The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has upgraded the classification of Pilar town in Abra from orange to red, in line with the alleged killing last March 29 of the staff of Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Somero Disono of Pilar, Abra. MB file photo "Putting a certain area under Comelec control is a...
“What we do not understand, we fear.” (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) This, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan, was the reason why the poll body conducted a walkthrough of the transparency media server at the University of Santo Tomas (UST),...
Following vice presidential candidate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan’s debate challenge to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Duterte’s spokesperson has issued a statement seemingly deflecting the senator’s dare, citing Duterte’s ground campaign. An empty podium meant for Davao City Mayor...
CANLUBANG, Laguna—Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Friday called on the members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to respect their institution as they continue to tolerate some candidates who are skipping their sponsored interviews and debates. Senator Francis...
Six presidential bets have confirmed their participation in the Pilipinas Forum 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are Ernesto Abella, Leody de Guzman, Norberto...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
Voters with Covid-19 symptoms may still cast their votes in the May 9 polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya assured Friday, April 29. Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya / DILG photo He stressed that a new normal committee formed by the Commission...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rey Bulay has recommended that Directors James Jimenez and Frances Arabe be temporarily relieved from any functions involving media relations and exposure after the Pilipinas 2022 Debates fiasco. Comelec/MB Bulay, who heads the task force investigating...
Those experiencing Covid-19 symptoms have been repeatedly advised by the Department of Health (DOH) stay at home and isolate themselves on election day. But according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), as long as they have not undergone any tests to show that they have been infected by the...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will skip the Comelec-KBP Pilipinas Forum 2022 but she challenged fellow presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to a debate. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photp courtesy of VPLR Media Bureau) If Marcos shows up, Robredo said, she will be...
At least 10 percent of the registered voters overseas or 170,000 voters have already cast their votes so far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said during a press briefing on Thursday, April 28. An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022...
A group sought the reaction and official position of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the orders for physical reporting of teachers during election break. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) on Thursday, April 28 wrote a letter to Commissioner George...
