Senator Risa Hontiveros is the lone opposition senatorial candidate poised to enter the Senate "Magic 12" of the 2022 elections. Based on election results of Commission on Elections' (Comelec) transparency server as of 1:02 p.m. of Tuesday,​ Hontiveros ranked 11th, with 15,185,468 total...
Voter turnout for overseas voting has reached more than 34 percent. Comelec/MB But the Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects the number to still increase. "For overseas voting we reached 34.24 percent voting turnout. This is slightly higher compared to the 32 something in 2016," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) insisted Tuesday, May 10, that the elections have been fair as it quashed allegations that the “consistent” margin of votes between leading presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, was...
Alex Gonzaga hopes for nothing but peace as the country's national elections is coming to an end. On Facebook, she wrote: "Sana lahat ng nag-away magkabati na. Tag mo na yung kaibigan, kapamilya at katrabaho mo na next election nalang ulit kamo magbangayan. Pare-pareho naman tayo magkababayan."...
BACOLOD City -- Former Negros Occidental Congressman Alfredo “Albee” Benitez has been elected as the new mayor here, defeating re-electionist Mayor Evelio Leonardia. The Commission on Elections proclaimed the newly-elected officials of the city government of Bacolod led by Mayor-elect Alfredo...
With 98.31 percent of election returns transmitted, former Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. retained his lead in the presidential race, according to the partial and unofficial count from the data provided by the transparency server of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to the Manila...
(PULSE ASIA) Pulse Asia’s pre-election survey results correctly predicted the rankings of the top five presidential bets, as seen in the partial and unofficial vote count for the presidential race. “We saw essentially the same arrangement in so far as voting support for the five main contenders...
Record breaking. Comelec/MB This was how the Commission on Elections (Comelec) described the 88 percent voter turnout in the local absentee voting in the May 9 polls. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said such turnout was the highest. "I'm very glad to announce that the voter turnout...
Around 2,300 election results have been brought to the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) as of Tuesday morning. PPCRV command center at the Quadricentennial Pavilion of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila (Betheena Unite) According to the PPCRV, the 2,300 election results...
Just a day after the elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) released its ruling on Tuesday, May 10 on the motions for reconsideration (MRs) filed by the petitioners seeking the disqualification and the cancellation of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand...
After a grueling presidential campaign, independent presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will now go home and serve his family. “I’m going home. After being away too long looking after the needs of other people, it is time to serve my family for a change,”...
Comelec/MB A total of 757 clustered precincts were selected for the conduct of random manual audit (RMA) for this year's general elections. The RMA is being conducted to examine the ballots in order to validate whether or not the automated count of the vote counting machines (VCMs) is accurate....
