The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pateros has designated places to be used as common poster areas for candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). According to the Comelec, the campaign period for BSKE candidates is from Oct. 19 to 28. Pateros...
CAVITE – A man was arrested after allegedly firing an airsoft gun at a dog that chased him in Naic, Cavite, on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as Ivan Paul R. De Guzman. Initial investigation says the suspect was driving an e-bike when he was chased...
CEBU CITY – The move to place Negros Oriental under Commission on Elections (Comelec) control in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections is a precautionary and proactive measure, Comelec-Central Visayas Director Lionel Marco Castillano said. Castillano said placing the province under...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) together with the San Juan City local government inaugurated on Monday, Sept. 18, the new Comelec National Capital Region Office. The inauguration was led by Comelec Chairman George Garcia, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora, and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections here admitted on Wednesday, September 13, that they cannot monitor social media daily for possible violations, especially campaign posters published online, prior to the start of the campaign period for this year’s barangay and Sangguniang...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested 26 persons and seized 52 loose firearms and four explosives since the start of the Commission on Elections gun ban for the barangay elections in this province on August 28. Police Col. Richard V. Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, said 22 firearms...
(Unsplash) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said the poll body is ready to address "modern vote-buying"--which is carried out via transfers to e-wallets--in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Garcia gave...
Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Screenshot from Facebook Live) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia batted for the joint presence of elements of the poll body and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in order to deter incidents of poll...
Senator Francis Tolentino said on Saturday, Sept. 9, that being a candidate for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) should not affect the official function of incumbent barangay officials. "Yung official functions at tsaka yung estado bilang kandidato ngayon...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested two men for allegedly violating the barangay election gun ban in Famy and Calamba City, this province, on Friday, September 8. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspects as Noej de Leon and Jerwin Retusto. De Leon was involved in a...
In a bid to further empower citizens, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that reporting incidents of vote buying and selling is not required to be a formal complaint. MB file photo "Hindi kinakailangang formal complaint, hindi kinakailangang under oath. Ibato lang...
