Newly-appointed Comelec Commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri should resign in order to save herself, President Duterte and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from embarassment and unnecessary distraction that could affect the integrity of the upcoming May 2022 elections, Senate Minority Leader...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify the candidacy of Antonio Agapito “AA” Legarda Jr., brother of senatorial aspirant Loren Legarda. (Photo from AA Legarda Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) The petition, filed by a certain Salvador Ungsod, sought...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesman James Jimenez assured on Friday, March 11 that in the execution of its contract, F2 logistics, a firm said to be controlled by Duterte campaign donor and Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy, will not be without oversight. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo...
Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Aimee Neri said that she is ready to face allegations being thrown against her by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio. Comelec/MANILA BULLETIN file photo In a television interview on ANC on Friday, March 11, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said...
With less than two months before the May 2022 polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner George Erwin Garcia said that the en banc has discussed recalibrating its rules of requiring candidates to secure permits first with the poll body before conducting physical campaigning. Aerial shot...
Photo: Alliance of Concerned Teachers To object the P400 tax deduction from the P2,000 travel allowance of teacher-poll workers, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) conducted a protest action in front of Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila where the Commission on Elections...
Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso will be joining the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Pilipinas Debates 2022. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE In a tweet, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez confirmed the participation of Domagoso...
The newly appointed officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have formally assumed their posts. Welcome ceremony for new poll officials held at Comelec Session Hall in Intramuros, Manila, March 9 The poll body held a welcome ceremony for Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan,...
Online news website Rappler found the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend the implementation of its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with them to be "regrettable". Comelec and Rappler logos In a statement on Tuesday, March 8, Rappler said that they found no legal obstacles on...
Poll lawyer George Erwin M. Garcia, a newly-appointed commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) inhibited himself from the cases of his previous clients, he disclosed on Tuesday, March 8. Photo from Comelec In an interview on DZMM, Garcia said that this was the reason why he was not...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, March 8, said it will let the local Comelec’s regional campaign committee to rule on the campaign caravan ban issued in Davao City by vice-presidential candidate and Mayor Sara Duterte. “That question has already been referred to the...
President Duterte has appointed National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) Secretary Saidamen Pangarungan as the new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), about two months away from the May 2022 elections. Comelec/MB This was confirmed by Palace Communications secretary and acting...
