Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) hosted the kickoff of the source code review and presentation of the sampling software on Monday, March 28 that will be used on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. (Screenshot from LENTE...
Presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson will remain a candidate under Partido Reporma despite quitting as the party's standard-bearer. Commissioner George Garcia (Photo Comelec FB) This was according to Comelec Commissioner George Garcia. In a television interview on GMA's Unang Balita...
Candidates of the Makabayan bloc filed a case against National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy, as well as its other officials in relation to the statements made by the agency pointed out their supposed ties to the Communist Party of...
All political parties participating in the May 2022 polls have until April 11 to file their petition for accreditation for the determination of the Dominant Majority Party and the Dominant Minority Party. Comelec/MB "A political party duly registered with the Commission may file a verified petition...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed on Thursday, March 24 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to curb partisanship in the undertaking of government projects during the...
It's been weeks since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was hounded by several criticisms amid issues on data breach and its decision to push through with printing albeit the absence of observers, yet on Thursday, March 24, the poll body took a different approach by allowing representatives to...
There are 18,023 local seats that are up for grabs in the May 2022 polls, and 845 of them are unopposed. Comelec/MB Based on the data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) the 18,023 seats are the following: 253 for Member, House of Representatives; 81 for Provincial Governor; 81 for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has resolved to carry out several measures in connection to the alleged security breach involving Smartmatic. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) In a statement of Comelec chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Thursday, March 24, the Comelec en...
Local bets in the May 2022 polls will officially start wooing the vote of voters on Friday, March 25, the start of the campaign period. Comelec/MB These are candidates for Members of the House of Representatives, regional, provincial, city and municipal officials. In Resolution No. 10730, the poll...
With the increase in the tax imposition on teachers’ election service honoraria and allowances, a group on Wednesday, March 23, called on Senators anew to legislate a measure to tax-exempt the pay of teacher-poll workers. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 23, that it is taking action on the alleged data breach in Smartmatic. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the walkthrough of the VCM and CCS production and deployment process held at Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, March 23 a resolution consisting of the guidelines for campaign donations of domestic corporations. Comelec/MB Resolution No. 10772, promulgated last March 16 contains the rules and regulations governing contributions by domestic...
