Despite delays encountered in the past few weeks, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still keen to finish printing the ballots for the May 2025 election by April 14 as it resumed on Monday, January 27. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, National Printing Office...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, January 24 that it would no longer remove poll aspirants' names even if they would withdraw their candidacy for the May 2025 national and local elections. In an interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, Garcia said that they...
With the Supreme Court's (SC) issuance of temporary restraining orders (TROs) that allowed the participation of two more candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has opted again to reschedule the printing of ballots for the May 2025 elections. Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that it granted two state colleges in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Certificates of Program Compliance (COPCs), enabling them to officially offer postgraduate programs. (CHED) CHED said this milestone marks a...
As the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban officially took effect last Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, signalling the start of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local Elections, various checkpoints were also deployed nationwide as part of the poll body's implementation of Resolution...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced on Saturday, Jan. 11, that the newly created Negros Island Region (NIR) now has fully operational CHED Regional Offices (CHEDROs). (Photo from CHED) The CHEDROs are located in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and Talisay City, Negros...
"Just follow the law. Our lives will be easy." This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia to the public as the gun ban officially takes effect Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, with the commencement of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local...
Over 1,000 volunteers, staff, and assets will be deployed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to assist devotees participating in this year’s Feast of Jesus Nazareno activities. (PRC Chairman and CEO Richard Gordon and PRC Secretary General Gwen Pang / Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “The...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Saturday, Jan. 4, announced that it will mobilize 500 volunteers to assist the devotees who will participate in this year’s Traslacion. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Feast of Jesus Nazareno celebrations, particularly the Traslacion or “Walk of...
Requests that would pave the way for unequal footing in the electoral landscape in Sulu were some of the things denied by Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie which later led to a daring daylight ambush against him that claimed the life of his brother. (Photo from the Office of Comelec...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia condemned the daring daylight ambush against Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie on Saturday, Dec. 21. In this screenshot of a Facebook post shared by Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, Sulu Provincial Election...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that he would inhibit himself from the case of Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro particularly on the cancellation of the latter's candidacy for the 2025 polls. Teodoro said he will file a Motion for Reconsideration...
