Requests that would pave the way for unequal footing in the electoral landscape in Sulu were some of the things denied by Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie which later led to a daring daylight ambush against him that claimed the life of his brother. (Photo from the Office of Comelec...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia condemned the daring daylight ambush against Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie on Saturday, Dec. 21. In this screenshot of a Facebook post shared by Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, Sulu Provincial Election...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that he would inhibit himself from the case of Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro particularly on the cancellation of the latter's candidacy for the 2025 polls. Teodoro said he will file a Motion for Reconsideration...
All 110,620 Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) to be used in the May 2025 National and Local Elections has been delivered to the Commission on Election (Comelec). (Photo from Miru Systems) The ACMs were delivered to the poll body on Wednesday, November 27, a month ahead of the government’s...
Senator Nancy Binay said on Monday, November 18 that criminal cases may likely be filed if barangay officials are found to be involved in the anomalous surge of voters in Makati. Sen. Nancy Binay expresses her bafflement regarding the additional number of voters in the two districts of Makati...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a special province in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) called "Kutawato" in an aim to ensure the constitutional right of suffrage for residents there. Padilla filed on Monday, November 11, Senate Bill...
Further showing their commitment to transparency, Miru Systems said that they have opened their software to be used for the 2025 National and Local Elections to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Local Source Code Review (LSCR) this past week. Comelec Chairman George Garcia presented a sample of...
For Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino, participation of pro-labor groups in direct governance is an indication that a nation fully embraces freedom and democracy. He mentioned this in agreement with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma's point of view....
Coalition Alyansa ng Nagkakaisang Mamamayan (ANIM) filed a petition on Friday, Oct. 18 before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to disqualify political aspirants former President Rodrigo Duterte, Mathew Marcos Manotoc, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senator Cynthia Villar and...
Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino praised the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the quality of its preparations for the 2025 mid-term elections, including the first parliamentary polls in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “I am glad to hear from...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has expressed his strong support to the calls to increase compensation for teachers and poll workers. In relation to this, he renewed his call that these election-related benefits and allowances be made tax-exempt. "Napakahalaga ng gampanin ng...
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia (Comelec's Facebook page) Amid the threat posed by private armies, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to deputize members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the...
