As the canvassing of votes for senators and party-lists nears completion, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, May 17, highlighted the highest voter turnout in the country and the consistent canvass reports reaching the 83.83 percent mark. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C....
Comelec/MB More than 40,000 indigenous people voted during the recent national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Based on the partial data of Comelec as of May 14, a total 40,319 indigeneous people participated in the general elections last May 9. The figure...
As partial and unofficial counts were released on election night on May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that it is expecting to exceed the voter turnout it garnered back in the May 2016 elections. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for the national and...
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Friday, May 6, said that they are expecting a high voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. “Ako ay very positive at very optimistic kaya ang iniisip ko nyan ay aabot tayo ng 85 percent sa voter surge (I am very positive and very...
There are more than 65 million registered voters for the upcoming May 2022 National and Local Elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and among the regions, Region 4-A or Calabarzon has the biggest number of registered voters. Over 500 residents from the North and South...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said voter turnout is in no way determinative of the validity of electoral exercises. Comelec/MB Still, the poll body expressed confidence that there will be a sizeable voter turnout in the May 2022 polls. “The Comelec remains confident of a sizable voter...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Wednesday, July 28, raised alarm over the possibility that less Filipino voters will participate in the 2022 elections due to the prevailing threat of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
Despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes the voter turnout in the May 2022 polls will be 80 percent or even higher. Comelec/MB "We think we are going to hit 80 percent again despite this pandemic. In fact, it might even be higher," Comelec...
