The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is likely that an extension of the period of voter registration will be granted. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said this on Tuesday, Sept. 28. "After consultation with Comelec officials, and in consideration of the public clamor, it is...
There are now almost 62 million registered voters for the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday. Comelec/MB "As early as June we have already reached our initial target of registering 4 million new and reactivated voters," Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said in an...
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the management committee (ManCom) meeting on the issue of voter registration extension was already held Monday. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said Chairman Sheriff Abas and the commissioners attended the meeting. "We had the...
The Senate on Monday, September 27, approved on third and final reading the bill that is expected to compel the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend deadline of voter registration for the 2022 national and local elections. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senators, voting 23-0-0,...
The Senate will be adopting the House of Representatives' version of the bill that would extend the period of voters registration for the 2022 elections for 30 more days. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri...
Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, Sept. 24 that its officials will be discussing the proposals to extend the voter registration period. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said that a “management committee meeting” is set to discuss possible scenarios in the event...
A subcommittee of the Senate Commitee on Finance suspended on Friday, Septembber 24, its discussion on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) P26.7-billion proposed budget for 2022 as lawmakers maintained that the period of voter registration for the upcoming elections should be extended. Senate...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar ordered Friday, Sept. 24, the deployment of police officers in election registration sites to ensure that minimum public health standards are enforced amid the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. PNP Chief, Gen....
The Commission on Election (Comelec) is open to extend the voter registration period for just one week but after the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) from October 1 to 8. Instead of a one-month extension as some lawmakers are pushing, Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said the Comelec is...
Twenty-three (23) senators have filed a bill that seeks a one month extension for the voter registration for the May 2022 national and local elections. All members, except for Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, supported Senate Bill No. 2408 which the senators filed last Monday. It was sponsored in...
The deadline of the voter registration period is still on Sept.30. Comelec/MB On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said the commission has, thus far, "not amended it's position not to extend the deadline for voter registration." This, despite calls from...
Those who are planning to register for the May 2022 polls should expect long lines when they go to the local poll offices in the last few days of the voter registration, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec/MB "The lines will really be long...Those queuing should...
