Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that the poll body is "always prepared" should a People's Initiative (PI) be pursued as a means to amend the existing Charter. In a text message to the Manila Bulletin, Garcia said that Comelec is always prepared even if the PI...
A total of 43 candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Pateros failed to submit the mandatory statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCE). According to Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros Election Officer Armando Mallorca, as the deadline...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 41 persons were arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban in the barangay elections in Negros Occidental. A COMMISSION on Elections checkpoint manned by police officers in line with the barangay elections in Ilog, Negros Occidental on August...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has granted the petition to disqualify and disallow Smartmatic Philippines, Inc. to participate in any public bidding process for elections. In a 17-page resolution, the Comelec En Banc said the decision was in the exercise of its...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has awarded Iloilo Vice Gov. Christine “Tingting” Serag Garin as one of the empowered lady elected officials. ILOILO Vice Gov. Christine Garin, a Pura Villanueva Kalaw awardee, with Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia. (Vice Gov. Christine...
Only 167 candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Pateros have filed the mandatory statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) as the deadline nears. All winning and losing candidates nationwide only have until Nov. 29, or 30 days after the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III expressed concern over the exorbitant rental rates for the so-called “modern automatic counting machines” (ACMs) that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeks to procure for the 2025 National and Local Elections. “Under...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, November 20 took a swipe anew at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) over the poll body’s decision to declare the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing chaired by former president Rodrigo Duterte as...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will await on the go signal of the House of Representatives (HOR) as to when it will push through with the special elections for the vacant seat in Negros Oriental's 3rd legislative district. "This is entirely within their exclusive and original jurisdiction,"...
While welcoming the provision of full payment for poll duty honorarium, a group of teachers reiterated its call on Tuesday, Nov. 14, for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide additional pay to poll workers who spent "more work hours" fulfilling their duties during the 2023 Barangay and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 14, extended its gratitude to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the “timely release” of the honoraria for teachers and personnel who served in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). The Electoral Board and poll...
Former Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) Negros Oriental 2nd district Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria is prodding the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its resolution for the conduct of the special election for the vacant House seat in...
