As part of its preparatory activities for the May 2022 National and Local Elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct a voting simulation on Oct. 23 in San Juan Elementary School. Comelec/MB In a statement, the Comelec said one of the objectives of the activity is to determine the...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that Congress will also pass a law amending the definition of “official candidate." Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said this is in order to close the "premature campaigning loophole." The Poll Automation Law states that...
Fake news. Comelec/MB This was the reaction of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the report that Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is pushing for the scrapping of the May 2022 polls. "Commissioner Guanzon is not, repeat not, recommending that the 2022 National and Local Elections be scrapped,"...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he agrees to proposals that seek to amend the substitution rule under the country’s electoral law. Dela Rosa, who earlier said he is willing to give way to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, should she decide to run for...
There was a dearth of new voters in the Saturday registration of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pateros. According to Armando Mallorca, Pateros election officer, only 28 new voters registered with their office last Oct. 16, the first Saturday registration under Comelec’s extension set...
Vice President Leni Robredo's camp has responded to a dubious social media post claiming that she has been disqualified from the May 2022 polls by pointing netizens to a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official's clarification on the fake news. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified that Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has not been disqualified from running in next year's general polls. "VP Leni Robredo has not been disqualified. Video and articles that imply or suggest otherwise are #fakenews,"...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is expected to release the official list of candidates for next year's general elections by December. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that not all political aspirants who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) will be included in...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended the voter registration hours and opened its offices on Saturdays in selected areas of the country. In a statement, Comelec said starting Oct. 16, voter registration in select areas during weekdays will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For Saturdays,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has stood by on its decision of extending overseas voter registration only until Thursday, Oct. 14. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the preparations for the overseas voting is much different compared to the local settings. "The...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that substitution of candidates should not be banned but instead lawmakers must come up with certain limitations in the said policy. "What needs to happen is that Congress should introduce restrictions of some sort, on the exercise of the...
New voter applicants and those who want to reactivate their registration are flocking to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Pateros. The Comelec approved the extension of voter registration from Oct. 11 to 30 all over the country. Pateros election officer Armando Mallorca (left)...
