An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said petitions for registration of some party-list groups were dismissed due to several defects. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "The usual defects are: Lacking in consent of...
President Duterte will walk away from politics after June 30, 2022 after all. FULL CIRCLE--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) officially withdrew his Senate bid in the May 2022 polls on Dec. 14, 2021. (Office of the President) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, confirmed on...
Those waiting for the official list of candidates in the May 2022 polls may have to wait a bit more. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 announced that the list of official candidates will not be released this week. "The list of official candidates will not be...
President Rodrigo Duterte is no longer running for senator in the May 2022 polls. Photo courtesy Comelec Duterte arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to formally withdraw his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator. His COC was filed by his...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) held the raffle to determine the order of listing of partylist groups in the official ballot on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Comelec/MB Based on the raffling result, the groups that secured the first 10 slots are: Kalipunan ng Maralita at Malayang Mamamayan Inc...
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has politely turned down the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) proposal to allow Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes, coaches and officials to vote in the 2022 National Elections under the Local Absentee Voting provision. The PSC disclosed this Tuesday,...
Members of Kontra TaMaD (Kontra Tambalang Marcos at Duterte) has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to immediate resolve the petitions seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Groups troop to the Comelec office in...
President Duterte has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to come up with the necessary rules and regulations as he expressed worry about a possible surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the lack of physical distancing in caravans of some candidates. President Duterte (RTVM...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may not be able to release the official list of candidates in the May 2022 polls on Dec. 15. Comelec/MB In an online press briefing, Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez explained that there are still motu propio petitions against certain candidates, which have not...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has denied the motions to intervene in the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB These are the motion for intervention filed by the...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the petition seeking to postpone the May 2022 polls is unlikely to prosper. Comelec/MB "I think you are going by the fact that the Comelec does have the authority to suspend the conduct of elections. But the petition itself just on the...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) move to verify the YouTube accounts of candidates for the May 2022 elections is a "much-needed and welcome move." Lacson, standard bearer of Partido Reporma, said social media platforms have...
