Gov. ER Ejercito Disqualifed for Election Overspending in Laguna

The national poll body, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) First Division disqualified Laguna Governor ER Ejercito for overspending during the May 2013 Elections as announced by COMELEC on Thursday, September 26, 2013. The long-time governor of Laguna ran under the opposition party, the United Nationalist Alliance, defeated the administration’s bet, Edgar San Luis of the … Read more

Voter Registration for Brgy. & SK Elections No Extensions

The COMELEC (Commission on Elections) decided that there will be no more extension of the voter registration for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. The deadline of registration ends at around 5:00 PM, July 31, 2013. For the past few days various groups appealed to the COMELEC to extend the deadline for registration, as more … Read more

COMELEC Proclaimed Magic 12 Senators (Video)

THe Commission on Elections (COMELEC) have already named the 3 remaining winning senators on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The three senator-elect completed the Magic 12 in the upcoming 16th Congress. Two United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) candidates were proclaimed together with 1 Team PNoy candidate. The last Team PNoy candidate to make it to the Magic … Read more

Teachers Allowance for May 2013 Elections Reduced to P4,000

The Commission on Elections announced that the Public School Teachers who will be performing their duties in various Election precinct nationwide will be reduced to P4,000 from the previous P4,300. The COMELEC stated that the (–foul word(s) removed–)igned teachers to work during the May 2013 Elections will be receiving P3,000 for honorarium, P500 for transpotation … Read more

COMELEC Launched Boy Bawal Campaign (Video)

Boy Bawal

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) have already unleashed their new mascot against election campaign violators. The Philippine poll body published a 2-minute video clip featuring its poster boy. The video features Boy Bawal issued a warning against campaign violators with a special participation of COMELEC Commissioner Sixto Brillantes who was quoted as saying that, “Umpisa … Read more

COMELEC Launches Election Awareness Website (Video)

COMELEC Complaint

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) launched their new election awareness website as they take their fight against election campaign violators to the Internet. The Philippine-Election governing body launched the website www.mycomelec.tv, just before the official star of the May 2013 election campaign period. The site contains the rules and regulations for political advertisements, ways people … Read more

COMELEC Warns May 2013 Election Bets for Poster Violation

May 2013 Elections

The campaign period of the May 2013 elections will start this coming February 12 but some election bets have already started to post their streamers and poster so the COMELEC issued a warning to candidates. According to COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez, candidates of the May 13 polls who violates the election campaign requirements may face … Read more

2013 Senatorial Candidates Official List by COMELEC

Senatorial Elections

The Commission on Elections of the Republic of the Philippines have already released the list of official candidates for the Upper House of the Legislative Branch of government, the Senate. Based upon the official list of the COMELEC, a total of 33 Senatorial Candidates p(–foul word(s) removed–)ed the necessary requirements and were eligible to run … Read more