Malacañang said President Duterte already has a shortlist of people whom he will appoint to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as three of the highest positions in the poll body shall be vacated in February. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nogrlaes made...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) adjusted the timelines for the verification, certification and posting of the voters list for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10758 dated Jan. 26, the Comelec cited the delays in the delivery of several supplies needed for the said activities...
Malacañang expressed confidence that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could work out the resolution of its internal issues they are having using their own set of protocols. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as Comelec...
Let us resign together. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon appears before members of the media after attending mass at the Manila Cathedral ahead of her retirement on February 2. Guanzon voted to disqualify Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in the upcoming polls.(Ali...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, said it was a missed opportunity that President Duterte did not see it fit to set aside their differences so that both of them could have worked together for the betterment of the country. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday, Jan. 31, signed an escrow agreement for the safekeeping of the automated election system (AES) source code in relation to the May 2022 polls. Screenshot Comelec FB The virtual signing was led by Comelec...
The Election Board (EB) Certification Portal developed by the Department of Science and Technology National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) will be deployed in March. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "With the restrictions on the conduct of face-to-face activities due to the pandemic, the DOST deemed it...
There is an ongoing reshuffle of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) field officials. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the move is being done every elections and periodically to "prevent familiarity between Comelec officials and local politicians." "This is a standard practice...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should make sure that its electronic systems are hack proof to ensure that the conduct of the May 2022 elections would not be compromised, presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said. While its servers may not have been hacked, Lacson said the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has formally filed the resolution asking Congress to amend the 1987 Constitution to establish a single-ticket syste in electing the country's President and Vice President. In filing Resolution for Both Houses No. 3, Gatchalian proposed the "tandem vote" by seeking the...
Recognizing the nature of their work, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said that she would push for government services that will address the daily challenges faced by Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) employees. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, a leader of the...
