Can the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) be held simultaneously with the election of delegates for the proposed Constitutional Convention (ConCon) in October? Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference at their office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Jan...
Police have launched a manhunt against a barangay chairman who escaped an anti-drug operation in Pikit, Cotabato on Thursday, Feb. 16. Brig. Gen Jimili Macaraeg, Police Regional Office 12 director, said the suspect Sindato Karim eluded arrest after authorities stormed his house in Barangay Lagunde....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Feb. 16 that it has approved of pilot testing of the Automated Elections System (AES) in three barangays for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. Indelible ink is applied to a voter’s finger (MB FIle Photo)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) strongly condemned the killing of an election officer on Monday, Feb. 13 who was shot in broad daylight along National Highway, Purok Libas, Brgy. Pinguiaman, Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat. (Photo courtesy of Comelec) In a statement sent by Comelec spokesperson...
Unlike in the May 2022 polls, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided that a person who will file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) will immediately be considered a candidate. Preparations continue at the Commission on Election's...
Revenues of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) soared by 66 percent last year, driven by the opening of country’s borders to local and foreign tourists following the pandemic. In a statement, Alejandro Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said the gaming...
A special election is not yet certain in Valenzuela City after First District Representative Rex Gatchalian vacated his post on Tuesday, Jan. 31, to be the new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) saw a high registration turnout during the last day of voter registration on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The situation at Cotabato City as of 9:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, the last day of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) voter registration. (Photo courtesy...
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Erwin Garcia reiterated on Friday, Jan. 27 his warning to qualified voters not to intentionally register multiple times to avoid the possible penalty of 1 to 6 years of imprisonment. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila...
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat (PNA) – Authorities have launched a manhunt against motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot dead a barangay chairman in Lebak, this province, on Thursday evening, Jan. 26. MAP of Sultan Kudarat with the municipality of Lebak highlighted. Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento, Lebak...
Months before the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated in October, the idea of automating the said polls was floated, something the top official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) considers innovative. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct...
CREBA SPEAKS By Charlie A. V. Gorayeb, national chairman of CREBA Article XIII, Section 9 of the Philippine Constitution mandates that “the State shall, by law, and for the common good, undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban land reform and housing.” In...
