Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 9, that he was the one being referred to by SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta as the poll official who allegedly opened 49 offshore accounts. "Huwag na natin paikut-ikutin. Ako po yung nire-refer doon....
The Palacio del Gobernador, which houses the Commission on Elections (Comelec) (MANILA BULLETIN) There are viable grounds to impeach top officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) based on its award contract to South Korean firm Miru Systems for the...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta has alleged that a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official has opened a whopping 49 offshore accounts some of which received...
Rizal 2nd district Rep. Dino Tanjuatco (Facebook) A member of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has echoed calls for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider reusing its existing vote-counting machines (VCMs) in...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo filed a House resolution on Tuesday, June 18, urging the Commission on Elections to require all candidates in the 2025 midterm elections to undergo drug testing. CABREDO Cabredo's explanatory note in House Resolution No. 1772...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the possibility of disqualifying candidates who will fail to make use of biodegradable materials in their campaign activities. This was according to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, who recently wrote to the Comelec En Banc regarding the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has attested to the capability of Miru Systems as a poll system provider following its recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, where it observed the facility that is expected to produce 110,000 automated counting machines (ACMs) for the upcoming 2025 national and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to require candidates to submit photos taken within six months before filing their Certificate of Candidacy (COC), which will be the only photos they can use for their campaign materials. In a radio interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, Comelec Chairman...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has echoed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia's fears that artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology could wreak havoc in the conduct of elections...
Senators expressed support for Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia's aim to prohibit using "AI deepfakes" as election campaign materials. Sen. Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation said that she welcomes...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is eyeing to prohibit the use of "AI deepfakes" as election campaign materials. "Kukumbinsihin ko po ang ating Commission En Banc na ipagbawal namin sa campaign ang paggamit ng deepfakes at AI (Artificial Intelligence) sapagkat madami...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is urging the Commission on Election (Comelec) to consider the proposal of Smartmatic Philippines to use existing vote-counting machines...
