The three-day local absentee voting for the May 2022 polls starts Wednesday, April 27. Comelec/MB Under the LAV, government officials and employees; personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police; as well as members of the media, including their technical and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rey Bulay clarified on Monday, April 25 that he issued a warning against those who would attempt to disrupt the elections, not to jail critics. Comelec/MB "So ang sinabi ko (So what I said), to those that will comment lawless violence by inducement,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said all voters will be allowed to vote on May 9 including those with symptoms of Covid-19. Comelec/MB "All 67.4 million Filipinos will be allowed to vote as what is happening now in the overseas voting," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a press...
To those wondering why their registration has been deactivated, here is one possible reason. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said it's possible that the voter failed to vote in two consecutive polls. "Many voters forgot that they failed to vote in two...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for Overseas Voting said the photo showing an official ballot received by an overseas voter in New Zealand with missing candidate's name has been "deliberately edited." Photo Comelec In a statement on Monday, April 25, Comelec OFOV said, it has been...
Senator Imee Marcos has called on the government to firm up measures to manage, if not prevent, power outages when votes are cast and counted in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Marcos, chair ol the Senate electoral reforms committee, said uncertainty remains over ample power supply...
Prominent leaders of Iloilo City has endorsed former Senator JV Ejercito’s Senate comeback bid, commending him to be a “good, passionate and dedicated man.” Iloilo City Rep. Julienne "Jam-Jam" Baronda, along with Senator Franklin Drilon and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, officially endorsed...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the hearing for the majority, minority parties and 10 major political parties on Tuesday, April 26. Comelec/MB On Monday, the poll body released the list of those that applied for accreditation. On the list are the following: National Unity Party,...
Group Pudno Nga Ilokano filed a partial motion for reconsideration before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 25, after the denial of their petition for disqualification against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos...
Vice President Leni Robredo at the District 1 multi-sectoral assembly in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on April 25, 2022. (VP Leni Media Bureau) A coalition of organizations and education experts gave Vice President Leni Robredo a perfect score for her plans in education based on data-driven and fact-based...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay on Monday, April 25, urged other candidates and their supporters to adopt a more positive tone as the May 2022 elections draw near. “Hiling ko lang ay itigil na ang palitan ng mapanirang salita sa nalalabing araw ng kampanya. Hindi pa...
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has made a firm commitment to provide better protection and social security benefits to land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in a covenant he and Vice President Leni Robredo signed with the sector. Vice President...
