Senator Joel Villanueva has called as "oppressive" the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) spending ban on government offices as members of various industries are in need of subsidies due to increasing oil price hike. Villanueva on Tuesday urged the poll body to suspend its moratorium on the Land...
Two formal complaints have been lodged before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so far in relation to vote buying, according to Commissioner George Erwin Garcia. MB file photo He made the statement on Tuesday, April 5, as Koalisyong Novalenyo Kontra Korapsyon and Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan ng...
Malacañang on Tuesday, April 5, maintained that detained Senator Leila De Lima was not denied the right to due process. Senator Leila De Lima (FILE PHOTO) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar issued the statement after some of the presidential bets for the May 2022 elections said that due...
Days before the start of the month-long overseas voting, Philippine posts abroad have started conducting the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the vote counting machines. Comelec/MB These Philippine embassies and consulates that have conducted or set to conduct the FTS are the following: Bangkok...
Individuals spreading false information about the poll body thus destroying the integrity of the electoral process will be prosecuted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), it said on Monday, April 4. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) During the Laging...
The distribution of fuel subsidies for drivers and operators of public utility vehicles has been suspended in compliance with the order of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Monday, April 4. The LTFRB is referring to...
The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is mulling the possibility of authorizing Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan to place specific areas under its direct control and supervision. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia revealed this during the Laging Handa public briefing Monday, April 4. "We...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao has renewed his call for the creation of the Department of Water as he expressed concern over the decreasing amount of clean and potable water caused by environmental abuse and overpopulation in the country. During the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 4, that it may announce its decision on the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to be exempted from fund releases ban in place during the campaign period by Thursday this week. Screenshot from PTV...
Political aspirants handing out cash assistance to their constituents supposedly for vote buying purposes in the guise of ayuda (financial aid) during the campaign period will be subjected to legal actions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants participation in debates to be made mandatory in the future. Comelec/MB "The position of Comelec is to push to make it mandatory in future polls. How? We will convince Congress to include in the law requiring candidates, local or national, to attend...
