Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent pronouncement of US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price that the recently concluded general elections in the Philippines was “in line with international standards.” “We are really thankful for that and that is the...
Despite the numerous reports that surfaced on social media during election day on May 9 regarding malfunctioning Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) maintained that no voter disenfranchisement occurred. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
Record breaking. Comelec/MB This was how the Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the 88 percent voter turnout in the local absentee voting in the May 9 polls. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said such turnout was the highest. "I'm very glad to announce that the voter turnout...
The public can now check the results of the elections on the Commission on Elections’s (COMELEC) designated website. Comelec/MB “The election website results is up and running,” said COMELEC Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco during a press briefing Monday night, May 9. The...
Hours after the close of voting, the number of election returns (ERs) received by the server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reached 79.20 percent as of 11:09 p.m. Monday, May 9. Comelec/MB This means 84,092 out of the 106,174 local ERs expected to be received. As for overseas ERs, 110...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will convene at the PICC Forum Tent in Pasay City in the afternoon of May 9. Comelec/MB "We will convene the NBOC for senators and partylist here at 3 p.m. tomorrow May 9," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John...
Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia on Saturday, May 7, gave an explanation why the poll body decided to designate a new acting spokesperson, three days before the conduct of the national and local elections. Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has designated Director John Rex C. Laudiangco of their Law Department as Acting Spokesperson. Photo Comelec "You are hereby designated as Acting Spokesperson of the Commission, effective immediately," the Memorandum dated May 6 signed by Comelec Chairman...