ZAMBOANGA CITY – The first batch of Automated Counting Machines and voting paraphernalia for the elections next month here arrived on Saturday, April 12. Jan Christian Babiera, Commission on Elections District Election Officer, said the first batch of machines and voting paraphernalia arrived on...
Philippine Ambassador Alfonso Ferdinand Ver said on Monday, April 14, that there was a “promising turnout” for the first day of the overseas online voting for Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates. Philippine Ambassador to UAE Alfonso Ferdinand Ver with his team during the first day of overseas...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, April 14 that all 93 posts abroad have been opened for overseas voting. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Successfully opened na po ang lahat ng 77 Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) Posts, with Honolulu PCG being...
(Unsplash) The month-long overseas absentee voting for overseas Filipinos commenced on Sunday, April 13, with the Comission on Elections (Comelec) officially ending the test voting period for Registered Overseas Voters (ROVs) enrolled in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) asked Palawan congressional candidate Abraham Kahlil Blanco Mitra to explain why he shouldn't be penalized after he allegeldly held a free movie viewing. (Photo from Baham Mitra Official) Comelec's Committee on Kontra Bigay issued the show cause order against...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections has inked an agreement with MORE Electric and Power Corp. to ensure reliable electricity in this city in the May 12 elections. Comelec-6 Regional Director Atty. Dennis Ausan (second from right) inks an agreement with MORE Power...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a show cause order against Nueva Ecija gubernatorial candidate Virgilio Bote to ask him to explain the remarks he made about a supposedly ailing poll bet in the province last April 3. Commission on Elections This show cause order was issued by the...
Pasig City congressional candidate Christian “Ian” Sia on Wednesday, April 9 told the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that his statements about single mothers did not violate or discriminate against women. Sia stated this in his response to the show cause order (SCO) issued by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered 2nd District Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga to explain the unwarranted sexual remarks he during one of his campaign activity. Gonzaga, who is running as a provincial governor in the province of Davao de Oro, was heard making lewd sexual...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called out Manila councilor candidate Mocha Uson over her "sexually suggestive" campaign jingle. In a letter to Uson, Sonia Bea Wee-Lozada, head of the Comelec Task Force SAFE, said that while political campaigns often aim to capture attention and engage...
Ian Sia Pasig congressional aspirant Atty. Ian Sia is once again in hot water following his remarks on one of his staff's physical attributes just days after his controversial single moms joke that earned the ire of the public. In one of his campaign sorties posted on social media, Sia...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued another show cause order to Pasig City congressional candidate lawyer Christian "Ian" Sia for a remark he made during a campaign sortie on April 3. (Photo from Christian "Ian" Sia Facebook page) This is Sia's second show cause order from the poll...