The Supreme Court (SC) has reversed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as it allowed Marie Grace R. David to run for vice mayor of Limay, Bataan in the 2025 national and local elections. Last Jan. 14, the SC issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that stopped the Comelec from enforcing its...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan on Thursday, May 12, bellied allegations that he was biased against “losing candidates” in Lanao del Sur. Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) According to news reports, Pangarungan was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has urged candidates to continue helping in the removal and recycling of campaign materials. A personnel of the Marikina City Environmental Management Office segregates collected campaign materials at the Material Recovery Facility in Marikina City on May 11,...
A sub-canvassing body will be created for party-list groups, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said on Tuesday night, May 10. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Through this, he said the poll body will be able to segregate the canvassing of votes for senators and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10, said spoiled and unused ballots will be torn in accordance with the poll body’s guidelines. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in...
Even without extending the voting hours, a group of education workers on Monday, May 9 urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to pay for the extra hours the teachers spent while serving as poll workers for the 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering declaring a failure of elections at a voting center in Malabang town in Lanao del Sur. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “If ever we would declare a failure of election may be its only for that particular voting center and not for the whole town of...
To cater to issues and concerns that may arise related to the conduct of the 2022 National and Local Elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) established a 24/7 Election Task Force (ETF) Operation and Monitoring Center. (Photo from DepEd) The ETF, which was set up at the Bulwagan ng...
The votes cast overseas have reached 32.37 percent as of 10 a.m. of Monday, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo bared. Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo (JEL SANTOS/MANILABULLETIN) As today is the last day for overseas voters to cast their votes, Casquejo...
Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying. Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) replaced 524 electoral boards in Cotabato City with members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who will serve as special electoral boards on Election Day, May 9, according to poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB During a press...
The Commission on Elections vowed on Monday, May 9, that the elections will push through no matter what problems will be encountered during the conduct of the elections. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on May 9, 2022(Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Comelec Acting...
