For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the issues raised against a number of party-list organizations running in the May 2022 polls are now procedurally moot. Commissioner George Garcia (Comelec FB) Comelec Commissioner George Garcia was reacting to the 124 of the 177 PL groups...
Below is a clear photo of the handwriten letter that fish vendor Clemencia "Inday" Garcia personally gave to UniTeam presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos--along with a humble campaign contribution--during the latter's sorties in Navotas City last Sunday, March 20. (Photo from BBM Media) Marcos...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing the proclamation of the winning senators and party-lists in the May 9 polls in at least seven days. Comelec/MB "We are expecting for the national (positions) seven days. Hopefully, we can already proclaim the winning senators and partylists," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be forming a task force that will handle reports on vote buying. Comelec/MB "The Commission will create a task force for all these reports, complaints, and whatever," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a press briefing in Manila on Tuesday, March...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss this week the possibility of imposing additional sanctions for those who would skip their debates. Comelec/MB "We will address this particular problem in the en banc session this Wednesday," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said on Sunday,...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will review the policy on withdrawal and substitution of candidates after the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB "After this elections, what we really need to review is the issue of nuisance candidates, substitution, and withdrawal," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia...
Although the presidential bets were incomplete, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes their presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, was highly successful. The Presidential debate organized by Comission on Election at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City on Saturday night, March 19,...
The camp of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said Friday, March 18 that it respects the decision-making process of One Cebu when it comes to choosing the presidential candidate that it will endorse in the May 9 polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) and former senator Bongbong Marcos (Lakas-CMD...
All is set for the Pilipinas Debates 2022 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB The Pilipinas Debates will kick off on Saturday, March 19, with the presidential debate at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. All presidential bets have committed to participate in the debates except for former...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 17, said only 105,000 and not five million ballots were found to be defective. Comelec/MB "How many were found defective so far from the (initially declared) 5,288,268? It is 105,350 ballots," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be expediting the resolution of all pending cases. Comelec/MB "We agreed to expedite all pending petitions in the En banc and in the divisions," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said in a press briefing Thursday, March 17. He said this include...
Newly appointed Commissioner George Garcia is now part of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division. Comelec/MB Garcia will join Commissioners Marlon Casquejo (presiding) and Rey Bulay (member). Commissioner Aimee Neri, on the other hand, will be part of the First Division which is...
