Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas dismissed the report that the poll body's server was breached, compromising voter's sensitive information. Comelec/MB A Manila Bulletin (MB) report was published on Jan. 10 stating that group of hackers allegedly breached Comelec's servers and...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is now investigating the reported hacking and data breach on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 12, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said the poll body was ordered to appear for a "clarificatory...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 11, agreed with the a riders’ group in pushing for the Motorcycle Taxi Law and the Philippine Road Safety Institute bill if she wins in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo held a consultative dialogue...
Filipinos have a more pressing matter to attend to than Charter Change (Cha-cha). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11 in response to Pampanga 3rd...
Just like in the 2016 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo said that her critics are once more conditioning the mind of the public through their “trolls” to believe that there will be massive cheating in the upcoming May elections after groups alleged that her camp is behind the hacking of the...
Malacañang admitted Tuesday, Jan. 11, that it is "concerned" by the reported hacking of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) servers just a few months ahead of the May 2022 polls. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) "We will await any update to be pronounced by Comelec regarding this ‘no," Cabinet...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removed a presidential aspirant from its tentative list of candidates on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Comelec/MB Independent presidential bet Gerald Arcega was removed from the updated tentative list of candidates of the Comelec for the upcoming May 2022 national and...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the reported hacking of its servers and to ensure the integrity of its system and the upcoming elections. In a statement Tuesday, Jan. 11, Marcos Jr.s' spokesman,...
Two senators on Tuesday said they find it imperative for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to improve its online defenses and protect it from any possible security breaches especially in the run up to the May 2022 elections. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call...
Deputy Speaker and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Tuesday, Jan. 11, called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its decision to disallow hundreds of thousands of residents in North Cotabato from voting their local candidates in the upcoming elections. Hataman said it is every...
The Muntinlupa police, under newly installed chief Col. Angel Garcillano, arrested the first gun ban violator in the city. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed a nationwide gun ban for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections starting on Jan. 9 that will last until June 8. The...
Opposition bets Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday, Jan. 11, voiced their concern on the alleged hacking of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) servers and asked the poll body to ensure the integrity of the May 2022 elections for “the welfare of the people". Vice...
