The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released on its website downloadable Certificate of Candidacy (COC) forms for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) slated on October 30. *(MB file photo)* "This page contains downloadable forms in relation with the Filing of Certificates of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The measure seeking to declare every national election as a nationwide regular non-working holiday is now one step closer to becoming a law. This, after the House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.8187 during plenary session...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. signed a memorandum deputizing the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and other instrumentalities of the government for the safety and security of the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls. President...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is resolute to seek another six –year Senate term despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to pursue its investigation into the drug killings in the Philippines. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to file a Motion for Reconsideration (MR) urging the Supreme Court (SC) to conduct the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) three years after the upcoming BSKE in October. In a statement on Tuesday, July 18, sent to reporters, Comelec...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Eight police officers from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera were feted on Monday, July 17, for their notable accomplishments. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera chief, and Julius Torres, Commission on Elections-Cordillera director, awarded medals to...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia vowed on Monday, July 17 that there will be a level playing field as well as equal opportunities for all in relation to the poll body's procurement ventures for future elections. *(Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairman George...
BUTUAN CITY – The Commission on Elections-Caraga has reminded candidates to strictly adhere to the rules and regulations in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on Oct. 30. Comelec-13 Director Francisco R. Pobe urged candidates in the region to follow standing laws and guidelines...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has denied the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Atty. Moises Tolentino, Jr. in relation to the petition for disqualification he filed against Erwin Tulfo, the nominee next in line of the ACT-CIS party-list group. In its 26-page resolution...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 11, that the poll body believes that internet voting for overseas Filipino absentee voters is legally tenable and defensible. *Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia gives a speech during the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that the poll body would be allowed to nullify the entire voter list including the overseas Filipino voters after the 2025 polls. *Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia gives a speech during the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Aurora Vice Gov. Gerardo "Jerry" Noveras as a candidate after violating  Section 261(d)(1) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC), printing campaign materials using government property within government premises in relation to the May 2022 polls....
