The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will partner with Democracy Watch Philippines to promote voter education among Filipino youth and first-time voters in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec and Democracy Watch Philippines will formally sign an agreement on Friday, March 4 in Intramuros,...
Do not burn our votes. Running priest Fr. Robert Reyes issued this call to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, March 2. Running priest Fr. Robert Reyes calls on Comelec commissioners to respect the integrity of the elections.(Ali Vicoy) In an activity held outside the Comelec...
With the recent retirement of three of its officials, the remaining members of the former Commission on Elections (Comelec) First and Second Divisions are given 45 days to dispose of pending cases. Comelec/MB The Comelec has been constantly updating its own Rules of Procedure to ensure an...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Feb. 28, said the campaign guidelines are responsive to the alert level of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF). Comelec/MB "Our guidelines are calibrated. Its responsive to the changes in the alert level of the Inter Agency Tssk Force (IATF)," Comelec...
What will happen to the paper that presidential candidates used in the debates organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec)? Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said it will be preserved. "If they are scribbling notes on that it will not be thrown away afterwards. That is literally...
In a bid to combat misinformation and educate the electorate, Vote Pilipinasthe official voter information campaign partner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)launched on Monday, Feb. 28, the Candidate Profile Dashboard which contains salient information about candidates for president,...
Malacañang clarified that the requirement for participants of election-related activities to present proof of complete vaccination only covers events taking place before the elections on May 9, 2022. Aerial shot of the huge crowd during Robredo’s campaign rally in Iloilo. (Team...
FILIPINOS can do their part in upholding our democracy not only by voting for the right candidates but, in this age of technology, fighting disinformation that distorts people’s ability to make sound decisions, panelists in a virtual town hall discussion said Tuesday. During the launch of Vote...
Opposition Senator Leila M. de Lima expressed dismay over a local court's rejection of her very urgent motion seeking to allow participation in the Commission on Election’s (COMELEC) e-rally on Saturday, Feb. 26. Senator Leila de Lima is escorted by the police after attending a hearing at the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, Feb. 24 that it will ask first for a written consent before entering private properties to remove unlawful election materials in relation to "Operation Baklas" that it's implementing. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) removes unlawful...
Acting Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair Socorro Inting said on Thursday, Feb. 24 that voter registration would be for nothing if the public would not vote in the 2022 national and local elections on May 9. (MB file photo) Inting made the statement on the official signing of the poll body's...
Expect to see all the presidential candidates in the May 2022 polls in the debate that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is organizing next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on Thursday, Feb. 24, said "all of the candidates have signified their commitment to attend the first...
