Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Wednesday, July 28, raised alarm over the possibility that less Filipino voters will participate in the 2022 elections due to the prevailing threat of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, July 27, maintained that the government should focus on its pandemic response efforts, stressing that it should be the country’s top priority. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers her own address to the nation dubbed as “Ulat ni VP Leni” a day after...
Overseas Filipinos with existing voting records and registered overseas voters may now transact with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) virtually. Comelec/MB In Resolution No. 10709, the Commission En Banc authorized the OFOV to use virtual, online, or...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, July 21, suspended overseas voter registration operations in the National Capital Region due to inclement weather. Comelec/MB The Comelec Office for Overseas Voting announced the suspension in a Facebook post. "We will suspend our overseas voting...
Kontra Daya on Monday, July 19, said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should call out President Duterte for disregarding election rules with his statement that he will bring “sackloads of cash” to support the bets of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in the May...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should publicly call out politicians who use government activities to promote themselves ahead of the May 2022 polls. Kontra Daya "Kontra Daya strongly denounces the brazen moves of politicians to hijack official government activities like...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said he is elated to see that more Filipino youth are gaining courage to register and vote in the upcoming May 2022 elections. “It bodes well for our democracy that our people are getting more involved in the electoral process by registering to vote in spite of the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed 97 petitions for party-list registration ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "97 petitions for registration of party-list dismissed by First and Second Divisions," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Twitter on July 12. In a separate...
Know the schedule of mall registration in your area which will start this month. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, July 15, released the initial list of voter registration booths to be established in selected Robinsons Malls nationwide. "We are happy to announce that...
Poll lawyer Romulo Macalintal said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to resolve the leadership issue in Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) if the party fails to fix the matter internally. 16459 "If the controversy is not resolved by August 15, we might find...
Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban executive vice chairman and Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, July 14 said he can vouch that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can easily resolve the ruling political party’s problems in the event their leaders fail to meet...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday, July 13 underscored the need for concerned government agencies to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe and free amid the serious public health threat of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic. Polling precinct voting In a virtual forum,...