All administrative and operational preparations for the Dec 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls have been commenced and are ongoing, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday, June 13. Comelec/MB Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said these activities include:...
John Rex Laudiangco will continue to serve as acting spokesperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Photo courtesy John Rex Laudiangco Acting Comelec Chairperson Socorro Inting relayed this information to Laudiangco in a memo dated June 10. "Please be advised that you shall continue to be...
ILOILO Gov. Arthur ‘Toto’ Defensor Jr. and Iloilo Rep. Lorenz ‘Noy’ Defensor, with their mother Cosette, after they were proclaimed winners by the Commission on Elections last May 11. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Reelected Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. was the highest spender in Iloilo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, June 10, condemned the brutal slaying of Maricel Peralta, Election Officer of Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte. IMG-83a5d264126dc7e2cf9a0f882dbaca08-V The poll body said Peralta, accompanied by an Election Assistant, was on her way home on June 9 when a...
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas (Region 8) had zero election-related incidents (ERIs) during the election period from Jan. 9 to June 8, the Police Regional Office (PRO)-8 said Friday, June 10. Police Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PRO-8 director, said 41,537 Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
GAPPAL ZAMBOANGA CITY – A losing mayoral candidate in the May 9 polls and his son-in-law were killed in Lamitan City, Basilan last Thursday, June 9. Ujud Ujurun J. Gappal was standing by the roadside in Riverside, Barangay Matibay when he was shot and killed by a still unidentified suspect at...
All national candidates who won in the May 2022 polls have already submitted their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB Director Efraim Q. Bag-id of the Comelec Campaign Finance Office said these are those who ran for President, Vice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said majority of national candidates in the May 2022 National and Local Elections beat the June 8 deadline for the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). Comelec/MB In a statement on Thursday, June 9, the poll body said the deadline...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia spent over P1 M in her successful campaign in last month’s elections. The reelected governor’s challenger, former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, also shelled out over P1 million. Based on her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) filed before the...
Winning candidates and party-list groups in the May 2022 polls may still file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) after June 8. Comelec/MB James Jimenez of the Comelec Education and Information Department explained that the June 8 deadline in relation to the 2022 National and...
Six out of the 10 presidential bets in the May 2022 polls have already filed their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, the following individuals have filed their SOCE along with the total...
Commissioner Socorro Inting has been designated as acting chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Photo Comelec Frances Arabe of the Comelec Education and Information Department confirmed the designation of Inting Wednesday, June 8. She said Inting's designation took effect June 2....
