Ease of doing business to reduce corruption in government topped the wish list of the business sector that they want President Marcos to commit in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, July 24. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry President George T. Barcelon said that top of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to file a Motion for Reconsideration (MR) urging the Supreme Court (SC) to conduct the next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) three years after the upcoming BSKE in October. In a statement on Tuesday, July 18, sent to reporters, Comelec...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and US Chamber of Commerce have agreed to further expand trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the Philippines and the US. PCCI President George T. Barcelon and US Chamber of Commerce Executive Director for Southeast Asia John...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia vowed on Monday, July 17 that there will be a level playing field as well as equal opportunities for all in relation to the poll body's procurement ventures for future elections. *(Photo courtesy of the Office of Comelec Chairman George...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, July 11, that the poll body believes that internet voting for overseas Filipino absentee voters is legally tenable and defensible. *Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia gives a speech during the...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia is hoping that the poll body would be allowed to nullify the entire voter list including the overseas Filipino voters after the 2025 polls. *Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia gives a speech during the...
CAVITE – Carmona is now a component city of Cavite after the majority of plebiscite participants ratified its conversion from a municipality on Saturday, July 8. The municipal plebiscite board of canvassers said 30,363 voted “yes” while “1,016” voted “no” to cityhood. According to data...
CARMONA, Cavite – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is holding a plebiscite to ratify the conversion of Carmona into a component city on Saturday, July 8. Comelec Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia personally inspected polling precincts at Carmona National High School and Carmona Elementary...
There will be no changes with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2023 in October even after the Supreme Court (SC) declared unconstitutional the law postponing Dec. 5, 2022, BSKE, the poll body's top official said. "Nothing will...
A petition was filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking the disqualification of Smartmatic from participating in the procurement for the 2025 Automated Election System (AES). The 10-page petition, according to Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia was received on Friday morning,...
Amid calls to postpone the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it would be conducting public hearings in the province this month. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco, the poll body...
Petitioner Atty. Moises Tolentino, Jr. has filed a Motion for Reconsideration (MR) in relation to the disqualification case of Erwin Tulfo, the nominee next in line of the Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) party-list group. In his 18-page motion received by the...
