The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not discounting the possibility of the voter turnout in the May 9 polls exceeding 2016. Commissioner Marlon Casquejo (Ali Vicoy/MB) Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo revealed that the partial voter turnout is already at 80 percent. "We have around 80.38...
Actor Robin Padilla continued to lead the senatorial race, according to the partial and unofficial count from the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila Bulletin dashboard. MB file photo As of 5:02 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Padilla was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday, May 10 that it's prepared to face allegations regarding the conduct of the May 2022 polls in the proper forum. Screenshot from Comelec's Facebook live This is in response to protests mounted by various groups a day after the elections who claim...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the national board of canvassers (NBOC), has suspended its session anew at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Tuesday, May 10. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Comelec Chairman Saidamen B. Pangarungan opted to do such once again...
Voter turnout for overseas voting has reached more than 34 percent. Comelec/MB But the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number to still increase. "For overseas voting we reached 34.24 percent voting turnout. This is slightly higher compared to the 32 something in 2016," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) insisted Tuesday, May 10, that the elections have been fair as it quashed allegations that the “consistent” margin of votes between leading presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, was...
With 98.31 percent of election returns transmitted, former Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. retained his lead in the presidential race, according to the partial and unofficial count from the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila...
Record breaking. Comelec/MB This was how the Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the 88 percent voter turnout in the local absentee voting in the May 9 polls. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said such turnout was the highest. "I'm very glad to announce that the voter turnout...
House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has called on the House of Representatives to probe the election day incident wherein nearly two thousand vote counting machines (VCMs) malfunctioned, inconveniencing thousands of voters. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for...
Just a day after the elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released its ruling on Tuesday, May 10 on the motions for reconsideration (MRs) filed by the petitioners seeking the disqualification and the cancellation of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand...
Comelec/MB A total of 757 clustered precincts were selected for the conduct of random manual audit (RMA) for this year's general elections. The RMA is being conducted to examine the ballots in order to validate whether or not the automated count of the vote counting machines (VCMs) is accurate....
Various groups mounted a protest in front of the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 10, a day of the conduct of the May 2022 elections. Various militant groups stage a protest rally in front of the Comelec for the alleged mass cheating during the 2022 elections....
