DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has denied the petition for disqualification filed by the group Pudno Nga Ilokano against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the last remaining disqualification case pending against him at the division level. Presidential...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) looks to destroy defective ballots by the last week of April. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City on March 15, 2022 (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, April 18, that there will be no extension of the overseas absentee voting (OAV) beyond May 9, Philippine time, the date of the National and Local Elections. OVERSEAS VOTING BEGINS—An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia urged on Monday, April 18 the people of the Province of Quezon to maintain peace in their area for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB) Garcia made the statement...
A number of Philippine posts abroad will conduct field and mobile voting activities for the 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Based from the data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) these activities will be held by the Philippine embassies and consulate generals in the following: Hamburg, Germany by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, April 16, vowed not to take lightly the threats made against the institution as well as the false claims about the upcoming May 9 national and local polls. COMELEC / MANILA BULLETIN Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said that he will...
The country's future leader should not use his or her power for personal interests, Fr. Robert Reyes, said on Wednesday, April 13. (MB file photo / ALI VICOY) Reyes made the statement during a prayer rally in Intramuros in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila. Twenty-six days...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will wash the feet of 12 persons who represent the various sectors that play a crucial role in next month’s elections on Holy Thursday. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/MB) CBCP News said among those whose feet the cardinal will be washing at the Manila...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia described the incident involving a spoiled ballot being issued to an overseas voter in Singapore as "unfortunate." Comelec/MB "We received late in the afternoon yesterday a confirmation from the Embassy of the Philippines in Singapore...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) received on Monday, April 11 its third complaint regarding the alleged vote buying filed by a local candidate in Legazpi City, Albay. MB file photo Complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed a complaint-affidavit against incumbent...
Claims of pre-shaded ballots in Singapore as well as in Dubai during the first day of the overseas voting will be investigated by the newly-formed task force of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on fake news. Comelec Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec FB)...
