The Filipino mentality of 'bukas na lang' or delaying things that can be done at the present time, is not good as far the voter registration is concerned, the top official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, Jan. 23. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros,...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said more than one million new voters were registered since the voter registration activity resumed last December, an official of the poll body said. The Comelec resumed the registration activities last Dec. 12, 2022 and will end on Jan. 31, 2023 in...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic are not liable for the data privacy violations that occurred in 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) stated. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17 that voter registration applications have so far reached a total of 1,024,521. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on July 7, 2022 as the poll body continues the voter registration. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA...
Election season has long been over for us hoomans in the Philippines. But tell that to the dogs. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Specifically, P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon's cute little pooch, Dolly. In a tweet Monday, Jan. 16, Guanzon shared a photo of Dolly in a pink dress that the latter...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Wednesday, Jan. 11 the printing of ballots for the special elections that will determine who will hold the vacated House of Representatives (HOR) seat in the [7th Legislative District of the province of...
CAVITE – Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in the province's 7th Legislative District are rolling out voters' education campaigns ahead of the automated special elections on Feb. 25. The special elections are set to fill the House of Representatives (HOR) seat vacated by now-Justice...
There ought to be a law setting a timetable for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to decide whether or not a certain poll bet is indeed a "nuisance candidate". (Zanorte News Flash Facebook) Thus, said congressman-elect Romeo Jalosjos Jr. of Zamboanga del Norte's first district, who, despite his...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Commission on Elections has encouraged residents to register early and not wait for the deadline of the voter’s registration on Jan. 31. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, called on residents to register at their nearest Comelec office or off-site...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that the Supreme Court (SC) will release its ruling early this year on the petition to petition to declare unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11935 that mandated the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Comelec...
The Muntinlupa City government has released the updated schedule for residents wishing to register as voters with the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Mayor Ruffy Biazon encouraged Muntinlupeños from various sectors to "register and be counted; your vote is your voice, and it matters." Members...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has granted the petition to disqualify former Palawan governor Mario Joel Reyes as a candidate despite losing in the May 2022 polls. MB file photo In its 15-page ruling, dated Jan. 5, 2023, the Second Division found that Reyes is an escaped...
