If a disqualification case based on vote buying was filed against a candidate before the proclamation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can suspend the proclamation, an official said on Thursday, March 31. (PNA / MANILA BULLETIN) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said during a press briefing on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has approved the petition of the Department of Health (DOH) to be exempted from the public works and fund releases ban in place during the campaign period. A senior citizen is being inoculated with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in Parañaque City on...
The number of ballots printed for the May 2022 polls is already nearing completion. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that as of March 30, the number of ballots printed was already at 63,856,233. This means 94.68 percent of the more than 67 million ballots have already been...
Father Robert Reyes, the Urban Poor Associates (UPA) and urban poor groups, held a prayer rally in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday, March 30. Photo courtesy Urban Poor Associates FB During their activity, the group prayed for Comelec to...
Unless a disqualification case would be filed against a party-list group, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, March 30 their privileges to participate in the party-list system should be respected. (AFP FILE / MB file photo) In an interview, Commissioner George Irwin Garcia told...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Ferolino will head the task force on vote buying. Comelec/MB Commissioner George Garcia revealed this information Wednesday, March 30, after attending their en Banc meeting. "Commissioner Ferolino will call for a meeting with the task force,...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should ensure that the master list of voters is up-to-date. Kontra Daya The poll watchdog group issued the call after the Comelec expressed concerns over the continued presence of deceased individuals in the voters list. Kontra Daya also issued...
LAGUNA – Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the distribution of financial aid under the provincial government's Assistance to Individual in Crisis Situation (AICS) program amid the campaign period. Photo from Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez' Facebook...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more areas will soon also have peace covenants for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the areas set to have peace covenants are Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, General Santos City, Maguindanao, and Cotabato...
Passers of the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers will have their virtual oathtaking on April 12, 19, 21, and 26, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. (PRC / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, PRC said the virtual oathtaking at 9 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Cebu...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez, second from left, and BSC chairperson Nu-man Caludtiang, third from left, sign the memorandum of agreement formalizing their partnership. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Bangsamoro Sports Commission (BSC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement Tuesday to...
