Let us resign together. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon appears before members of the media after attending mass at the Manila Cathedral ahead of her retirement on February 2. Guanzon voted to disqualify Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in the upcoming polls.(Ali...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday, Jan. 31, signed an escrow agreement for the safekeeping of the automated election system (AES) source code in relation to the May 2022 polls. Screenshot Comelec FB The virtual signing was led by Comelec...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is hopeful that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will recognize the importance of her COVID-19 response initiatives and grant them exemptions from the ban on publicly-funded programs during the campaign season. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 30, called for an investigation into the allegations made by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon that a senator was meddling into the disqualification case of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos...
There is an ongoing reshuffle of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) field officials. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said the move is being done every elections and periodically to "prevent familiarity between Comelec officials and local politicians." "This is a standard practice...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV called on the opposition’s supporters to focus on promoting Vice President Leni Robredo’s ticket and not be distracted by the disqualification cases against rival Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should make sure that its electronic systems are hack proof to ensure that the conduct of the May 2022 elections would not be compromised, presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said. While its servers may not have been hacked, Lacson said the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has issued a memorandum addressed to Commissioner Aimee Ferolino asking her to explain writing the reason behind the delay in the resolution of the disqualification cases filed against Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Photo from Rowena...
Commissioner Aimee Ferolino of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division said there is still reasonable time for her office to craft an impartial resolution in relation to the petitions for disqualification filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Comelec/MB...
Lawmakers are calling for the repeat of the conduct of the mock elections by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) after flagging various technical concerns. Issues include misread ballots, paper jam due to non-alignment of ballot box and vote counting machines and rejected ballots due to smudges...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, Jan. 28 conducted the virtual raffle of slots in connection with the conduct of the e-rally next month. Comelec/MB The virtual raffle was led by Elaiza David, director of the Comelec Education and Information Department. Based on the result of the...
Wondering what will happen to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon's vote to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls after her mandatory retirement on Feb. 2? Romulo Macalintal Poll lawyer Romulo Macalintal said if Guanzon...
