One of the petitioners who filed a disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr wants the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division reversed. Copy of the motion "It is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Former First Division of...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday, Feb. 13, reminded voters to shade the oval before and not after the name of the candidate when they vote in the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez issued the reminder to counter the fake information...
Rep. Lito Atienza2 Former Manila mayor and vice presidential candidate Lito Atienza urged Filipinos to choose the right leaders during the elections to carry out real change in the Philippines. “Mahirap ang bayan, mahirap ang Pilipino... alam niyo kung bakit? Dahil ang mga namumuno sa atin for...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded civil servants not to engage in electioneering and partisan political activity. (AFP FILE / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC made the remark in line with the start of the official campaign period for the 2022 national and local elections last Feb. 8. In a statement...
There are more than 65 million registered voters for the upcoming May 2022 National and Local Elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and among the regions, Region 4-A or Calabarzon has the biggest number of registered voters. Over 500 residents from the North and South...
It might be an issue, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez for endorsers if they will use their programs to campaign for candidates for the May 2022 elections. (PIXABAY) In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 11, Jimenez told reporters that doing so may be...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will first deploy election paraphernalia in farflung areas. Photo Comelec "Generally, the furthest places will be first," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing Friday, Feb. 11. The poll official, however, did not reveal what these...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have to check if Malasakit Movement Partylist's Celine Pialago was able to make it to the substitution deadline set by the poll body on Nov. 15, 2021. Comelec/MB "I have yet to verify that she is in fact a nominee of that party-list. And I would like to...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb. 10 that following the rules set by the poll body in campaigning is not impossible. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Jimenez made the remark in an interview with ABS-CBN...
New guidelines such as securing a permit first from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) before conducting campaign rallies or other election-related gatherings were meant to protect the supporters and not to sanction the candidates, the poll body's spokesperson said on Thursday, Feb. 10. Comelec...
All official candidates, both national and local, party-list groups and political parties who have submitted their YouTube channel to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) now have a verified badge. Comelec/MB On Thursday, Feb. 10, the Comelec said, around 393 YouTube channels of candidates in the...
The Commission on Election (Comelec) should focus more on pressing election related matters instead of intervening in the functions of other agencies of the government which apparently are not within their functions and powers, a veteran poll lawyer said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (AFP FILE / MANILA...
