Majority of voters in the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite voted "yes" to split the province. Comelec/MB Based on the official Canvass of the Plebiscite Provincial Board of Canvassers, the total number of "yes" votes was at 706,558 (99.27 percent) while the "no" votes totalled 5,209 (0.73 percent)....
The Sept. 17 Maguindanao Plebiscite is now the second highest voter turnout in a province-wide plebiscite, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said this after the official Canvass of the Provincial Plebiscite...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expressed optimism on Saturday, Sept. 17 that it can surpass a 70 percent voter turnout in the recently-concluded Maguindanao plebiscite (Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairman George Garcia) "If this happens, na malampasan natin ang 70 percent, we...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accredited the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) as its citizens arm for all electoral exercises until prior to the May 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "Wherefore, the Commission...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite will also have a high voter turnout. Comelec/MB "We've already conducted two plebiscites and we were successful. The last one was in Calaca where we had more than 56 percent voter turnout," Comelec Commissioner...
The ballots for the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite will include Arabic translation, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. Comelec/MB "The question is written in Tagalog and also has Arabic translation because this is required under the Omnibus Election Code for this area," Comelec -...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed readiness for the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite. Comelec/MB "We just like to announce that we are ready for the plebiscite that wil be connected at Maguindanao," Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said in a press briefing Thursday, Sept. 15....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start printing the 92 million ballots for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls on Sept. 20. Comelec/MB Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the printing of the ballots will be held from Sept. 20 to Oct. 20 at the National Printing...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has designated Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco as the Acting Director of the Education and Information Department (EID). Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia made the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has designated Commissioner Marlon Casquejo as the one in charge of the special elections in Cavite. Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia made the announcement on Thursday, Sept. 15...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set the plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Baliwag in the Province of Bulacan into a component city to be known as the City of Baliwag on Jan. 14, 2023. Comelec/MB The poll body set the date of the plebiscite in Resolution No. 10834....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) received recognition for acting on grievances and complaints, the 8888 Citizens' Complaint Center (8888 CCC) said. MB file photo In a letter addressed to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia, 8888 CCC stated that the poll body was able to handle and act upon...