Commission on Elections Commissioner George Garcia hopes that the poll body will be able to resolve the PDP-Laban's legitimacy case before the end of March. MB file photo In an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel on Wednesday, March 23, Garcia said that Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan...
By DHEL NAZARIO and JEL SANTOS True to his word, presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. was a no show at the Commission on Elections' (Comelec’s) Pilipinas Debates 2022 that kicked off on Saturday, March 19. Photo shows Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George...
For promotional purposes, social networking site Twitter will release a special emoji for Pilipinas Debates 2022, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez said on Friday, March 18. Screenshot from Comelec's Twitter account "Naglabas sila ng special emoji para sa lahat ng gagamit ng...
There is no personal data breach that could affect the May 2022 polls, Smartmatic insisted amid alleged breach in its system. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, Comm. George Erwin M. Garcia and PNP director for operation PMGen. Valeriano De Leon inspect the Comelec warehouse in Sta. Rosa,...
Doing selfies and kisses and other close contact activities are still not allowed under the reintegrated in-person campaign guidelines of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo In a press briefing on Thursday, March 17, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said this...
The Pilipinas Debates 2022 will be aired to all channels, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James B. Jimenez announced on Thursday, March 17. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo “All channels have committed to air the debates. GMA will air it on DepEd TV. Will stream simultaneously on...
A promise may already be considered as vote-buying according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) George Irwin Garcia. Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Thursday, March 17, Garcia said that promising something even without giving anything is already punishable by the law. "Kahit simpleng promise...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be expediting the resolution of all pending cases. Comelec/MB "We agreed to expedite all pending petitions in the En banc and in the divisions," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said in a press briefing Thursday, March 17. He said this include...
"The Comelec system was not hacked. Clear and simple." Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo These were the words of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia on Thursday, March 17 regarding the alleged hacking of the poll body's system in time for the upcoming May 2022...
Returning senatorial hopefuls Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano were the top senate preferences in the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Asia survey released on Thursday, March 17. Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano (Mb file photo) This survey or Pahayag National Tracker...
Former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte are still the leading preferred picks for the presidential and vice presidential posts, respectively, results of the latest independent and non-commissioned Publicus Asia survey disclosed on Thursday, March 17. (Photo...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Thursday, March 17, expressed elation over Commission on Elections’ (Comelec’s) decision to allow random sampling of ballots which have been printed without the presence of candidates’ observers. (Screenshot taken from Macalintal’s FB Live) On March 15,...
