There is a possibility of the voting hours in the May 2022 polls being extended. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sheriff Abas said the voting hours may be extended for one to three hours if there are still a lot of voters yet to vote. "For now, it is 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) has chosen Pasay City to host the “voting simulation” in preparation for the 2022 national and local elections. Atty. Ronaldo Santiago, Pasay City Comelec officer, wrote a letter to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano informing her that Pasay City was chosen to...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for national posts in the 2022 election would be held in a hotel tent in Pasay City instead of the Commission on Elections's (Comelec) headquarters in Intramuros, Manila, to ensure the observance of health protocols amid the continuing COVID-19...
Like other government agencies that have recurring activities to implement as mandated by law, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) did not foresee the pandemic coming. The enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and the various level of restrictions in several places in the country to stem the rising...
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress supported the grant of an additional fund of at least ₱8 billion for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to purchase more vote-counting machines (VCMs) and augment its manpower for the May, 2022 elections. (Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN) During the meeting...
The second overseas internet voting test run will be held from Sept. 18 to 20. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold the test run this time involving the system of Smartmatic. In an online press briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 15, Comelec Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) Director...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the conduct of special satellite registration activities in jail facilities or detention centers will resume on Sept. 16. Comelec/MB * "With the lifting of the Inter Agebcy Task Force (IATF) of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status...
It is the hope of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that the May 2022 polls will be the last time that the country will use the old vote counting machines (VCMs). Comelec/MB "Hopefully, this will be the last time we will use the VCMs because it is a nine-year old machine by 2025, although we...
The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, said it is “imperative” for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration beyond the Sept. 30 deadline set before the pandemic so as not to deprive people of their constitutional right “to choose...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported a 52 percent voter turnout in their overseas internet voting test run. Comelec/MB In a press briefing, Comelec - Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) Director Sonia Bea Wee-Lozada expressed hope that the May 2022 polls will also have the same result....
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie won as president in the internet voting test run of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) held from September 11 to 13. Comelec/MB Jolie, who garnered 90 votes bested actor Brad Pitt who in turn received 82 votes. For vice president, actor Christian Bale won with 84...
Police forces in Metro Manila and other urban areas were ordered to help secure the voter's registration in malls as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expanded the efforts to have more Filipinos register for the 2022 elections more than two weeks before the September 30 deadline. Gen. Guillermo...
