CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections here admitted on Wednesday, September 13, that they cannot monitor social media daily for possible violations, especially campaign posters published online, prior to the start of the campaign period for this year’s barangay and Sangguniang...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested 26 persons and seized 52 loose firearms and four explosives since the start of the Commission on Elections gun ban for the barangay elections in this province on August 28. Police Col. Richard V. Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, said 22 firearms...
(Unsplash) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said the poll body is ready to address "modern vote-buying"--which is carried out via transfers to e-wallets--in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Garcia gave...
Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Screenshot from Facebook Live) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia batted for the joint presence of elements of the poll body and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in order to deter incidents of poll...
Senator Francis Tolentino said on Saturday, Sept. 9, that being a candidate for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) should not affect the official function of incumbent barangay officials. "Yung official functions at tsaka yung estado bilang kandidato ngayon...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested two men for allegedly violating the barangay election gun ban in Famy and Calamba City, this province, on Friday, September 8. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspects as Noej de Leon and Jerwin Retusto. De Leon was involved in a...
In a bid to further empower citizens, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said that reporting incidents of vote buying and selling is not required to be a formal complaint. MB file photo "Hindi kinakailangang formal complaint, hindi kinakailangang under oath. Ibato lang...
ILOILO CITY – Two security guards were arrested on Thursday, September 7, in Malay, Aklan for violating the gun ban in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police did not identify the suspects who were arrested in the port across world-famous Boracay Island. Police Lt. Col. Danis...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the decision of the First Division to disqualify Aurora Vice Gov. Gerardo "Jerry" A. Noveras after it denied the Motion for Reconsideration he filed. In its decision it released Thursday, Sept. 7, dated Sept. 6, the Comelec en banc underscored its...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Commission on Elections will monitor the social media accounts of candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office said that Comelec Chairman George Garcia assured that they will monitor possible election...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – A total of 47,637 aspirants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Davao region filed their Certificates of Candidacy from August 28 to September 2. In a press briefing on Monday, Gay Enumerables, Commission on Elections-Davao region (Comelec-11) assistant...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Laguna reported that 27,983 individuals are running in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the province on October 30. The Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor said 1,949 are candidates for barangay chairman, of which 1,608 are males and...
