An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the petition seeking to postpone the May 2022 polls is unlikely to prosper. Comelec/MB "I think you are going by the fact that the Comelec does have the authority to suspend the conduct of elections. But the petition itself just on the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec. 10, a resolution containing the general instructions on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. Comelec/MB Under Section 1 of Resolution 10738 approved by the Comelec en banc on Thursday, Dec....
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called on political aspirants to urge their supporters to respect the role of the media in the May 2022 elections. (File Photo / NUJP) The group made the call after a video of political supporters went viral on social media showing that...
The party-list raffle to determine the order of their listing in the official ballot in the May 2022 polls has been rescheduled. Comelec/MB Instead of Dec. 10, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the raffle will now be held on Dec. 14. "In order for the party list groups, organizations, and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed the Walang Iwanan sa Free Internet Inc. (WIFI) to participate in the raffle of Party-list groups to determine the order of their listing on the official ballot in connection with the May 2022 polls on December 10. Comelec/MB "The Commission resolved...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go is still a presidential aspirant in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In an interview on Wednesday, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez explained that Go has yet to formally withdraw his certificate of candidacy (COC)....
All electoral and political advertisements in relation to the May 2022 National and Local polls will be paused across all Google platforms at the start of the campaign period. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Google will not accept election advertisements in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said a nationwide cancellation of the May 2022 polls is unlikely. Comelec/MB This despite the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Unlikely. When we say we cancel the elections, that means the conditions for free and fair...
Nearly 90 petitions have so far been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking the cancellation or denial of due course of the certificate of candidacy (COC) of an aspirant in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Comelec released the list on Monday, Nov. 29. Among the petitions in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct mock polls in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Isabela, Albay, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Maguindanao, and Davao del Sur on December 29 in preparation for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Deputy Executive Director for Operations (DEDO)...
There are already 65.5 million voters in the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. Comelec/MB "As of today the projected number of voters for 2022 stands at 65.5 million," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press briefing in Manila. "Throughout the entire...
As part of their preparations for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct a mock elections before the year ends. Comelec/MB "We are tentatively scheduling a mock elections for the end of December," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a press briefing in...
