Candidates in the May 9 polls are no longer allowed to campaign after May 7. Commissioner George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia reminded bets about the end of the campaign period. "Tomorrow is the last day of campaigning," he said in a statement...
More than 70,000 clustered precincts have conducted the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) the Commission on Elections said on Thursday, May 5. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San...
The distribution of the voters information sheet (VIS) is now nearly complete. Comelec/MB During a palace briefing, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia on Wednesday, May 4, revealed that they've already distributed 80 percent of the VIS. The Comelec is set to distribute...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia assured on Tuesday, May 3, that no votes will be cast under the name of deceased individuals ahead of the upcoming May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Walang patay na makakaboto, pero may mga patay na nakalista pa....
The winning senators and party-list organizations in the 2022 polls may already be known by May 16. Comelec/MB "As far as the Comelec is concerned, perhaps we can canvass the result of the senators and party lists up to May 15," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a television interview,...
Voters were urged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to bring "kodigo" or list of their preferred candidates when they vote on May 9. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia believes having a list will help speed up the voting process. "Bring your 'kodigo' so that you won't have to...
James Jimenez is still the spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia clarified this on Monday, May 2. "Until today, we would like to clarify, Dir. James Jimenez to be our official spokesperson and he remains to be the director of the...
With seven days to go before the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 70 percent of the voters information sheet. Comelec/MB Data from the poll body showed that as of Monday, May 2, the Comelec already distributed 46,004,200 of the 65,709,572 total VIS. Here is the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start the conduct of the final testing and sealing of the vote counting machines (VCMs) for the May 9 polls this week. Comelec/MB In a forum on Sunday, May 1, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said the purpose of the FTS is to check if the VCMs are...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) already distributed 43 million voters information sheet (VIS) ahead of the May 9 polls. Comelec/MB "As of yesterday (Saturday), we are already at 43 million out of the 67.4 million," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a forum Sunday, May 1. In the...
Six presidential bets have confirmed their participation in the Pilipinas Forum 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Kapisanan ng Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) next month. Comelec/MB Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said they are Ernesto Abella, Leody de Guzman, Norberto...
House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta is no longer running for senator in the May 2022 polls. Rodante Marcoleta (Comelec photo) Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia confirmed that Marcoleta filed his statement of withdrawal on April 21. "He went to my office carrying his...
