Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas dismissed the report that the poll body's server was breached, compromising voter's sensitive information. Comelec/MB A Manila Bulletin (MB) report was published on Jan. 10 stating that group of hackers allegedly breached Comelec's servers and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removed a presidential aspirant from its tentative list of candidates on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Comelec/MB Independent presidential bet Gerald Arcega was removed from the updated tentative list of candidates of the Comelec for the upcoming May 2022 national and...
Instead of repeatedly warning teachers and other personnel against electioneering, the Department of Education (DepEd) was urged to empower its massive workforce to responsibly exercise their rights and freedoms amid the election season through education. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Election Period for the May 2022 has officially started Sunday, Jan. 9. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) set the Election Period from Jan. 9, 2022 to June 8, 2022. During the said period, the Gun ban is in effect which means bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms or other...
Five more party-list groups were included by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the official ballot. Comelec/MB In a Notice dated Jan. 7, the Comelec identified the said groups and their designated number as the following: (174) Ayuda sa may Kapansanan; (175) Abante Sambayanan (SAMBAYANAN);...
In relation to the forthcoming 2022 national and local elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded teachers and non-teaching personnel of the rules against electioneering, partisan political activities. Public school teachers serve during the May 2019 national and local elections. (ALI...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division ordered on Friday, Jan. 7, the petitioners as well as the camp of the respondent Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to submit their respective memoranda within 48 hours in connection to the disqualification case filed against the presidential...
In preparation for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 conducted mock polls in Metro Manila and several provinces. The mock elections were held in 34 different precincts with an average of about 600 to 700 voters per precinct. In a press briefing in Pasay...
The final listing of party-list candidates for the May 2022 polls is now out. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list Wednesday, Dec. 29 on its website www.comelec.gov.ph. The list was released weeks after the poll body conducted the raffle to determine the order of...
The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) will be monitoring the mock polls that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct on Dec. 29. Photo courtesy LENTE "The LENTE will be on the ground to monitor the simulation in different voting centers in NCR, Isabela, Albay, Leyte and Negros...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to start the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May 2022 polls on Jan. 15. Comelec/MB "By our estimates, we will start (printing the ballots) on Jan. 15," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday,...
More than 22,000 voters are expected to participate in the mock polls of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Dec. 29. Comelec/MB The mock polls will be conducted in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Isabela, Albay, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Maguindanao, and Davao del Sur in preparation for...
