Claims of pre-shaded ballots in Singapore as well as in Dubai during the first day of the overseas voting will be investigated by the newly-formed task force of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on fake news. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB)...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, signed a memorandum of agreement with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) for the Pilipinas Debates 2022. Comelec/MB In a statement, the poll body said this is for the state university to participate in the pooling of questions for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the public should not believe in supposed results of "exit polls" saying it is not always reliable. Comelec/MB "As a general rule, unless na ang nag labas ng exit poll ay isang kilala at reputable na survey firm, hindi ito reliable. Lalo na sa social...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan has assured that he will not abuse the authority given to him to declare areas under their control. Comelec/MB "I can assure you that power will not be abused. It will be exercised sparingly only on urgent and meritorius cases and I...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for relaunching the Task Force Kontra Bigay (TFKB) which aims to address cases of vote buying for the May 9 national and local elections. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the reactivation...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the exemption of senior government officials, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) organic agents, and election officers from the election gun ban in effect. Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) conduct random inspections on motorist...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año cautioned Monday, April 11, all candidates from employing private armies to influence the results of the national and local elections. Año issued the warning especially to the local candidates in 120 areas considered as...
The camp of Bongbong Marcos, citing two unofficial exit polls posted on social media, has claimed that the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer has received 85 percent and 83 percent of the overseas Filipino workers' (OFW) votes in Hong Kong (HK) and Qatar, respectively. A 20-year-old...
With only about a month before the polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 11, conducted its Operation Baklas or dismantling prohibited campaign materials in the National Capital Region (NCR). Comelec's Operation Baklas in NCR (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Comelec said it...
Due to logistical difficulties encountered in the shipment of the election materials, five Philippine Posts abroad will start the overseas voting for the May 2022 polls at a later date. Photo Comelec Office for Overseas Voting FB In a Facebook post, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office for...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Che'l Diokno condemned the harassment of the opposition team’s volunteers, asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the blatant disrespect of the people’s right to campaign. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now ready for the national and local elections, Comelec Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan announced on Friday, April 8. During his joint command conference with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine...
