(Comelec Facebook) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) finds itself in a tight spot when it comes to which election candidates should be declared as "nuisance". This, after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the unpopularity of a...
Only one candidate filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) in Pateros on the first day of filing for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. Election officer Armando Mallorca posted photos of the first and only candidate to file the COC on Oct. 1. This was Jojo Nicdao who...
No candidate submitted a certificate of candidacy (COC) on the first day of filing in Muntinlupa for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. Election officer Atty. Kimberly Joy Alzate-Cu of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Muntinlupa office said they recorded zero COCs on Oct....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had delisted a total of 42 party-list groups and had their registrations canceled ahead of the May 2025 mid-term elections. Commission on Elections Chairman George Erwin Garcia speaks to the media during the first day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy...
Former Taguig-Pateros congressman Arnel Cerafica filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for mayor of Taguig for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. This is his third straight time running for mayor of Taguig after the 2019 and 2022 elections. Former Taguig-Pateros...
First day of COC filing (Comelec) Amid the slow trickling of poll aspirants, the first day of certificate of candidacy (COC) filing for the 2025 mid-term elections was a peaceful scene overall, the top official of the Commission on...
ILOILO CITY – More than 5,000 voters beat the deadline for registration on Monday, September 30, at Festive Walk Mall in this city. ILOILO City residents troop to the last day of voter’s registration at Festive Walk Mall on Monday, September 30. (Mariela Oladive) Long lines were seen as the...
Poll aspirants are expected to flood the different venues of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2025 National and Local Elections. In a chance interview on Monday, Sept. 30, Comelec Chairman George...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has expressed his desire for the 80-member Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to be filled for the elections in 2025 following Sulu's exclusion. Prior to this, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said they would...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed Akbayan as one of the winners in the 2022 party-list race with Percival Cendaña securing the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Comelec made the proclamation after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 2023 ruling of the...
DAVAO CITY – The Commission on Elections-Davao region is preparing for the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the May 2025 national and local elections from October 1 to 8. THE Comelec main office in Manila. Speaking during Wednesday's Media Forum at the Habi at Kape, lawyer Gay...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for its timely release of the digital campaign rules on so-called deepfakes. “I believe our Comelec officials have a good...
