After seeing scores of voters flocking to precincts, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia believes that they will attain a 92 percent voter turnout in Marawi City's plebiscite on Saturday, March 18. In an interview, Garcia mentioned that it was only during the morning...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Feb. 25 that the new 7th District Representative may be proclaimed on Sunday morning, Feb. 26. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Garcia cast his vote for the special election of the representative of the 7th District of Cavite...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia reminded the public that an extension of the ongoing voter registration is highly unlikely. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference at their office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023. (Ali Vicoy)...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia urged the residents of Maguindanao to exercise their right to vote in the forthcoming plebiscite in the province. Comelec/MB "We call on Maguindanaoans, go out and vote. This is for your future, not ours, not for just one person," he said...
