No field office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) suffered any major structural damage from Wednesday's magnitude 7 earthquake. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said this referring to their field offices in Regions 1, 2, 3 and CAR. In a statement, he said, no...
Nearly three million individuals have applied for voter registration for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed a total of 2,936,979 new registrants as of July 23. These individuals are composed of the following:...
Those who applied for registration for the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls are not automatically registered as voters, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco explained that the applications filed are still...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Hundreds of young voters flocked to the Commission Election’s satellite registration site at SM City here on the last day of registration for the Sangguniang Kabataan on Saturday, July 23. Photo from Danny Estacio The SM City Lucena satellite site was set up precisely to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) apologized and asked for understanding on Saturday, July 23 to those who were not able to make it on the last day of voter's registration. Residents of District 2 in Quezon City, trooped to a mall along North Ave. in EDSA as they try to catch up to the voter's...
CEBU CITY – Satellite registration centers here are still swarmed with registrants amid the snowballing calls to suspend the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in December. Lawyer Marchel Sarno, election officer of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cebu City North District, said...
Preparations for the December Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls are on track, the Commission on Elections said Friday, July 22. Comelec/MB During the Laging Handa public briefing, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said part of their preparation is the ongoing voter registration....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached its recalibrated target of 2 million new voter registrants for the December Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls. Comelec/MB "We have surpassed and exceeded the recalibrated target as of yesterday, July 20, 2022," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) believes that rich candidates have the advantage while those who have little to none are at a handicap. (MB file photo) Lente Executive Director Rona Ann Caritos made the statement during the Pera’t Pulitika Forum on Campaign Finance on...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed hope that there will be mall voting come the May 2025 polls. Comelec/MB "By the next elections, I hope it will already be the real voting in malls. I think it is no longer a far-fetched dream," Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes the number of new registrants for the December Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls will reach more than two million when voter registration ends. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco cited the high turnout of applicants in the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) held a ceremonial signing of an agreement on Tuesday, July 19 with Robinsons Malls seeking to make voter registration more accessible and convenient. New registrants flock to the Comelec office in Arroceros, Manila on July 7, 2022 as the poll body continues the...