All political parties participating in the May 2022 polls have until April 11 to file their petition for accreditation for the determination of the Dominant Majority Party and the Dominant Minority Party. Comelec/MB "A political party duly registered with the Commission may file a verified petition...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the task force on vote buying that will be created will be an interagency team. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia the task force "Kontra Bigay" will involve several agencies. He said it will be composed of the Comelec, Department of Justice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) signed on Thursday, March 24 a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to curb partisanship in the undertaking of government projects during the...
Aside from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it also granted exemption from the poll spending ban the petitions of the provincial government of Davao de Oro and the Office of the Presidential Adviser...
The regular programs and services of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will not be discontinued amid the election period, it announced on Thursday, March 24. DSWD, in a press statement, said that it will continue to deliver its programs and services to extend help to the poor,...
A virtual signing of the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), on Thursday, March 24, in relation to the 2022 national and...
It's been weeks since the Commission on Elections (Comelec) was hounded by several criticisms amid issues on data breach and its decision to push through with printing albeit the absence of observers, yet on Thursday, March 24, the poll body took a different approach by allowing representatives to...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said a candidate's party at the time of the filing of the candidacy will remain regardless of the change in their affiliation. Comelec/MB "Whatever is your party at the time of the filing of the candidacy stays. Your certificate of nomination and acceptance...
Nearly 60 million ballots have already been printed for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said as of March 24, the number of ballots printed at the National Printing Office in Quezon City was already at 58,838,453. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said this is...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said candidates are not allowed to distribute the voter's information sheet (VIS) to voters. Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the VIS will be distributed by their own people so as not to politicize it. "We will be distributing the VIS to voters. We don't...
Expect a decision from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en Banc on the pending cases of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr before the end of April. Comelec/MB "The Chairman (Saidamen Pangarungan) is committing number one before the end of April a decision by the en banc will...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año conceded on Thursday, March 24 that ‘it takes time’ for erring political bets, government workers and other individuals to be penalized for election-related offenses as ‘due process’ has to be observed. “Ang...
