Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will not organize a one- on-one debate among candidates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia believes candidates should be given an equal opportunity to be heard. "If we do it one one one, it would be unfair to other...
PhilHealth, PCIC accounting norms monitored By Chino S. Leyco The Insurance Commission (IC) is closely monitoring the compliance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) with the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said they will be pushing for the review and recalibration of the gun ban exemption and security application guidelines. Comelec/MB In a statement on Saturday, March 26, he explained:"We have to make it easier and expeditious thereby...
Presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson will remain a candidate under Partido Reporma despite quitting as the party's standard-bearer. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec FB) This was according to Comelec Commissioner George Garcia. In a television interview on GMA's Unang Balita...
Healthcare benefits and claims rose by 25 percent from October to December last year amid the prolonged pandemic, the Insurance Commission reported on Friday, March 25. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said health maintenance organizations (HMOs) paid P32.72 billion in benefits...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the task force on vote buying that will be created will be an interagency team. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia the task force "Kontra Bigay" will involve several agencies. He said it will be composed of the Comelec, Department of Justice...
Aside from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it also granted exemption from the poll spending ban the petitions of the provincial government of Davao de Oro and the Office of the Presidential Adviser...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said a candidate's party at the time of the filing of the candidacy will remain regardless of the change in their affiliation. Comelec/MB "Whatever is your party at the time of the filing of the candidacy stays. Your certificate of nomination and acceptance...
Nearly 60 million ballots have already been printed for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said as of March 24, the number of ballots printed at the National Printing Office in Quezon City was already at 58,838,453. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said this is...
