The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said 372,878 of the 67.4 million ballots printed were found to be defective. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the 372,878 defective ballots, which is 0.58 percent of the total ballots, will be reprinted. "We will just complete...
DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Electoral reforms, education, and economic infrastructures. Comelec/MB These will be the topics that will be discussed by presidential candidates in the Town Hall debate of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 2022 polls on April 24. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia revealed the...
The printing of the voter information sheet (VIS) for the May 2022 polls has been completed. Comelec/MB Data released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that the printing of VIS in the different regions has been completed as of April 13. Majority of the VIS are compliant with the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has denied the petition for disqualification filed by the group Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the last remaining disqualification case pending against him at the division level. Presidential...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19, said it will investigate the reports of shooting both in Bukidnon and Lanao. Comelec/MB "I condemn the use of violence connected to the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. This Commission will investigate reports of shooting both in...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that all new passers of the Respiratory Therapist Licensure Examination are set to have their virtual oathtaking on April 27. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) In an advisory, PRC said that the ceremony will be conducted at 10 a.m. and it will be...
A total of 584 individuals out of 954 examinees passed the April 2022 Real Estate Broker Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday, April 18. (PRC / Manila Bulletin) The exam was given by the Board of Real Estate Service in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de...
Three years after the passage of the Safe Space Act, the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) urged all agencies and private stakeholders in the country to “strengthen” the implementation of the law. (PCW / Manila Bulletin) Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) looks to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on March 15, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
The public will have a chance to try the vote counting machine (VCM) ahead of the May 9 polls. The Commission on Election (COMELEC)and the SM Supermalls ink an agreement for the Let's Vote Pinas on Monday, April 18, 2022, a vote counting machine demonstration and experience. The program is a joint...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 18, that there will be no extension of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) beyond May 9, Philippine time, the date of the National and Local Elections. OVERSEAS VOTING BEGINS—An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early...
