The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has established an electoral reforms working committee and one of the legislative reforms they seek is to allow law enforcement agencies to arrest alleged vote buyers and sellers who are caught red-handed. MB file photo This was stated by Comelec Acting...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Oct. 4, that all activities in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will push through despite the possibility of its postponement. MB file photo In an interview on DZMM Teleradyo, he...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the petition for disqualification filed against Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal. MB file photo It can be recalled that in April, complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed a...
The Special Provincial Board of Canvassers (SPBOC) of Negros Oriental proclaimed on Monday, Oct. 3, Roel Degamo as the governor of the province. (Photo courtesy of Governor Roel Ragay Degamo) In a post on his Facebook page, De Gamo showed a document by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) which...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) "badly" needs its two commissioners, Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Friday, Sept. 30, after the Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed the ad interim appointment of Commissioner Nelson Celis. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) "To...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Wednesday, Dec. 7 the four aspirants who will vie for the vacated House of Representatives (HOR) seat in the 7th Legislative District of the province of Cavite. MB file photo Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 10848, the poll body will be conducting...
Roel Degamo is set to become the new governor of Negros Oriental, following the resolution issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc affirming the decision of the Second Division to grant the petition to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of a certain Grego Degamo. MB file...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, Sept. 29, started printing the ballots for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB The printing of the more than 91 million ballots is currently being held at the National Printing Office in Quezon City. "The printing...
After a series of adjustments in the calendar of activities in relation to the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) still slated for December this year, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, Sept. 28 that there will be no movement in...
The Commission on Elections officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, Sept. 27, with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), sealing the poll body's intention to forge a cooperative relationship which aims to advance women's political participation through...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to start with the printing of the ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) by Thursday, Sept. 29, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said Tuesday, Sept. 27. Printing of ballots at NPO (Photo Comelec) In a press briefing,...
Work will be suspended in a number of offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, Sept. 26. Comelec/MB In an advisory on Sunday, Sept. 25, the poll body said the suspension of work was due to Super Typhoon "Karding." "Due to expected inclement weather caused by Super Typhoon...
