Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) called on the youth on Monday, April 4 to refrain from using the term "fake news" to identify false information and instead use other terms such as "misinformation", "disinformation" or "malinformation". Lente Executive Director Ona Caritos...
In the spirit of transparency, Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) should publicly disclose its contingency plan should a power outage occur in the May 9 voting, and during the period of counting and canvassing....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Saturday, April 2, that it has already completed the printing of more than 67 million ballots for this year's national and local elections. "The last of the 67.4M official ballots for the #NLE2022 was printed at approximately 10:28 AM today, April...
Senator Francis Tolentino has endorsed the candidacies of reelectionist Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III, vice mayoral bet John Peter Marzan, and their party-mates under the Team Action Isang Pateros (AIP) coalition. “It is my honor to support the candidacy of Mayor Ike Ponce of Pateros and all of...
Smartmatic has informed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that the data that was said to be leaked by one of its employees has nothing to do with the upcoming May 2022 elections. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) "They emphasized to us that the data leaked does not have anything to do with the elections...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will meet with members of Smartmatic regarding the alleged data breach involving one of the latter's employees. MB file photo Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said that they will be meeting on Thursday, March 31. It can be remembered that in a recent press...
So far, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said that the power outlook for the upcoming May 2022 appears to be good. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, in a press briefing on Thursday, March 31,...
Members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the past few days, have been visiting several areas in the country where usual armed conflicts occur ahead of the elections to ensure that peace is observed and will prevail until the actual day of voting. Members of the Quezon City Police...
If a disqualification case based on vote buying was filed against a candidate before the proclamation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can suspend the proclamation, an official said on Thursday, March 31. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said during a press briefing on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has approved the petition of the Department of Health (DOH) to be exempted from the public works and fund releases ban in place during the campaign period. A senior citizen is being inoculated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Parañaque City on...
TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino Through the system of decentralization, local government units are given more power, authority, responsibilities, and resources to deliver basic services and facilities to citizens under its jurisdiction and exercise certain regulatory powers. Accordingly,...
Unless a disqualification case would be filed against a party-list group, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 30 their privileges to participate in the party-list system should be respected. (AFP FILE / MB file photo) In an interview, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia told...
