An unexpected scene during the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc.'s (PCFI) meeting Saturday, May 14, in Makati City involved incoming Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos and one perceived Marcos critic. Incoming Ilocos Norte 1st Rep. Sandro Marcos (left) and retired Commission on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) welcomed on Saturday, May 14, the reported suggestion of the Senate to lower the qualifications on interested service providers of vote counting machines (VCMs) for future polls. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that the random manual audit (RMA) of votes has so far recorded a 100 percent match rate with the automated tally. In a press briefing on Saturday, Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said they already received 406 ballot boxes as of May 13. Of...
The special elections in several barangays in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur may be held on May 24. Comelec/MB "Under Section 7 of the Omnibus Election Code, we have to be sure that the cause of the failure of election should have cease first. That's why our projection is May 24 for the special elections...
A total of 139 certificates of canvass (COCs) have already been canvassed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc which sits as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) for the senatorial and partylist elections, it was reported Saturday, May 13. Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo will ask the Comelec en banc to allow the random manual audit (RMA) of secure digital (SD) cards and vote-counting machines (VCMs). Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) This was disclosed by Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may partially proclaim the winning party-lists in the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "We may partially proclaim based on the total of votes that we have right now," Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said in a press briefing Saturday, May 14. He said the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received more than 1,000 reports of vote-buying incidents that are related to the recently held national and local elections but a poll commissioner said these have not significantly affected the outcome of the elections. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
More than 20,000 attempted attacks on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website have been prevented and blocked by the Department of Communications and Technology (DICT), Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco disclosed, Saturday, May 14. “Marami pong sumubok na i-attack ‘yung...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia has asked the Comelec en banc to approve additional honoraria for teachers who rendered services as electoral boards (EBs) for extended hours. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) The...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid An unparalleled election. Election 2022 had 65.7 m registered voters and the turn-out has been high despite the pandemic. It was a fight between two polar opposites. Electoral returns came in lightning speed which elicited suspicion. Long queues were reported,...
Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist (ACT-CIS) remained on top of the partylist race based on the results of the partial and official canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night, May 13. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan presides over the...
