The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should quickly move to resolve disqualification cases, including those of nuisance candidates so as not to compromise the integrity and safety of the country’s electoral processes. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said such move could have potentially diffused the...
As the country and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prepare for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls this year, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 9, issued a reminder about electoral cheating and the importance of electoral reforms to ensure the...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting believes that it's not wise to set to July the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) in connection with the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Gus Tambunting (Facebook) In a statement...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Saturday, Feb. 25 that the new 7th District Representative may be proclaimed on Sunday morning, Feb. 26. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Garcia cast his vote for the special election of the representative of the 7th District of Cavite...
A determined Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, May 19 that it is intent on going after those who were involved in vote buying and vote selling activities. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press briefing, Acting Spokesperson John Rex C....
The Commission on Elections has named Brian Raymund Yamsuan as the new first nominee of the Bicol Saro party-list following the vacancy in the seat for party-list representatives in the House of Representatives (HOR). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In the statement provided by Comelec spokesman Atty....
Can the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) be held simultaneously with the election of delegates for the proposed Constitutional Convention (ConCon) in October? Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference at their office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Jan...
Does casting your vote inside the air-conditioned comforts of a shopping mall during elections sound enticing? A voter's finger is marked with indelible ink. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) If so, then cross your fingers for the swift passage of House Bill (HB) No.6854 authored by Parañaque City 1st...
Despite concurrent rains, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Monday, Feb. 20 that the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) for the Cavite special polls scheduled on Feb. 25 has been successful. (Photo courtesy of Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia's office) In a statement sent by...
Senator Imee Marcos stressed Monday, February 20, the urgency of passing a law on alternative modes of voting for “highly vulnerable sectors” before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) take place in October this year. Marcos, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral...
Marcos administration critic and P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has vowed to watch musical-turned-movie "Ako si Ninoy". P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) Guanzon made this declaration over Twitter on Sunday night, Feb, 19 even as she gave a shoutout to fellow lawyer Vince...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Feb. 16 that it has approved of pilot testing of the Automated Elections System (AES) in three barangays for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in October. Indelible ink is applied to a voter’s finger (MB FIle Photo)...
