Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia lauded everyone behind the "success" of the recently-held national and local elections in May on the poll body's 82nd anniversary on Monday, August 22. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) "The 2022 National and Local Elections...
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) on Monday, August 22, urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exercise its power to decide when to hold the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Namfrel The poll watchdog group cited paragraph (3), Section 2, of...
The preparations of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls is now at 70 percent. Comelec/MB "More or less we are at 70%," Comelec Chairman George Garcia said in an interview Monday, August 22. He said the printing of ballots and other...
Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia reminded the poll body's workers to continue serving the public with dedication. "I am calling for unity in performance of our duty. Service to the nation is never a mistake. It is of the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia showed on Friday, Aug. 19, a model of the poll body's new office. Photo from Comelec In a text message, Garcia said that they will reveal the office on Monday, Aug. 22. Garcia earlier appealed to Congress to give them a budget so they...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia urged the residents of Maguindanao to exercise their right to vote in the forthcoming plebiscite in the province. Comelec/MB "We call on Maguindanaoans, go out and vote. This is for your future, not ours, not for just one person," he said...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allocated P88,146,250 for the supply and delivery of 1,000 rolls of mechanical paper to be used as official ballots in the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Comelec/MB The Comelec - Bids and Awards Committee revealed the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be printing 818,790 ballots for the pebiscite to ratify the division of the Province of Maguindanao into two provinces to be known as Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur. Comelec/MB The Maguindanao Plebiscite is scheduled on Sept. 17, 2022. On...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, August 16, has started printing the official ballots for the plebiscite in Calaca, Batangas. The official ballots and accountable forms for the Plebiscite to ratify the conversion of the Municipality of Calaca, Batangas into a component city, is...
Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Aug. 16 that it will remain prepared for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). MB file photo This was after the House panel on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms voted 12-2 for the postponement of the BSKE...
The postponement of the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls to December 2023 will incur an additional P5 billion on top of the P8 billion that has been allocated for it, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) chief said on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Photo...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia has assured the public that no funds will be wasted should the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls is postponed. Comelec/MB "The people have nothing to worry. No public funds shall be put to waste. Why? Because if we procure...
