Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to prohibit the use of "AI deepfakes" as election campaign materials. "Kukumbinsihin ko po ang ating Commission En Banc na ipagbawal namin sa campaign ang paggamit ng deepfakes at AI (Artificial Intelligence) sapagkat madami...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deactivated more than 4.2 million voters from its records, the poll body's top official said. In a message to reporters, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that this number will be deducted from the present number of voters, which is 68 million....
Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Lanao del Norte 1st district Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should focus on stopping vote-buying instead of urging Congress...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Several bills that seek to prohibit the substitution of candidates in elections by reason of withdrawal has begun to move forward in the House of Representatives. The House Committee...
The joint venture of AMA Group Holdings, Corp., Dasan Network Solutions, Inc., and Kevoting Inc. is eyeing the reconsideration of its bid that was declared "ineligible" by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in its P465 million online voting and counting system for use in overseas voting in the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to limit the period for substitution of candidates in case of withdrawal. Garcia said this during a press conference at the Guimaras State University on Friday, May, 3, where he also announced that the filing of the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia confirmed on Wednesday, April 24 that United States (US) authorities have filed a money laundering case against former poll chief Andy Bautista. "I would like to respectfully confirm that based on our communication with attorneys...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said on Thursday, April 18, that they are planning to file a motion for reconsideration (MR) on the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling on the poll body's decision to disqualify Smartmatic-TIM Corporation from the public bidding in connection...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Tuesday, April 16, a high number of voter registrants in its inaugural two-day Special Register Anywhere Program (SRAP) and satellite registration inside the military camps of Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte and Camp...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, March 25, that they have deemed it "necessary" to conduct internet voting for the midterm polls in 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia) Garcia said this during the the signing of a...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that they will study the House of Representatives’ plan to transmit the Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 (RBH 7) directly to the poll body. "We will seriously study the proper course of action in the event that that will happen,"...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, March 11, and South Korean firm Miru Systems has signed a contract for the lease of the Full Automation System with Transparency Audit and Count (FASTrAC) or the Automated Election System (AES) to be used in the 2025 midterm polls. The Commission on...
