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 issuance of voter's certification in all Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) will be suspended from Sept. 27 to 30. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said this is in order to devote the last week of voter registration solely for registration purposes. "The Commission...
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...
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is pushing fans to exercise their rights as citizens of the country by registering as voters. On Instagram, she reminded her more than 12 million followers that they have less than two weeks left until voter registration closes on Sept. 30. Pia then shared a "little...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, September 15, apologized to lawmakers over its decision not to extend the registration period for voters in the 2022 elections. Voters fill up their application forms while lining up at the Commission on Elections office in Manila to register for...
The youth arm of opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Monday, September 13, said it is “imperative” for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration beyond the Sept. 30 deadline set before the pandemic so as not to deprive people of their constitutional right “to choose...
Amid the current pandemic, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray registered as a voter. In a virtual event hosted by Karen Davila, the 27-year-old model-singer shared her thoughts on the importance of signing up as a voter. "I feel that it's so important, and I feel like I speak for so many when I say...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first day of registration in the National Capital Region (NCR) while under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) saw a heavy turnout of registrants. Comelec/MB In a statement, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez reported that long queues were...
