Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that voter turnout in the Ormoc plebiscite held on Saturday, Oct. 8, surpasses the numbers garnered during the Maguindanao plebiscite last Sept. 17. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In a press conference, Garcia...
ORMOC CITY – More than 10,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the plebiscite to ratify the merger and renaming of several barangays here on Saturday, Oct. 8. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia, together with members of the en banc, is personally supervising the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia welcomed on Thursday, Oct. 6, the ad interim appointments Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda, Jr. and Commissioner Nelson Java Celis. Comelec/MB Comelec confirmed receipt of the appointment papers and stated that both will serve...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has approved a measure that will allow them to conduct an initial screening of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) aspirants. MB file photo "The Commission en banc forged into policy and agreement of conducting a pre-evaluation...
Officers from the Philippine Association of Civil Registrars-National Directorate (PACR-ND) made a commitment through its nationwide membership to provide on a monthly basis, a certified list of persons who died during the previous month to solve the issue of deceased voters still on the voter's...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to pilot test its "register anywhere" voter registration system in select partner malls in the National Capital Region (NCR) wherein satellite/offsite registrations are being conducted. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has established an electoral reforms working committee and one of the legislative reforms they seek is to allow law enforcement agencies to arrest alleged vote buyers and sellers who are caught red-handed. MB file photo This was stated by Comelec Acting...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Oct. 4, that all activities in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will push through despite the possibility of its postponement. MB file photo In an interview on DZMM Teleradyo, he...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the petition for disqualification filed against Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal. MB file photo It can be recalled that in April, complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed a...
The Special Provincial Board of Canvassers (SPBOC) of Negros Oriental proclaimed on Monday, Oct. 3, Roel Degamo as the governor of the province. (Photo courtesy of Governor Roel Ragay Degamo) In a post on his Facebook page, De Gamo showed a document by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) "badly" needs its two commissioners, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, Sept. 30, after the Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed the ad interim appointment of Commissioner Nelson Celis. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) "To...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, Dec. 7 the four aspirants who will vie for the vacated House of Representatives (HOR) seat in the 7th Legislative District of the province of Cavite. MB file photo Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 10848, the poll body will be conducting...
