Exactly a day before Election Day, May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, May 8, held the final testing and sealing (FTS) of vote-counting machines (VCMs) at around 170 polling precincts in Cotabato City. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 6, reiterated the 7 p.m. voting deadline on Election Day. May 9, is extendable. Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez said voting is from 6...
Nearly 2,000 backup vote-counting machines (VCMs) were prepared by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the upcoming May 2022 elections. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, ensures that vote-counting machines (VCMs) are...
The First Division of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) has set the preliminary conference on the disqualification case filed by Ronald “Dave” B. Aldave against congressional candidate, Dave M. Almarinez. Comelec/MB The Comelec said Almarinez was accused of campaigning during the Holy Week....
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was forged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) on Thursday, May 5. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairperson Pangarungan) The MOA seeks to educate the...
With just less than a week before Election Day, May 9, at least 32 alleged members of private armed groups were arrested by authorities during a raid in Laguna. Comelec/MB “The chairman (Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan) would like us to announce that there were 32 alleged members of private...
Over 37 million of the 65.7 million voters for the upcoming May 2022 polls fall under the "registered youth voters" population or the 18 to 41 years old age group, data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed. (MANILA BULLETIN) According to records obtained by Manila Bulletin, a total...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 4, said that more than 37,000 schools nationwide will be used as polling precincts for the May 9 national and local elections. A teacher at Dona Aurora Quezon Elementary School in San Andres Malate, Manila on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, ensures that...
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) Council of Bishops expressed support for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan during the presidential and vice presidential races in the coming May 9 elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP...
Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan (OVP) A few days before the polls, the top education leaders of the country renewed the call supporting the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan for president and vice president, respectively, In a show of...
To monitor all election-related concerns of poll workers during the May 9 elections, the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) has partnered with the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) to set up a command post. Public school teachers undergo electoral board training in Manila for the May...
Days before the 2022 elections, Filipino students, alumni, and researchers from universities in the United Kingdom declared their support for the candidacies of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in the upcoming May 9 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko...
