Poll lawyer Romulo Macalintal to temporarily suspend the implementation of the rules on campaign posters in private properties. Copy of letter In an email sent to Comelec on Feb. 21, he questioned Section 26 of Resolution No. 10730 where the Comelec gave itself the “motu proprio” power to...
The "Oplan Baklas" of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will continue. Comelec/MB On Monday, Feb. 21, Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said they will continue to take down illegal campaign materials despite criticisms from some individuals and groups. "It will continue. It's not the whole...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said their officials asked for permission before entering private properties during the "Oplan Baklas." Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez (Screenshot/Comelec FB) "We don't enter these places without consent...We asked to enter these areas. We pointed out that...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año defended on Friday, Feb. 18, the removal of supposed illegal campaign tarpaulins in private properties despite protests from political aspirants and their supporters. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Confronted with the...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said on Thursday, Feb. 17, that candidates for the May 2022 polls can file a class suit against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to stop the “unconstitutional” removal of candidates’ posters and tarpaulins from private properties. The camp of...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) should focus more on pressing election related matters instead of intervening in the functions of other agencies of the government which apparently are not within their functions and powers, a veteran poll lawyer said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
Wondering what will happen to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon's vote to disqualify presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 polls after her mandatory retirement on Feb. 2? Romulo Macalintal Poll lawyer Romulo Macalintal said if Guanzon...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said on Wednesday, Jan. 26 that if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could "brag" that it started printing the May 2022 ballots "way earlier" than the May 2019 polls, then there is no reason why it could not get clarification from the Supreme Court regarding...
What happens to an appointed official once the person filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the May 2022 polls? Romulo Macalintal A poll lawyer said they are deemed resigned. "Appointive officials are deemed resigned upon the filing of COC for an elective position or nominee of a party...
An election lawyer and a human rights lawyer have joined hundreds of lawyers urging Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in 2022. Lawyers Romulo Macalintal and Chel Diokno have expressed their intention to support Robredo should she decide to run for the country’s highest post. ...
Poll lawyer Romulo Macalintal said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to resolve the leadership issue in Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) if the party fails to fix the matter internally. 16459 "If the controversy is not resolved by August 15, we might find...
While there is no legal impediment for President Duterte to run for Vice President, a poll lawyer believes he should not. Romulo Macalintal Romulo Macalintal said it would be politically wrong for the PDP-Laban to have Duterte as its vice-presidential bet in the 2022 elections as it could be...
