The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Nov. 18, Resolution No. 10730 or the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 9006 or the “Fair Elections Act” indicating instructions that should be followed during the campaign period amid the continued influence of social media....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec. 10, a resolution containing the general instructions on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. Comelec/MB Under Section 1 of Resolution 10738 approved by the Comelec en banc on Thursday, Dec....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año exhorted the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Thursday night, Dec. 9, to enforce the guidelines pertaining to the conduct of election-related activities as more candidates go around the country to woo voters even before...
The party-list raffle to determine the order of their listing in the official ballot in the May 2022 polls has been rescheduled. Comelec/MB Instead of Dec. 10, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the raffle will now be held on Dec. 14. "In order for the party list groups, organizations, and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed the Walang Iwanan sa Free Internet Inc. (WIFI) to participate in the raffle of Party-list groups to determine the order of their listing on the official ballot in connection with the May 2022 polls on December 10. Comelec/MB "The Commission resolved...
By Khriscielle Yalao Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto refuted the claim of a viral survey allegedly conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Dec. 7. In his official Facebook and Twitter pages, Sotto posted a screenshot of Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez’s tweet in response to...
Ignacio “Toting” Bunye, former mayor and congressman of Muntinlupa, has endorsed the candidacy of Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon for mayor in the May 9, 2022 elections. Biazon posted a photo on his Facebook account on Dec. 6 showing Bunye, also a former member of the Monetary Board of the Banko...
A Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) official said Tuesday, Dec. 7 that the ruling political party continues to "support the advocacy" of Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (left) and Senator Bong Go (Photos from Facebook) "Sa panig ng (On...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has joined other senators in seeking to amend the law governing the substitution of candidates for the national and local elections to prevent abuses in the country’s election processes. In filing Senate Bill No. 2461, De Lima said substitution due to withdrawal...
Another disqualification case has been filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Copy of the petition It is the fourth disqualification case filed against Marcos Jr. In their petition, petitioners said...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that while it agrees with the recent pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the prohibition on the conduct of political rallies, the problem lies with who will be enforcing it. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
How can a candidate even be accosted for premature campaigning if it's already the campaign period? Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Comelec office at Intramuros, Manila.(photo by Ali Vicoy) Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
