Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) expressed its support on Saturday, Oct. 29 to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) efforts to assert its independence by having its own office space, making a renewed call to push for the Comelec Integrity Bill. MB file photo In a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Thursday, Oct. 27 that it will resume local and overseas voter registration on Dec. 9, 2022, until Jan. 31, 2023. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on July 7, 2022 as the poll body continues the voter registration....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that the filing of Certficates of Candidacy (COCs) originally slated for Oct. 22 to 29, has been suspended in view of the RA 11935. MB file photo In a statement sent late Friday, Oct. 21, Comelec Spokesman John Rex Laudiangco stated that other...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, Oct. 20 that it will work even harder to hurdle the remaining budget processes in the Senate Plenary. MB file photo In a statement sent by Comelec Spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, he stated that the poll body, led by Comelec Chairman George...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, that it will abide and respect the Supreme Court (SC) en banc's resolution on the Magsasaka Party-list dispute. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Robert Gerard Nazal Jr. recently took oath on Oct. 10 as a member of the lower...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) submitted to the Senate finance subcommittee ‘’M’’ a reduced appropriation to run the October 2023 barangy and Sangguiniang Kabataan (SK) elections from P18.5-billion to P11.26-billion. The revised cost submitted by Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, Oct. 19 that it is currently in close coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to draft its comment to the petition filed by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal questioning the constitutionality of RA...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Oct. 18 that he will push for earlier voting schedules for persons with disability (PWDs) and senior citizens. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for the national and local elections. (Tara...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) assured on Monday, Oct. 17, that it will always abide by the law and the wisdom of the highest court of the land in relation to the petition to declare unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11935 that mandated the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang...
President Marcos administered the oath of office of three officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), including its new chairman, on Monday, Oct. 17. (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) Marcos swore in Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia and Commissioners Nelson J. Celis...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, Oct. 17 that the petition to declare unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11935 that mandated the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is a "good" development. Comelec Chairman George...
MAGSASAKA Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal is ready to put the brouhaha over his nomination behind him, saying it's time to work amid the ongoing food supply situation. From left to right: Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and MAGSASAKA Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal This, as...
