The voting simulation conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on October 23 for the May 2022 polls had a low voter turnout. Comelec/MB In an online forum, Tuesday, Oct. 26, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed that the activity that they conducted at the San Juan Elementary School...
Those running in the May 2022 polls better be careful in accepting campaign donations. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said contributions from foreigners and foreign corporations are prohibited. "Foreigners cannot contribute to any Filipino candidate," Comelec Commissioner Rowena...
National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. is now the deputy director-general of the National Security Council (NSC). Newly-installed NSC Deputy Director-General Antonio Parlade Jr. (File photo/ PCOO) Parlade's appointment to the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the use of the internet voting system for overseas voters in the 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "As you know, Congress has to pass a law to make this possible... It's impossible to use this in 2022," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said in an online press...
Eligible parties were urged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to submit their applications to participate in the conduct of the source code review of the automated election system (AES) to be used in the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB The poll body renewed the call with three...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will resume the conduct of voter registration in modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) areas but in a limited capacity. Comelec/MB "The minimum health and safety protocols and other local health standards must still be strictly observed," Comelec...
The death toll in a botched escape plan of inmates at the Marikina City Jail has increased to three after a jail guard succumbed to serious body injuries, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said Friday, Aug. 27. Major Xavier Solda, spokesperson of the Bureau of Jail Management and...
Deactivated voters without biometrics data still need to personally go to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reactivate their voter registration record. Comelec/MB The Comelec said only those deactivated voters with biometrics data can reactivate their voter registration records via email....
Four employees of the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Of the Palace personnel who contracted the coronavirus, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said only one...
Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo formally relinquished his posts as spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and commander of the Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (ETDC) as he bowed out of military service Friday, July 16. Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo (second from left) retires...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago appears to have fully warmed up to her new role as one of the spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). (Photo from Asec. Celine Pialago's Facebook) And based on her...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday assured that even citizens who are critical of the government are protected by laws of the land under the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. Roque made this clarification after the Anti Terrorism Council (ATC) released the names of those designated...
