After the various interventions employed to make the voter registration run smoother, the Commission on Elections said on Wednesday, April 12 that it eyes to conduct the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in malls. In a media forum in...
CEBU CITY – Law enforcement agencies in the Visayas have started preparing for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. The Visayas Command (Viscom), Area Police Command (APC)-Visayas, and the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas discussed the needed preparations during...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the rescheduling filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to August, it also released the calendar of activities leading to the said polls. Under Resolution 10902 promulgated on March 22,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced on Wednesday, March 22, that the Commission En Banc has decided to move the date of filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a message sent to reporters,...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, March 20 that a later date for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) will seriously be considered by the poll body. Garcia made the statement after Sen. Francis Tolentino appealed to the poll body to postpone the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave a valuable piece of advice-slash-reminder Tuesday, March 14 to barangay officials all over the country. "Simple advice to Bgy Officials: Tigil muna mga travels at seminars (Stop travels and seminars for the meantime," Salceda, chairman of the House Committee...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, March 13, that it has printed 100 percent of ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). During a televised public briefing, Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said that they have printed almost 92 million ballots. "Ang...
As he called for a continued discussion on the country's electoral system, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he wanted to integrate voter education into the K-12 curriculum to empower the Filipino youth and encourage them to choose the leaders of the society discerningly. Marcos said...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting believes that it's not wise to set to July the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) in connection with the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Facebook) In a statement...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Feb. 16 that it has approved of pilot testing of the Automated Elections System (AES) in three barangays for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. Indelible ink is applied to a voter’s finger (MB FIle Photo)...
Unlike in the May 2022 polls, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided that a person who will file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) will immediately be considered a candidate. Preparations continue at the Commission on Election's...
Months before the scheduled Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated in October, the idea of automating the said polls was floated, something the top official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) considers innovative. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct...