Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s Party Missing in COMELEC’s Official Ballots

Presidential candidate and one of the country’s most productive lawmakers, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago caught the media’s attention after COMELEC revealed that in the printing of the ballots for the 2016 elections, Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago’s political party had not been included. The printing of the official ballots was temporarily stopped on Wednesday due to the … Read more

Official List of Party List Candidates Released by COMELEC

The national poll body, Commission Elections (COMELEC) released the official list of national candidates for the 2016 national elections. The official list of Party List Candidates was also released by the Comelec alongside the official national post. See Also: Watch the Soft Side of Mayor Rody Duterte According to the Comelec’s announcement on Monday, the … Read more

Comelec Discovered Errors in the Source Codes of Voting Machines

The national poll body, the Commission on Elections discovered some errors in the source codes of the Automated Election System (AES), less than three months before the highly anticipated May 9, 2016 national elections. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista confirmed to the media that there were problems with the source codes of the voting machines. According … Read more

COMELEC Released the Certified List of Presidential & Vice Presidential Candidates for 2016

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the certified list of names of presidential and vice presidential candidates for the 2016 national elections on Friday afternoon. The names released by the poll body will appear on the official ballot in the upcoming elections. Official List of Presidential Candidates: Six candidates will be vying for the country’s … Read more

Junk Disqualification Case Against Duterte Appealed by Petitioner

The Commission on Election (Comelec) have already decided to junk all the disqualification cases against Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and declared him as an official presidential candidate but the petitioner of the case sought to overturn the decision of the Comelec. Photo Credit: CNN Philippines Petitioner Ruben Castor who is a broadcaster appealed the case, in … Read more

Reasons Why Mayor Duterte Won’t Participate in COMELEC’s Presidential Debate

One of the country’s most popular candidate especially on social media, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City, revealed to the media the main reasons why he won’t participate in the Presidential Debate to be sponsored by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). According to the tough-talking Mayor of Davao City and PDP-Laban’s standard-bearer, he would only … Read more

COMELEC Warns Candidates Who Violates Poll Guidelines on Campaign Materials

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) through COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista warns candidates who will be caught violating the poll body’s guidelines on the posting of campaign materials in different parts of Metro Manila. A Memorandum of Agreement with the DPWH and the MMDA. COMELEC chairman Andres Bautista was present during the signing of memorandum of … Read more

COMELEC Published an Initial List of Local Candidates for the 2016 Polls

The country’s poll body, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has published an initial list of local candidates for the 2016 polls. Although there’s already a list, it is still subject to verification and editing and candidates can request for corrections. The COMELEC has yet published a final list of national candidates according to the latest announcement … Read more