LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo filed a House resolution on Tuesday, June 18, urging the Commission on Elections to require all candidates in the 2025 midterm elections to undergo drug testing. CABREDO Cabredo's explanatory note in House Resolution No. 1772...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the possibility of disqualifying candidates who will fail to make use of biodegradable materials in their campaign activities. This was according to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, who recently wrote to the Comelec En Banc regarding the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has attested to the capability of Miru Systems as a poll system provider following its recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, where it observed the facility that is expected to produce 110,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the upcoming 2025 national and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to require candidates to submit photos taken within six months before filing their Certificate of Candidacy (COC), which will be the only photos they can use for their campaign materials. In a radio interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, Comelec Chairman...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has echoed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia's fears that artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology could wreak havoc in the conduct of elections...
Senators expressed support for Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia's aim to prohibit using "AI deepfakes" as election campaign materials. Sen. Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation said that she welcomes...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to prohibit the use of "AI deepfakes" as election campaign materials. "Kukumbinsihin ko po ang ating Commission En Banc na ipagbawal namin sa campaign ang paggamit ng deepfakes at AI (Artificial Intelligence) sapagkat madami...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is urging the Commission on Election (Comelec) to consider the proposal of Smartmatic Philippines to use existing vote-counting machines...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deactivated more than 4.2 million voters from its records, the poll body's top official said. In a message to reporters, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that this number will be deducted from the present number of voters, which is 68 million....
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN) There will be no more "drama" in the elections thanks to the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision to finally do away with the practice...
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should focus on stopping vote-buying instead of urging Congress...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday, May 13, underscored the importance of updating biometrics for internet voting to prevent ghost voters, citing best practices from other countries, as part of their proactive approach to enhancing electoral security and...
