One of the 10 presidential bets in the May 2022 polls has already submitted the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Comelec/MB Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has already submitted his SOCE as of Friday, June 3. Other SOCE...
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said that the chairmanships of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the Commission on Audit (COA), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will be vacated on Saturday, June 4, and not on June 30, following the sine die adjournment...
The Senate has approved a report recommending that social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Tiktok be held accountable for the spread of disinformation. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes, drafted the...
Around P10 billion is needed to lease about 100,000 vote-counting machines (VCMs), former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) During a television interview on Thursday, June 2, Garcia...
Malacañang said Thursday, June 2, it respects the Commission on Appointments (CA) although it bypassed the confirmation of the recent appointment of three top Commission on Elections (Comelec) by outgoing President Duterte. "We recognize the power vested by the Constitution in the Commission on...
Despite his appointment as commissioner of the poll body was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA), former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said he does not regret serving at the poll body. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (JEL SANTOS/MANILA...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 1, said he accepts with a heavy heart the outcome of the confirmation hearings. Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan (Ali Vicoy/MB) "Today, my ad interim appointment as Chairman of the Commission on Elections ends. Due to a...
If ever he will be given the chance to serve the public again, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday, June 1 that he will choose the poll body 10 times. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) He made the statement after the Commission on...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia is keen on amending the existing laws on vote buying to deter instances of it occurring during the election period. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for the national and local elections. (Tara...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is recommending the lease of 97,000 new vote counting machines (VCMs) to replace the 13-year-old VCMs that malfunctioned in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. The retirement of the 97,000 VCMs and the lease of new ones at P70,000 each would cost the...
Guillermo Eleazar, a senatorial candidate in the May 9 polls, has already submitted his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Comelec/MB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said Eleazar and three party-lists have already submitted their SOCEs as...
A party-list nominee is not a candidate. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said this when asked if a partylist nominee, who is not able to sit in the House, can be appointed to a Cabinet post or to any position. "Yes, as a nominee is not the candidate. The Party List group is the...
