The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Feb. 28, said the campaign guidelines are responsive to the alert level of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF). Comelec/MB "Our guidelines are calibrated. Its responsive to the changes in the alert level of the Inter Agency Tssk Force (IATF)," Comelec...
What will happen to the paper that presidential candidates used in the debates organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec)? Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said it will be preserved. "If they are scribbling notes on that it will not be thrown away afterwards. That is literally...
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez (left) and Manila Bulletin's 'Thrillmaker' columnist Joee Guilas With only about three months to go before the country’s next national elections, one person who is certainly getting much media mileage is, naturally, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez. A simple,...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s campaign manager on Monday, Feb. 28 said he was tasked to write a letter to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and other presidentiables to ask about the format of the poll body's debate ahead of time. Benhur Abalos, who recently resigned...
'MMK' Popular young stars Karina Bautista and Aljon Mendoza team up to portray the love story of Theza and John’s love story that defies social classes in their first "MMK" episode as a loveteam this Saturday (Feb.26). Both Karina and Aljon shared their excitement in topbilling an episode in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, Feb. 24 that it will ask first for a written consent before entering private properties to remove unlawful election materials in relation to "Operation Baklas" that it's implementing. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removes unlawful...
Expect to see all the presidential candidates in the May 2022 polls in the debate that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is organizing next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on Thursday, Feb. 24, said "all of the candidates have signified their commitment to attend the first...
Persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens may also vote in Satellite Emergency Accessible Polling Places (S-EAPP) in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10761, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said S-EAPP refers to an EAPP temporarily established in a building used as a...
The "Oplan Baklas" of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will continue. Comelec/MB On Monday, Feb. 21, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they will continue to take down illegal campaign materials despite criticisms from some individuals and groups. "It will continue. It's not the whole...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the printing of ballots for the May 2022 polls is on track. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said at present more than 17 million ballots have already printed at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City. "The printing (of ballots) is...
As part of its voter's information campaign, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is currently conducting vote counting machine roadshow demonstration in different parts of the country. Comelec/MB "Our vote counting machine roadshow demo has started. Our officers bring the VCM to different...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan took the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to task for its impartiality in dismantling the campaign materials of national candidates for the 2022 polls. Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis...