The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has recently set protocols for the establishment of technical hubs for the replacements of secure digital (SD) cards and repair of defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) on Election Day, May 9. (PNA PHOTO) On Friday, April 22, the poll body released Resolution...
The Precinct Finder will be available on Friday, April 22, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia announced. Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO "DICT called a while ago and told us that they will activate the Precinct Finder tomorrow," he told reporters, Thursday, April...
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...
Some overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) prefer casting their votes using vote-counting machines (VCMs) than of sending their ballots by mail, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB He cited the case of the Filipinos based in Taipei, Taiwan wherein they...
Good news for overseas voters in Hong Kong. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will add five more vote-counting machines (VCMs) in Hong Kong. Comelec/MB Currently, there are five VCMs being used in Hong Kong. “‘Yung naging (On the) issue regarding sa Hong Kong since we only have five...
Following complaints from overseas voters in Hong Kong, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, said it will push for the opening of more polling precincts in Hong Kong to accommodate more voters. (Photo courtesy of Raly Tejada/ Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong) “By...
With only about a month before the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, conducted its Operation Baklas or dismantling prohibited campaign materials in the National Capital Region (NCR). Comelec's Operation Baklas in NCR (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Comelec said it...
Citing the tandem’s clear and realistic platform, over 10,000 alumni and students from 16 De La Salle schools on Saturday, April 9, declared their full support for the presidential bid of Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo and her running mate Sen. Francis Pancratius “Kiko” N....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now ready for the national and local elections, Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan announced on Friday, April 8. During his joint command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine...
The “areas of concern” identified by the Philippine National Police (PNP) are still being validated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). During a joint press briefing on Thursday, April 7, PNP bared that it has identified 105 towns and 15 cities as “areas of concern.” COMELEC...
President Duterte is not being hindered by any Commission on Elections (Comelec) rule to endorse a presidential candidate. This, after Comelec Spokesperson James B. Jimenez was asked by the media if there is any Comelec rule stopping Duterte from endorsing a presidential bet. President Duterte...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) continues to subject more printed ballots to verification and quality control, more ballots were found defective by the poll body, making the total hit more than 220,000. On March 31, Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia bared that over 170,000 ballots were...
