In preparation for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 conducted mock polls in Metro Manila and several provinces. The mock elections were held in 34 different precincts with an average of about 600 to 700 voters per precinct. In a press briefing in Pasay...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has already filed their answers to the three petitions seeking to disqualify the former in the May 2022 polls. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Screenshot/Comelec) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is all set for the mock polls on Wednesday, Dec. 29 which will be conducted in the National Capital Region (NCR) and six other provinces. Comelec/MB "We will have mock elections on Dec. 29 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to start the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May 2022 polls on Jan. 15. Comelec/MB "By our estimates, we will start (printing the ballots) on Jan. 15," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday,...
More than 22,000 voters are expected to participate in the mock polls of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Dec. 29. Comelec/MB The mock polls will be conducted in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Isabela, Albay, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Maguindanao, and Davao del Sur in preparation for...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now targeting to release the final list of candidates for the May 2022 polls on Jan. 7. Comelec/MB "Our target release of the official list of candidates is January 7," said Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Dec. 27....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released on Friday, Dec.24, a shorter tentative list of candidates for the national and local elections next year. Comelec/MB "Not yet final. Names will still be stricken off the list as the judgment in their respective cases achieve finality," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has expressed hope that the nearly 66 million registered voters will vote in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "We are very happy that we have this high numbers. We hope that the interest of the public will be sustained until Election Day," Comelec Spokesperson...
Those waiting for the official list of candidates in the May 2022 polls may have to wait a bit more. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 announced that the list of official candidates will not be released this week. "The list of official candidates will not be...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) may not be able to release the official list of candidates in the May 2022 polls on Dec. 15. Comelec/MB In an online press briefing, Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez explained that there are still motu propio petitions against certain candidates, which have not...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the petition seeking to postpone the May 2022 polls is unlikely to prosper. Comelec/MB "I think you are going by the fact that the Comelec does have the authority to suspend the conduct of elections. But the petition itself just on the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that while it agrees with the recent pronouncement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the prohibition on the conduct of political rallies, the problem lies with who will be enforcing it. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
