The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 17, that it has approved internet voting for overseas Filipino voters for the 2025 elections. "We approved the policy direction and therefore we are now to prepare the roadmap for electronic voting for overseas Filipinos," Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered its law department to draft a letter-reply to Impact Hub Manila's demand for P15.3 million unsettled liabilities. During Comelec's meeting on Wednesday, May 17, it was said that the letter-reply would be signed by Executive Director Teofisto Elnas...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has granted the petition to disqualify former Legazpi City Councilor Al Barizo as a candidate in the May 2022 elections. In a 10-page resolution promulgated on May 5, Barizo, who was an incumbent councilor at the time of the commission of the...
Impact Hub Manila, the official partner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the 2022 presidential and vice presidential debates, has demanded P15.3 million worth of unsettled liability from the commission. In a letter sent on April 27, addressed to Comelec Spokesperson Rex Laudiangco, it...
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) Someone's trying to cause trouble, according to former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon. Guanzon gave this reaction to reports that Comelec had refuted a press release saying that it ordered her oath-taking and proclamation as...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 11, that it will be abide by the Status Quo Ante Order (SQAO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) in the disqualification case of Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Rosal. "As we have consistently committed, the Comelec will abide and comply with any...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold public hearings in the towns of violence-hit Negros Oriental before it would decide whether or not to postpone the scheduled Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSK) elections in that province. Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued on Wednesday, May 10, a Certificate of Finality (CoF) and Entry of Judgment (EoJ) in relation to the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for Mayor of Legazpi City during the May 2022 polls. In a message to reporters, Comelec Chairman...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 9, requested for additional funds in relation to the proposed measure providing for early voting by qualified senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), lawyers, and human resources for health in national and local elections. This was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc affirmed the disqualification of Carmen Geraldine Rosal as a candidate for mayor of Legazpi City, Albay during the May 9, 2022 elections. In a 17-page resolution promulgated on Thursday, May 4, the seven-member en banc affirmed the ruling of its 2nd...
After retiring its 98,000 Vote-Counting Machines (VCM) last used in the highly-criticized May 2022 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) unveiled on Thursday, May 4, the latest specifications it is eyeing to have for a new set of machines that will be used in the 2025 polls. Commission on...
Machines with 13-inch screens and a "send-to-all" system are just some of the capabilities that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia disclosed for the 2025 elections in a bid to continuously ensure transparency. During the Manila City Hall Reporters’ Association's...
