House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Nov. 3 welcomed the filing of a petition seeking to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the presidential race in 2022. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate A fierce critic of the Marcos family,...
A petition seeking to cancel or deny due course to the certificate of candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Bongbong Marcos (Screenshot/Comelec) Petitioners Fr Christian Buenafe of Task...
No conflict of interest. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said this regarding the awarding of contract to F2 Logistics for the transport of election equipment, supplies, and paraphernalia to be used in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB F2 Logistics is said to be connected with businessman and...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said the opposition must get “overwhelming” votes from the electorate to thwart any attempt to rig the results of the national elections next year. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The more overwhelming the vote is, the harder it...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said about 400,000 more Filipinos were able to register during the voter registration extension period. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the conduct of the extended period of voter registration from Oct. 11 to 30 was a success. "We think...
Vice President Leni Robredo has agreed that the people should participate in vetting the new Commission on Election (Comelec) commissioners who will be appointed by President Duterte next year. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The President will appoint a new Comelec chairman and three...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finalized the contract with company F2 Logistics for the transport of election paraphernalia for the May 2022 national and local elections. The contract was signed on Oct. 29 with the deal worth P535,999,998, as shown in the contract's copy...
More than 2,000 people have registered as new voters and applied for other services in Pateros during the extension period set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). According to Armando Mallorca, Pateros election officer, a total of 2,088 applications were received by their office from Oct. 11...
If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Supreme Court (SC) find former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s prior conviction of tax evasion as a crime of moral turpitude, that will put an end to his aspirations of returning the family name to Malacañang, former Supreme Court...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reiterated that the Supreme Court already ruled against the mandatory drug test for electoral candidates. "We’ve done this before. The Supreme Court ruled against it, and we stopped," said Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez. In 2008, the Supreme...
Comelec/MB The deadline for the application for the local absentee voting (LAV) is until March 7, 2022, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. “Applicants who will avail of the local absentee voting shall file their duly accomplished application forms (LAV Form No. 01) not later than March...
In this file photo, Manila residents line up inside a cinema as voter registration resumes in Comelec offices and mall sites. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The last day of voter registration for the May 2022 national and local elections will be on Saturday, Oct. 30, the Commission on Elections...
