​The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday, Feb. 28, that there was an uptick in election-related violence in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Comelec Chairman George Garcia specifically said there was a "spike" in violence in the region, especially in...
A petition for disqualification has been filed anew against leading senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo. In the 22-page petition provided by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, petitioners Berteni Cataluña Causing, Graft-Free Philippines...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Senatorial aspirant and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo said Wednesday, Feb. 26, that he was ready to face yet another disqualification charge filed against him. In a statement, Tulfo said he...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues its years of partnership with Robinsons Malls as 13 malls covering 152 precincts nationwide have been officially designated as Mall Voting Precinct (MVP) for the forthcoming Mid-Term National Elections on May 12, 2025. ROBINSONS MALLS IS...
SM Supermalls has partnered with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to implement the Mall Voting Program (MVP) for the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections. This collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and Comelec, signed on...
Survey firms disseminating election surveys must now register first with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). This is according to the seven-page Comelec resolution No. 11117 promulgated on Wednesday, February 19. “During the election period, any person, whether natural or juridical, candidate,...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday scored the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte for asking him to stop using the name of the party which he previously headed. This was after the...
A new resolution released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeks to curb all forms of discrimination during the election period, warning that anyone who violates this shall be liable for an election offense. Under Resolution No. 11116 promulgated on Wednesday, Feb. 19, during the election...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Feb. 18, that the poll body has so far printed nearly half of the required number of ballots for the May 2025 elections. Verifiers of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) carefully inspect printed ballots for the May...
A petition for disqualification from seeking public office has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against the Tulfo brothers namely senatorial candidates ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo and Ben Tulfo as well as three of their relatives. (MB file photo) The petition, filed...
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during the 73rd founding anniversary of the Philippine Army's First Scout Ranger Regiment (PA-FSRR) at Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Army) A total of 403 cities and municipalities considered as “areas of...
Campaign posters and banners are nailed into trees ahead of the May elections. (Photo courtesy of EcoWaste Coalition) As the election nears, even trees suffer from aspiring politicians who market with no shame. Environmental groups in a joint statement on Feb. 12 urged all candidates for national...
