The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to appoint their new chairman and commissioners. Comelec/MB "We continue to await when will the President appoint two new commissioners and the chairman so we can have a full seven-man Commission en...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 29, hailed the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the poll body's resolution dismissing the petitions to disqualify and cancel the certificate of candidacy of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 1, said he accepts with a heavy heart the outcome of the confirmation hearings. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Today, my ad interim appointment as Chairman of the Commission on Elections ends. Due to a...
Commission on Elections (Chairman) Saidamen Pangarungan said the May 9 National and Local polls was relatively peaceful. Comelec/MB "We consider this elections as relatively peaceful compared to the elections in 2019," he said in a press briefing on Monday. "As confirmed by our security partners in...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan personally observed the opening of voting in Pasay City on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Chairman Pangarungan The poll chief went to the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Pasay City at 6 a.m. in time for the start of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the decision of the en banc on the four motions for reconsideration of petitioners who filed cases against presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr will be promulgated on Tuesday, May 10. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, along with Phil Coast...
Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia on Saturday, May 7, gave an explanation why the poll body decided to designate a new acting spokesperson, three days before the conduct of the national and local elections. Comelec Chairman...
Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electoral...
The decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc on the three motions of reconsideration filed by petitioners against presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr to be out early next week. Comelec/MB In a press briefing, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan revealed that five...
The first day of the local absentee voting for the May 2022 polls was generally peaceful, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said Wednesday, April 27. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan casting his vote for the local absentee voting on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the session hall of the poll...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 26, placed six municipalities in Maguindanao, and one city and one municipality in Lanao del Sur under Comelec control. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19, said it will investigate the reports of shooting both in Bukidnon and Lanao. Comelec/MB "I condemn the use of violence connected to the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections. This Commission will investigate reports of shooting both in...