The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed apprehensions as it deplored the series of violent acts committed against persons who are candidates in the coming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) . In a statement, the CHR said that the election-related violence only...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested two wanted persons on September 7 in checkpoints in line with the barangay elections in the province of Aurora next month. The suspects were identified as Eleuterio Areola and Nazer Lozano. Areola was apprehended in Dingalan for...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested two men for allegedly violating the barangay election gun ban in Famy and Calamba City, this province, on Friday, September 8. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspects as Noej de Leon and Jerwin Retusto. De Leon was involved in a...
In a bid to further empower citizens, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that reporting incidents of vote buying and selling is not required to be a formal complaint. MB file photo "Hindi kinakailangang formal complaint, hindi kinakailangang under oath. Ibato lang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the decision of the First Division to disqualify Aurora Vice Gov. Gerardo "Jerry" A. Noveras after it denied the Motion for Reconsideration he filed. In its decision it released Thursday, Sept. 7, dated Sept. 6, the Comelec en banc underscored its...
A total of 8,565 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October formally filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. The office of Atty. Arnulfo Pioquinto, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Rizal...
The Comelec has issued new schedules for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) following the suspension of government work due to the inclement weather. In a post on Thursday night, Aug. 31, Comelec said for the National Capital...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Aug. 31, that it has extended the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to Sunday, Sept. 3 due to the inclement weather. Aspiring candidates for the Barangay at Sangguniang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 30 that a special election will be conducted on Dec. 9 for the Negros Oriental Province's third legislative district. In a statement, Comelec said that the special poll fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives (HOR) created...
BACOLOD CITY – Commanders of the 10 police stations here have increased police visibility in their jurisdictions as the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for this year’s Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) started on Monday, August 28. Police Lt. Col. Ronnie Brillo,...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 is conducting checkpoints as the election period in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections started on Monday, August 28. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said that 1,200 police personnel...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Security forces for this year’s barangay elections in Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area were deployed on Monday, August 28. A send-off ceremony was held in this camp led by Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen....
