CEBU CITY – The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has issued show-cause orders (SCOs) to more than 400 candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30 for alleged election offenses. Comelec-7 chief Lionel Marco Castillano said 483 were asked to...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has recommended the disqualification of eight candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30 in Western Visayas for premature campaigning. CANDIDATES and their supporters in Barangay Taal, Molo District, Iloilo City...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel)-Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental have yet to receive formal reports but they have observed indirect campaigning prior to the campaign period in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections which started on...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued 77 show-cause orders to candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Western Visayas on October 30 for premature campaigning. AUSAN (FB) Dennis Ausan, Comelec-6 director, said the number of show-cause orders may be...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections here admitted on Wednesday, September 13, that they cannot monitor social media daily for possible violations, especially campaign posters published online, prior to the start of the campaign period for this year’s barangay and Sangguniang...
The caravans and rallies being held in support of political aspirants are legal, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez explained that premature campaigning is no longer a punishable offense under existing laws. "Unfortunately,...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that Congress will also pass a law amending the definition of “official candidate." Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said this is in order to close the "premature campaigning loophole." The Poll Automation Law states that...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should publicly call out politicians who use government activities to promote themselves ahead of the May 2022 polls. Kontra Daya "Kontra Daya strongly denounces the brazen moves of politicians to hijack official government activities like...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voters can help stop premature campaigning by not supporting those who engaged in such activities in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In an online forum, Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said people should not reward bad behavior. "Don't vote...
