(L-R) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement that aims to combat the deplorable practice of vote buying on Sept. 28, 2023 at the DND Building in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. (Photo by DND) Department of National Defense (DND)...
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) candidates in Rodriguez, Rizal have inked a pact for a peaceful and orderly conduct of the October 30 polls. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) on September 25 led the signing of the covenant. The office of Rizal PPO director, Col. Rainerio...
While former President Rodrigo Duterte remained a “prominent figure” among the possible candidates for the 2025 elections, the results of the latest survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia released on Saturday, Sept. 23, revealed a “shifting political landscape” in the voting predisposition in...
Candidates running for national and local elections, including barangay positions, no longer need to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. clarified in Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 97-2023 that registration and registration fees are not...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates to remember their responsibility once they are elected into office. Go stressed such importance as the 2023 barangay and SK elections draws near, underscoring the crucial role of public trust...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Pateros, headed by Acting Election Officer Armando Mallorca, has released the complete list of candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). There are 10 barangays in Pateros, the smallest local government unit...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed apprehensions as it deplored the series of violent acts committed against persons who are candidates in the coming 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) . In a statement, the CHR said that the election-related violence only...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested two wanted persons on September 7 in checkpoints in line with the barangay elections in the province of Aurora next month. The suspects were identified as Eleuterio Areola and Nazer Lozano. Areola was apprehended in Dingalan for...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested two men for allegedly violating the barangay election gun ban in Famy and Calamba City, this province, on Friday, September 8. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspects as Noej de Leon and Jerwin Retusto. De Leon was involved in a...
In a bid to further empower citizens, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that reporting incidents of vote buying and selling is not required to be a formal complaint. MB file photo "Hindi kinakailangang formal complaint, hindi kinakailangang under oath. Ibato lang...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the decision of the First Division to disqualify Aurora Vice Gov. Gerardo "Jerry" A. Noveras after it denied the Motion for Reconsideration he filed. In its decision it released Thursday, Sept. 7, dated Sept. 6, the Comelec en banc underscored its...
