The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, May 22 that it will begin accepting applications on June 5 for the gun ban exemption, three months before the election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. "For the first time, we will be opening the...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed hope that there will be mall voting come the May 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "By the next elections, I hope it will already be the real voting in malls. I think it is no longer a far-fetched dream," Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finished the conduct of the Random Manual Audit for the 2022 polls ahead of schedule. The poll body said the RMA ended on June 19 or 34 days after it commenced on May 11. Comelec/MB "On behalf of the entire Random Manual Audit Committee-including the civil...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that the random manual audit (RMA) of votes has so far recorded a 100 percent match rate with the automated tally. In a press briefing on Saturday, Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said they already received 406 ballot boxes as of May 13. Of...
Comelec/MB A total of 757 clustered precincts were selected for the conduct of random manual audit (RMA) for this year's general elections. The RMA is being conducted to examine the ballots in order to validate whether or not the automated count of the vote counting machines (VCMs) is accurate....
The Task Force Kontra Bigay of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged the public on Saturday, May 7, the last day of the campaign period not only to report any incidents of vote buying as well as vote selling but to take part in the investigation. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (Ali Vicoy/MB) In...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has activated a Citizen's Complaint Center (CCC) where complaints on vote-buying and selling can be filed. Commissioner Aimee Ferolino (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, the head of the task for Kontra Bigay, announced the creation of the CCC...
There are more than 11 million registered voters who are members of the vulnerable sector in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said of the 11,324,724 total, 511,612 are persons with disability; 10,085,956 senior citizens; 60,848 persons...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
Newly appointed Commissioner George Garcia is now part of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division. Comelec/MB Garcia will join Commissioners Marlon Casquejo (presiding) and Rey Bulay (member). Commissioner Aimee Neri, on the other hand, will be part of the First Division which is...
After poll watchdog Kontra Daya pointed out that the country's party-list system continues to be hijacked by the rich and powerful, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, March 4, that they follow guidelines in approving groups. Comelec/MB Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said that amid...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed openness in reviewing their guidelines on in-person campaigning. Comelec/MB "We are aware of these complaint of some candidates. Maybe we will review our rules," Acting Comelec Chairman Socorro Inting said in a press briefing Wednesday, Feb. 16....
