The Commission on Elections (Comelec ) said on Friday, May 13, the fate of the existence of the party-list system is in the hands of Congress. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco pointed this out amid calls by President...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the proclamation of the 12 winning senators in the May 9 polls will not be delayed. Comelec/MB "The earlier we could proclaim, the better," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a press briefing, Thursday, May 12. "Once we reach the point...
More than 1,000 ballots will be printed at the National Printing Office in Quezon City for the special elections in two barangays in Lanao del Sur. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Thursday, May 12, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said 798 ballots will be printed for Brgy. Ragayan...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Thursday, May 12, that it will continue to ensure that elections in the country remain “credible, honest, accurate and clean.” Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco made the assurance during Thursday’s press briefing after...
Potential winning senators in the May 9 polls take note. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be limiting the number of companions of the winning senators when they are proclaimed at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Tent in Pasay City. "We have to remind...
Days after the May 9 National and Local polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that 835 cities and municipalities have already made their local proclamation. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Wednesday, May 11, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said this is around 54.43...
Despite the numerous reports that surfaced on social media during election day on May 9 regarding malfunctioning Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) maintained that no voter disenfranchisement occurred. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
Record breaking. Comelec/MB This was how the Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the 88 percent voter turnout in the local absentee voting in the May 9 polls. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said such turnout was the highest. "I'm very glad to announce that the voter turnout...
The public can now check the results of the elections on the Commission on Elections’s (COMELEC) designated website. Comelec/MB “The election website results is up and running,” said COMELEC Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco during a press briefing Monday night, May 9. The...
Hours after the close of voting, the number of election returns (ERs) received by the server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reached 79.20 percent as of 11:09 p.m. Monday, May 9. Comelec/MB This means 84,092 out of the 106,174 local ERs expected to be received. As for overseas ERs, 110...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will convene at the PICC Forum Tent in Pasay City in the afternoon of May 9. Comelec/MB "We will convene the NBOC for senators and partylist here at 3 p.m. tomorrow May 9," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John...
James Jimenez is still the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia clarified this on Monday, May 2. "Until today, we would like to clarify, Dir. James Jimenez to be our official spokesperson and he remains to be the director of the...
