It might be an issue, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez for endorsers if they will use their programs to campaign for candidates for the May 2022 elections. (PIXABAY) In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 11, Jimenez told reporters that doing so may be...
Opposition coalition 1SAMBAYAN said there is a need for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to "clear the air of doubt" about its independence, urging the commissioners of the poll body to resist all political influence as the country gears up for the upcoming 2022 elections. 65273 The group made...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will first deploy election paraphernalia in farflung areas. Photo Comelec "Generally, the furthest places will be first," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Friday, Feb. 11. The poll official, however, did not reveal what these...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Feb. 11, defended the decision of its First Division junking the three petitions seeking to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In a virtual press briefing, Comelec Spokesperson James...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to check if Malasakit Movement Partylist's Celine Pialago was able to make it to the substitution deadline set by the poll body on Nov. 15, 2021. Comelec/MB "I have yet to verify that she is in fact a nominee of that party-list. And I would like to...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb. 10 that following the rules set by the poll body in campaigning is not impossible. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Jimenez made the remark in an interview with ABS-CBN...
New guidelines such as securing a permit first from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) before conducting campaign rallies or other election-related gatherings were meant to protect the supporters and not to sanction the candidates, the poll body's spokesperson said on Thursday, Feb. 10. Comelec...
The membership of the two Divisions of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has been reorganized following the retirement of three of its commissioners. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Chairperson Socorro Inting will now preside over the First Division, and Commissioner Aimee P. Ferolino will serve as...
All official candidates, both national and local, party-list groups and political parties who have submitted their YouTube channel to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) now have a verified badge. Comelec/MB On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Comelec said, around 393 YouTube channels of candidates in the...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) should focus more on pressing election related matters instead of intervening in the functions of other agencies of the government which apparently are not within their functions and powers, a veteran poll lawyer said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
The deployment of various election-related equipment, peripherals, forms and supplies to be used for the May 2022 National and Local Elections has already commenced. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said election items that are ongoing deployment from their warehouse...
Familiar faces came out in a new platform offered by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) called "e-rally" in its first set on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Comelec/MB Under Resolution No. 10730 or the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 9006 or the “Fair Elections Act”, through the Education...
