The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be distributing voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we will be distributing VIS for the voters," Comelec- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza David said during the virtual walkthrough of...
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...
Comelec/MB More than 65 million Filipinos are eligible to cast their votes during the May 2022 general elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Based on the Comelec data, there are 65,745,529 registered voters nationwide for the 2022 elections. During the 2019 polls, there were...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Election Registration Board (ERB) has recorded a total of 5,017,267 new voters, it announced on Wednesday, November 10. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a press briefing, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez told reporters that this number was as of...
Taytay Bishop Broderick Pabillo said people should be vigilant against candidates who portray themselves as “pro-poor” to lure voters ahead of the polls. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Don’t believe that they will help the poor when they get elected...
Then-Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo received over 590,000 votes in Negros Occidental when she ran for vice president in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Now with the presidency on her sights, Robredo is back in the province with high hopes that its...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was placed on alert status Friday, Oct. 29, to secure the last two days of the voter registration as last-minute registrants are expected to troop to satellite offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) nationwide. In this file photo, Manila residents line...
The Council of the Laity of the Philippines (Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas) is urging eligible voters to register with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to be able to vote in the 2022 national elections. Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas Bro. Roquel Ponte, president of the council said, eligible...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to account for all PNP personnel who have not yet registered and give them time, if they want, to register after the Commission on Elections extended the voter's registration until October...
A group of education workers urged teachers to “actively educate” the students and the public on the importance of the upcoming elections as the filing of candidacy for the 2022 polls closed Friday, Oct. 8. ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN “Our teachers have the moral and patriotic duty to...
After filing her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Wednesday, Oct.7, Rowena Awang called on Filipino voters to not vote for corrupt politicians in the May 2022 national elections. Rowena Awang (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) Awang filed her COC for senator before the Commission on...
If President Duterte would have his way, he wants the senators to be replaced with "ordinary Filipinos" in the May 2022 national elections. REPLACE THE SENATORS--President Rodrigo Duterte advises voters during his "Talk to the People" public briefing on Oct. 4, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
