Under the law, all contributions in connection with the elections should be reported. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said this on Monday, Nov. 10, amid Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's statement that he withheld details about campaign donations in his Statement of...
DAGUPAN CITY - Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap said Tuesday that she will appeal the Commission on Elections ruling disqualifying her. She said that her mandate comes directly from the people. Yap appealed to the public and election officials to uphold the will of the voters. She said she is ready...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said he is ready to face the quo warranto petition filed against him before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET). “Aware naman na po tayo na may nakabinbin na ganito sa SET at handa po tayong harapin ito (We are already aware that such a case is pending before the SET, and we...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia revealed on Thursday, Oct. 16, that there were more or less 9 contractors who donated to politicians in the recent May 2025 elections. "Lilinawin ko lang for 2025 [elections] wala pa tayong kino-confirm na kahit na sinong kandidato...
The camp of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero submitted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, an affidavit explaining their position over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. “We 're filing our submission early to respect the COMELEC process. Our...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that they are also looking into 2022 presidential and vice presidential candidates over the campaign donations made to them by contractors. In a television interview on ANC, Garcia said that they are part...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Saturday, Oct. 4, that a show-cause order has been issued to Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero over the P30-million campaign donation he received from a contractor for his May 2022 election bid. "Ito po ay naipadala na...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment on the Commission En Banc 's order that affirmed the Commission Second Division 's ruling granting the petition to cancel registration of the Duterte Youth Party-list. The poll body issued...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that the campaign and election periods for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will not be lifted. This was stated in a memorandum issued by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
DAVAO CITY – Election watchdogs in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao backed the decision of the Commission on Elections to suspend preparations for the upcoming first parliamentary elections in the region next month amid legal woes. In a statement, the Independent Election...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to suspend its preparations for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) scheduled for October 13, 2025. According to a resolution provided by Comelec Chairman George Erwin...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia stated on Tuesday, September 16, that the poll body will examine the impact of the Supreme Court 's (SC) Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the Bangsamoro Autonomy Act (BAA) 77. BAA 77 reorganized...
