More than 3 million applications for voter registration have already been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 2022 national and local polls. Comelec/MB Data released by the poll body on Thursday, May 20 showed 3,483,298 voter registration applications were filed from Jan....
If you are from the National Capital Region (NCR) and you want to register, take note of the satellite registration in your area. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, May 20 released the schedule of satellite registration in NCR this month in connection with the May 2022...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that poll workers should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination in order to meet the poll agency's voter registration target before September. (COMELEC) "May panawagan po kami sa last meeting, na mag-request na iakyat-akyat yung...
(COMELEC) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is currently studying if it should make some modifications in the campaign rules for the 2022 national and local elections considering the ongoing threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As of now, the existing campaign...
More than three million Filipinos have filed their applications for voter registration for the general elections next year, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, May 17. (COMELEC) The Comelec said it received a total of 3,453,196 applications from January 2020 to May 13, 2021....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be introducing additional automated features to ensure transparency during the 2022 national elections. (COMELEC) "Some other features not used in 2019 elections will be introduced in 2022," said Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo in a press briefing...
The focus should first be on encouraging Filipinos to register and vote, and not yet on the personalities who might seek elective posts in the 2022 polls. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) This was Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan's position when asked about former...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has defended its deal with international company Smartmatic to provide software to be used for the general elections next year. (COMELEC) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said that they "did not choose Smartmatic" to provide the automated system for the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 14, asked the Senate to immediately decide on the proposals to postpone the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (COMELEC) At the last hearing of the Senate local government committee on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voter registration will resume in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area on May 17. (COMELEC) Comelec Executive Director Bartolome Sinocruz, Jr. said voter registration activities will resume in the Offices of Election Officers (OEOs) in Metro Manila,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the possibility of conducting a "hybrid" presidential debate in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Definitely there will be a presidential debate but then again the question is if it will be face to face or virtual," Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo...
Starting Friday, May 14, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will be holding virtual media conferences in relation to the 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE). (COMELEC / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will be instituting these regular public briefings as an integral part of our preparations for the...