The printing of ballots for the May 2022 polls may start Thursday, Jan. 20. Comelec/MB "Tentative start of ballot printing is tomorrow, 20 January 2022," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed why the printing committee pushed back...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, assured that the decision on the disqualification cases of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not being delayed. Comelec/MB "Hindi naman po tama ‘yung sinasabi na dine-delay namin para daw...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be distributing voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we will be distributing VIS for the voters," Comelec- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza David said during the virtual walkthrough of...
There will be 10 candidates for president in the official ballot for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on Tuesday, Jan. 18, identified these individuals as Ernie Abella, Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Norberto Gonzales, Ping Lacson, Faisal Mangondato,...
Despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects a high voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez cited their experience during the Palawan as reason for this. "We are expecting a high turnout," he said in a...
In its unanimous ruling on Monday, Jan. 17, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division said that they found it "ironic" that it was the petitioners who accused presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of making material representations when "they themselves are guilty"...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said participation in electoral debates is not mandatory. Comelec/MB "Under the law, participation in the debate is not mandatory. We have no choice. We cannot force them to join the debates," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a television interview on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be printing more than 67 million ballots for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB In a video presentation, the poll body said 67,442,714 official ballots will be printed at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City. Of the said number, 1.6 million are...
Expect to see the name of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the ballot for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza said the name of Marcos Jr. will be in the ballot since his cases are still pending before...
The ballots that will be used in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) area will be the longest in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Jan. 17, said the ballots for BARMM will measure 30 inches long. "It's 30 inches, which is the...
Malacañang respects the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to junk the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
The Commissions on Elections (Comelec) said their preparations for the May 2022 polls are still on track. Comelec/MB "Yes, we are (on track). We are still within the allowances that were built into our schedules," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Jan. 17....
