After four hours and 50 minutes of public hearing and lengthy expressions of support, the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed on Wednesday, September 7 the appointments of George Erwin M. Garcia as chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Karlo Alexei Bendigo...
The ballots and other forms that will be used for the Sept. 17 Maguindanao plebiscite are already en route to Buluan. Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco revealed this in an interview on Wednesday, Sept. 7. He said the printing of the more than...
Poll Chairman George Garcia on Monday, Sept. 5 said the construction of a Comelec building is not a luxury, but a necessity. Comelec/MB He said this when he and other Comelec officials inspected the more than two-hectare site in Pasay City where the 9 storey building will soon be standing. Garcia...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia on Monday, Sept. 5, conducted an ocular inspection of the property where their proposed main office will be built in Pasay City. Comelec/MB Garcia was joined by Commissioners Socorro Inting and Rey Bulay, and other poll officials. Julius...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the Sept. 3 Calaca plebiscite had a very high voter turnout. Comelec/MB Despite the stormy weather brought by Super Typhoon Henry (Hinnamnor), Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said, the plebiscite had a very high turn-out of 56.39 percent or...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said they will push for internet voting for Filipinos abroad. Comelec/MB In a television interview, the poll chief expressed belief that internet voting will help increase the voter turnout for overseas voting as many of the voters have...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc has approved the early retirement of Dir. James Jimenez, Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Saturday, Sept. 3. Dir. James Jimenez (MB file photo) "During its Regular Meeting of August 31, 2022, the Commission En Banc approved the request for...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla on Friday, September 2, said he is against the postponement of the barangay elections slated this December, saying he wants to empower the people at the most basic level. Senator Robin Padilla (Facebook) Padilla is acting executive vice president of the Partido...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia wants the deadline for the filing of petition for accreditation of political parties and party-list groups to be set early. Comelec/MB He said this is in order for them to be able to decide early which political parties and party-lists are...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed readiness for the holding of the Calaca plebiscite on Saturday, Sept. 3. Comelec/MB The plebiscite is to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Calaca in the Province of Batangas into a component city to be known as the city of Calaca. "Yes,...
For Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, it would be cheaper if the poll body would just rent vote-counting machines (VCMs) instead of buying new ones for use in the 2025 midterm elections. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed on Thursday, Sept. 1, the Supreme Court (SC) resolution allowing persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to register and participate in the national and local elections. MB file photo "The Commission on Elections welcomes with utmost gratitude the March 29,...
