With the easing in Covid-19 restrictions, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now looking to allow more observers to see their preparations for the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "We are in a new environment now. That will, of course, give more room for more observers to pay attention to these venues...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify the candidacy of Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., brother of senatorial aspirant Loren Legarda. (Photo from AA Legarda Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The petition, filed by a certain Salvador Ungsod, sought...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez assured on Friday, March 11 that in the execution of its contract, F2 logistics, a firm said to be controlled by Duterte campaign donor and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, will not be without oversight. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri said that she is ready to face allegations being thrown against her by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo In a television interview on ANC on Friday, March 11, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed higher education institutions (HEIs) to hold face-to-face classes up to 100 percent classroom capacity as long as only those fully vaccinated students and teaching and non-teaching personnel are allowed on the premises, Malacañang announced. File...
Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec) New Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia on Friday, March 11, said he did not apply to be part of the poll body, saying he was surprised when told that he was being considered for the said post. On March 8, Garcia took oath...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the initial public offering (IPO) of stock brokerage firm CTS Global Equity Group, Inc. worth up to P1.38 billion. The Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of CTS Global covering 6.88 billion common...
All new passers of the Social Workers Licensure Examination are set to have their virtual oathtaking in April, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said on Friday, March 11. PRC, in a Facebook post, said that the online oathtaking will be held on April 8 at 9 a.m. and it will be spearheaded...
The National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open the ballot printing and the operations at the Sta. Rosa warehouse for observation by stakeholders and accredited citizens' arms. Namfrel In a statement on Thursday, March 10, the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said his decision to inhibit from the cases, which he previously handled, was voluntary to maintain the integrity of the poll body. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec) "This is voluntary. I was not compelled by anybody. Nobody...
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
Photo: Alliance of Concerned Teachers To object the P400 tax deduction from the P2,000 travel allowance of teacher-poll workers, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) conducted a protest action in front of Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila where the Commission on Elections...
