Sen. Imee Marcos is baffled by the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) recent change of heart after its pronouncement that it is in favor of the idea of conducting the Charter-change plebiscite during the 2025 midterm elections. "Nalito ako sa kanila eh kasi nung una sabi di kakayanin dalawa na yung...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia agrees with the idea of holding the Charter change (Cha-cha) plebiscite alongside the May 2025 midterm elections. "Okay na okay po ang Comelec kung sakaling pagsasabayin lalo na kung ang purpose nito ay ang makatipid (Comelec is very...
Senators said that individuals who want to withdraw their signatures from People's Initiative (PI) signature sheets should no longer be required by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain their reason for retraction. Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Electoral...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a form for individuals who wish to withdraw their signatures from the controversial People's Initiative (PI) campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution. Withdrawal Form of Signature in Signature Sheets/Petition for People's Initiative. (Photo from...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide options to individuals who were "tricked" into signing signature forms for the controversial People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987 Constitution. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa seeks clarification...
Coinciding with the start of the voter registration period for the 2025 National and Local Elections (2025 NLE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that the issuance of voter's certification in all Offices of the Election Officers, Comelec National Central File Division, and Comelec Office...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that the Commission En Banc has decided unanimously to suspend indefinitely all proceedings concerning the People's Initiative (PI) as a means to amend the 1987 Constitution. (Photo from the Office of...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III told the Senate that it can act legally in the sense of filing cases to question the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) so-called "ministerial role" of receiving signatures in relation to the push for People's Initiative (PI) to amend the 1987...
With the Senate leading the review of economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution, and the push for People's Initiative to amend the Charter going south, is the P14-billion under the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) 2024 budget still needed? In an interview on Tuesday, Jan. 16, Sen. Imee Marcos,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, January 11 that voter registration will resume on Feb. 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including Saturdays and holidays and will be held until September 30. Comelec said that registration will continue except when declared...
Sen. Imee Marcos said on Monday, Jan. 8 that potential suppliers of the critical automated election system (AES) for the May 2025 polls must be pristine and free from any blemish. "Time is of the essence for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to secure the lease of the automated counting system...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
