To streamline the voter registration process, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will launch on Tuesday June 15, a mobile application which can be accessed with any smartphone even when offline. Comelec/MB Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, who conceptualized the project, said the launch of the...
Calling all men and boys. The Commission Elections (Comelec) will have a special voter registration for men and boys in celebration of Father's Day. Photo courtesy Comelec-GAD In a Facebook post Sunday, June 13, the Comelec-Gender and Development Office (GAD) said the three-day voter registration...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects more than half a million Filipinos overseas to actually cast their votes in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Our estimated total number of voter turnout is we are looking at about 580,212. But we still hope it will be higher," Philip Luis Marin of the...
As far as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is concerned, there is no reason to postpone the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Postponement of the elections is simply not in the cards," Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said in virtual press briefing Friday, June 11. "It will be in everybody's best...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has appealed to nuisance candidates to take the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) seriously. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon issued the appeal months before the October filing of COC for the May 2022 polls. "I am begging...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not extending the voter registration period which will end on September 30. Comelec/MB "I would like to emphasize that the voter registration will end on September 30," Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said in a television interview Wednesday, June 9. She...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be no voter registration in areas placed under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from June 1 to 15. Comelec/MB In an advisory on Friday, June 4, the Comelec said these areas are in the Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) of...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said prospective candidates have the moral obligation to refrain from premature campaigning and early campaign spending. Comelec/MB "People, who themselves have declared - either through their words or actions - their intention to stand for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has nodded to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request to increase the honoraria of teaching and non-teaching personnel who will serve during the 2022 national and local elections. (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) Education Secretary Leonor...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 31, said it is not affiliated with PiliPinas2022.ph which is conducting an online survey on the next leader of the country. Comelec/MB "Good morning patriots! PiliPinas2022.ph is not affiliated with the Comelec in any way," Comelec Spokesperson...
With the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged the public to look at voting during "off peak" hours in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "During the voting hours, there is usually a rush in the arrival of people....
With less than a year before the next national elections are held on May 9, 2022, what is the state of the Commission on Elections’ preparedness? There are just four months left before the end of the voter registration period on September 30. The Comelec is finalizing arrangements with mall...
