Commissioner Socorro Inting will be the acting chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting Feb. 3. Photo Comelec Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said this is while waiting for President Duterte to appoint the new head of the poll body. "Commissioner Socorro Inting, most senior...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the printing of ballots for the 2022 polls started earlier than 2019. Printing of ballots at NPO (Photo Comelec) "We are happy that we started in the second half of January much earlier than in 2019 when the printing started sometime in February," Helen...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, Jan. 23, started printing the automated ballots for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) set to be used in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Printing of AES ballots for the BARMM is set to start this morning, at the National...
As part of their committment to voters, presidential and vice presidential aspirants should join the debates, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Saturday, Jan. 22. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the...
The police arrested a suspected leader of a carnapping group for possession of a firearm and a grenade in violation of the nationwide gun ban in Taguig on Friday, Jan. 21. Police said the suspect, Alberto Cruz, 65, a driver, was arrested in Pepay Compound, Barangay Wawa, Taguig. The grenade,...
Police arrested 10 persons this week for violation of the nationwide gun ban and illegal drugs in Muntinlupa City. On the early morning of Jan. 21, members of the Sucat police sub-station were conducting an anti-criminality operation when a concerned citizen informed them that a man believed to be...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Jan. 20 announced the start of the printing of Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots. Comelec/MB "Printing of official Local Absentee Voting (LAV) ballots will begin tonight, at the National Printing Office," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said...
The printing of ballots for the May 2022 polls may start Thursday, Jan. 20. Comelec/MB "Tentative start of ballot printing is tomorrow, 20 January 2022," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Wednesday, Jan. 19. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed why the printing committee pushed back...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, assured that the decision on the disqualification cases of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not being delayed. Comelec/MB "Hindi naman po tama ‘yung sinasabi na dine-delay namin para daw...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be distributing voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters ahead of the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "Yes, we will be distributing VIS for the voters," Comelec- Education and Information Department Director Elaiza David said during the virtual walkthrough of...
There will be 10 candidates for president in the official ballot for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez on Tuesday, Jan. 18, identified these individuals as Ernie Abella, Leody de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Norberto Gonzales, Ping Lacson, Faisal Mangondato,...
The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 18, dared her rivals to attend the presidential debates to be organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to give voters a chance to get to know the candidates better. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo’s spokesman...
