By Aaron Dioquino Long queues of voter registrants have been observed in several Commission on Elections (Comelec) voter registration sites in Quezon City as the deadline to sign up as a voter in the country's future elections looms. Hundreds of people spent their night outside a mall in North...
The Commission on Election blinked first as it declared on Tuesday, Sept. 28 a decision to call an en banc session to approve congressional proposal to extend by another 30 days the period for registration of voters. Voters registration amid COVID-19 threat The announcement was made in the House of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is likely that an extension of the period of voter registration will be granted. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said this on Tuesday, Sept. 28. "After consultation with Comelec officials, and in consideration of the public clamor, it is...
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill proposing to compel the Commission on Elections to extend for one month the registration of voters originally scheduled to end on Thursday, Sept. 30. House of Representatives plenary With all 193 congressmen present at the...
There are now almost 62 million registered voters for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Comelec/MB "As early as June we have already reached our initial target of registering 4 million new and reactivated voters," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in an...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the management committee (ManCom) meeting on the issue of voter registration extension was already held Monday. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said Chairman Sheriff Abas and the commissioners attended the meeting. "We had the...
The Senate on Monday, September 27, approved on third and final reading the bill that is expected to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend deadline of voter registration for the 2022 national and local elections. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senators, voting 23-0-0,...
The Senate will be adopting the House of Representatives' version of the bill that would extend the period of voters registration for the 2022 elections for 30 more days. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri...
The House of Representatives approved on second reading the bill proposing to direct the Commission on Elections to extend the registration of voters for another month. Voter's registration In a motion raised by Pampanga Rep. Rimpy Bondoc, the chamber amended House Bill 10261 in its entirety,...
Hundreds of individuals who intend to vote in the 2022 national elections lined up at the registration site of the Commission on Election (Comelec) at the Parañaque City Sports Complex on Friday. The ABS-CBN reported the long lines at the sports complex started as early as 3:00 a.m., but the...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, Sept. 24 that its officials will be discussing the proposals to extend the voter registration period. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that a “management committee meeting” is set to discuss possible scenarios in the event...
A subcommittee of the Senate Commitee on Finance suspended on Friday, Septembber 24, its discussion on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) P26.7-billion proposed budget for 2022 as lawmakers maintained that the period of voter registration for the upcoming elections should be extended. Senate...
