The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be printing more than 67 million ballots for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In a video presentation, the poll body said 67,442,714 official ballots will be printed at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City. Of the said number, 1.6 million are...
Expect to see the name of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the ballot for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza said the name of Marcos Jr. will be in the ballot since his cases are still pending before...
The ballots that will be used in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) area will be the longest in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Jan. 17, said the ballots for BARMM will measure 30 inches long. "It's 30 inches, which is the...
The Commissions on Elections (Comelec) said their preparations for the May 2022 polls are still on track. Comelec/MB "Yes, we are (on track). We are still within the allowances that were built into our schedules," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Jan. 17....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has denied the petition seeking the cancellation of the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN file photo) The 32-page decision, according to Comelec Spokesperson James...
With only a few months left before the May 2022 polls, Taytay Bishop Broderick Pabillo has asked voters not to sell their vote. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (CBCP NEWS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "We should not sell our country by selling our vote," he said in his homily for the Feast of Sto....
The e-rallies of national candidates in the May 2022 polls may also be viewed on Youtube. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Jan. 15, said that the e-rallies in their Facebook page will be crossposted on YouTube. "You will soon be able to watch the e-rallies of your...
Filipino voters overseas take note. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released a resolution stating which Philippine posts abroad will use the postal or personal mode of voting, the automated and manual system in the May 2022 polls. In Minute Resolution No. 21-1356, the...
Amid the new surge of coronavirus cases in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has postponed campaign-related activities to focus on her office’s COVID-19 response programs, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at the...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology's (DICT) top official tasked its cybersecurity bureau on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to conduct a separate investigation on the alleged hacking of the Commission on Elections' (COMELEC) servers. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN) Acting Secretary Emmanuel...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received a total of 223 applications for exemption from the gun ban in effect since the beginning of the election period, it said on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) conduct random inspections on motorist passing through...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the petition of PDP-Laban seeking to re-open the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "It was denied as well as the petition to suspend elections until 2025. Both of them resoundingly denied," Comelec...
