BACOLOD CITY – Six barangay captains here are running unopposed in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said these candidates are from Barangays 7, 15, 24, 25, 32, and 36. The SK chairmen from Barangays 24, 36, and 37 and SK kagawads...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez wrote a letter to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking guidance on the participation of barangay officials in the MassKara Festival that coincides with the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. BENITEZ (center). (FB)...
More policemen and soldiers will be deployed in areas which will be assessed to be sites for potential poll-related violence for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 30, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. So far, around 246 areas were already classified as under red...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has committed support to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in ensuring peaceful and orderly barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Oct. 30. The commitment of support was strengthened through the signing of memorandum of agreement between Teodoro and...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have joined forces to fight vote buying and vote selling not only in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30 but also in future elections. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C....
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that four candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) here next month have withdrawn their candidacies. Kathrina Trinio-Caña, head of Comelec-Bacolod, said these candidates – a barangay and SK...
P500 bills, Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Unsplash, PPAB) House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to do away with the "burdensome" tax registration fee being...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pateros has designated places to be used as common poster areas for candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). According to the Comelec, the campaign period for BSKE candidates is from Oct. 19 to 28. Pateros...
CAVITE – A man was arrested after allegedly firing an airsoft gun at a dog that chased him in Naic, Cavite, on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as Ivan Paul R. De Guzman. Initial investigation says the suspect was driving an e-bike when he was chased...
CEBU CITY – The move to place Negros Oriental under Commission on Elections (Comelec) control in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections is a precautionary and proactive measure, Comelec-Central Visayas Director Lionel Marco Castillano said. Castillano said placing the province under...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) together with the San Juan City local government inaugurated on Monday, Sept. 18, the new Comelec National Capital Region Office. The inauguration was led by Comelec Chairman George Garcia, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, San Juan City Rep. Bel Zamora, and...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Thursday, September 14, that it would be difficult for them to prepare for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) after their budget was trimmed down by P17.4 billion. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
