audit (RMA) of secure digital (SD) cards and vote-counting machines (VCMs). Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) This was disclosed by Comelec...
Local disruptions in the counting could delay the proclamations of the winning senatorial candidates and party-lists, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said. Comelec/MB “What will hinder perhaps only certain local problems especially local politics,” said COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia...
The local board of canvassers need not finish the canvassing of votes to proclaim local candidates, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said on Wednesday, May 11. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) “We lowered the threshold to allow proclamations,” COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia...
The winning senators in the May 9 polls may be proclaimed all at the same time. Comelec/MB This as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not looking to make a partial proclamation of the 12 winning senators. "In the past, there have been instances that there are partial proclamations. But...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said the media and transparency servers have already received almost 100 percent of the election results. Comelec/MB COMELEC Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said during a press briefing around noon Tuesday, May 10, that “as of now umabot na tayo ng 98.21 percent...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not discounting the possibility of the voter turnout in the May 9 polls exceeding 2016. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo revealed that the partial voter turnout is already at 80 percent. "We have around 80.38...
Voter turnout for overseas voting has reached more than 34 percent. Comelec/MB But the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number to still increase. "For overseas voting we reached 34.24 percent voting turnout. This is slightly higher compared to the 32 something in 2016," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported an 88 percent voter turnout for local absentee voting. Comelec/MB "The Committee for local absentee voting final accomplished ballots received is 74,852. That is 88 percent voter turn-out for local absentee voting," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not looking at extending the voting hours beyond 7 p.m. Comelec/MB This, despite the delays in voting in some areas. "The extension of voting, at this point, is negative. Up until this time, the Comelec en Banc has decided that voting will be until 7 pm,"...
