The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is doubling efforts to encourage more first time voters to register through the poll body’s online voter registration platform “iRehistro.” John Paul Martin, city election officer, said that while application for registration in some Comelec offices...
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has approved the committee report on the substitute bill that seeks to strengthen the field offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The draft substitute bill on House Bills Nos. 511, 1669, 4853, 4985, 5190, 5270, 5305, 5524, 5563, 5649...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is reviving the "PiliPinas Debates" in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Are we going to have PiliPinas debates? Hell yeah, we will," Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said in an online forum Sunday, May 9. "It will happen," he added. The poll official, however,...
The contract for the procurement of Automated Elections System (AES) Software for the Election Management System (EMS), Vote Counting Machines (VCMS) and Consolidation & Canvassing System (CCS) that will be used in the May 2022 polls has been awarded to Smartmatic. Comelec/MB "On behalf of the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said satellite registration will resume and a new voter registration schedule will be implemented in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ), Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) or no quarantine classification beginning Monday, May 10....
Since majority of poll workers are public school teachers, an organization of education workers asked the Commission on Elections ( Comelec ) to ensure “just compensation, safety, and the overall well-being” of poll workers in the precinct level. JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN A year before...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to come up with a website where people can get information about the candidates in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "It's still being discussed...we are coming up with a website wherein people can access and see who are the candidates," Comelec...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the extension of the voting hours in the May 2022 polls is almost sure already. Comelec/MB "It's almost sure that it will be extended. We will still discuss how long is the extension," Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho said in a forum...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said qualified voters of the province of Rizal will be able vote for the representatives of the newly formed legislative districts in the upcoming May 9, 2022 national and local Elections. Comelec/MB The poll body said under Republic Act No. 11533, the current...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday, May 8, the resumption of the issuance of voter’s certification beginning on Monday, May 10, in its head office in Intramuros, Manila. Comelec/MB “Registered voters nationwide may apply for a voter’s certification from Mondays to...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo said that politics can wait while the whole country responds to the coronavirus pandemic. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “Saka na iyong pulitika. Siguro ipagdasal natin matapos na ‘to para meron na tayong time na tutukan iyong preparations for the...
In case you are wondering if you can apply for national ID at the offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the answer is no. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez provided this explanation in his Twitter account. "People asking if they can apply for a National ID at Comelec offices....
