COTABATO CITY – Police and poll officials have begun security preparations, initially held in Maguindanao del Sur province, for the May 5 to 7 filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in connection with the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) set for September this year. Police...
DAVAO CITY – An independent election watchdog urged the Commission on Elections to allow two nominees for every organization and parties in the settler communities sector in the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections in September. The Independent Election Monitoring Center (IEMC) in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that beneficiaries of its cash relief assistance for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers are not required to secure any certification from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), amid circulating claims linking such a requirement to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson assured on Monday, April 13 that a constitutional path exists to direct the budget for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to agencies outside the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and use it to respond to the current...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered its Law Department to file in court criminal cases against three persons for alleged violations of the election laws during the 2022 congressional election in Santa Maria town in Laguna. Ordered charged were then 2022 congressional candidate Antonio...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday said the two-day filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for District Representatives for the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections (BPE) has been set early next month. Based on the calendar of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the allegations made in the impending impeachment complaint against its officials as "not new" and have been clarified multiple times to the public, standing by the integrity in the conduct of the past elections. "Ang mga isyu o paratang na ito...
Two lawyers are eyeing the impeachment of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia and six sitting commissioners of the poll body before the House of Representatives. Complainants Eldrige Marvin Aceron, founding partner of Aceron & Attorneys and Founder of the Aceron Public...
The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) has dismissed the quo warranto petition filed against Senator Erwin Tulfo that sought his removal from the Upper Chamber. In the resolution promulgated on March 2, 2026, the petition was dismissed for being insufficient in form. The petition was filed by Berteni...
In just over two years, the country will again head into a high-stakes national election. But long before the first ballot is cast in May 2028, a more fundamental contest must be resolved: the battle for clarity in our campaign finance laws. The recent ruling involving a case regarding Statement of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday it is ready to hold the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections (BPE) this year. Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said they are waiting for the Senate and House of Representatives to pass the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has adopted the recommendation to file election offense charges against the contributors of Senator Rodante Marcoleta when he ran for the 2025 midterm polls. In a resolution, the Commission En Banc adopted the recommendation of the Political Finance...
