The Commission on Election (COMELEC) said that they will be re-using the Optical Mark Reader technology as the primary voting system to be used in the 2016 Presidential elections. The announcement was given by Chairman Sixto Brillantes Tuesday, September 2, 2014 afternoon during the en banc meeting. This news is base on ABS-CBN. He also … Read more
The Commission on Election (COMELEC) has allotted P11 billion to buy 121,800 new Precinct Counting Optical Scan (PCOS) machines for the May 2016 national elections. Based upon the report of GMA News Online, Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr. told a congressional hearing for House committee on suffrage and electoral reform that the poll body will conduct … Read more
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced on Saturday, May 24, 2014 that it is looking forward to hold biometric registration for senior citizens and PWDs for the 2016 elections. “Currently, voter’s registration and validation for senior citizens and PWDs are done in Comelec offices but we have received many requests that the voter registration be … Read more
The Commission on Election en banc ordered Laguna Governor ER Ejercito to step down from his official function as head of the Province of Laguna after the COMELEC in back upheld its First Divion’s decision to disqualify him for campaign overspending. The unanimous decision of the COMELEC was released on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. According … Read more
The Commission on Elections announced earlier that starting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the agency started accepting applicants for voter registration in the upcoming May 9, 2016 Synchronized National, Local and ARMM Regional Elections. The COMELEC noted that the registration will end on October 31, 2015. The government agency in-charge of Philippine elections made some … Read more
The Commission on Elections announced that starting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the official registration of voters for the 2016 Presidential Elections will be open to the public. COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., urged the Filipinos to register early. Related Article: May 2016 COMELEC Registration Requirements The COMELEC Office nationwide will be open for the … Read more
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) wrote a letter to the DILG Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II dated November 27, 2013, pertaining to the implementation of Section 74 of Republic Act No. 7166. Attached to the official letter from the COMELEC is the list of local officials who failed to submit their respective Statement of Contributions and … Read more
The Commission on Elections told a total of 424 local officials across the country to leave their posts which includes 12 congressmen, four governors, and 26 mayors including Pasay City’s Antonio Calixto and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto. Related Article: List of Local Officials who Failed to Submit SOCE COMELEC Commissioner Sixto Brillantes Jr. announced … Read more
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
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