The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked Mataas na Kahoy town Vice Mayor Jay Ilagan explain on Monday, April 7 his controversial remarks about rival Batangas gubernatorial candidate and former actress Vilma Santos-Recto. Mataas na Kahoy Vice Mayor Jay Ilagan (Photo from Jay Manalo Ilagan...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a show cause order against Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia over his derogatory remarks against nurses during a campaign event last April 3. Misamis Oriental Governor Peter Unabia. (Screenshot from Peter "Sr. Pedro" Unabia Facebook page) Comelec's...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (PPAB) So disgusted was Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre with Pasig congressional candidate Christian “Ian” Sia's lewd joke about single mothers that he appealed to city folk not to vote for the latter....
With more than a month left before the May 2025 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Friday, April 4, delivering the first batch of Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) to Mindanao. Commission on Elections (Comelec) starts on Friday, April 4, delivering the first batch of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued on Friday, April 4, 2025, a show cause order against lawyer Christian "Ian" Sia, who is running for Pasig lone district representative, asking him to explain why a complaint for election offense and/or a petition for disqualification should not be filed...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is prepared to deploy Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) as a contingency measure should the Supreme Court (SC) ask it to stop the implementation of a resolution on remote online voting for overseas Filipino voters. (MB file photo/Mark Balmores) "May 16,000 na...
More than a month before the May 2025 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is taking on another herculean task: distributing over 60 million voter information sheets (VIS) to all registered voters nationwide. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged artists and musicians on Monday, March 31, to file formal complaints against those who use their songs in their campaign without their permission. (MB file photo) This was after OPM band Lola Amour shared on Facebook that there were a lot of candidates...
Signatures from voters upon receiving their respective voter information sheets (VIS) will not be used for other endeavors such as People's Initiative (PI). Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia inspects printed voter information sheets (VIS) at the National Printing...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia urged voters not to vote for candidates who keep violating election laws. Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairperson Romando Artes led the simultaneous nationwide...
Local poll bets will now be under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) existing election laws as the campaign period for local candidates begins today, Friday, March 28. Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia "Sa mga kumakandidato, tandaan lang, lagi po tayong tatalima sa...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia will recommend placing Datu Odin Sinsuat under Comelec control following the death of an election officer and her husband. Maceda Lidasan-Abo was killed along with her husband Jojo Abo in an ambush on Wednesday morning, March 26. "Kaya...
