The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) clarified to the Filipino public that they can’t stop early election campaigns staged by various politicians both running for local and national elections due to a Supreme Court Ruling. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, noted that premature campaigning is no longer in the stature book because of the Supreme Court’s decision … Read more
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) started accepting the Certificate of Candidacies (COC’s) of Filipinos who are willing to run for national posts in the country. During the first day of COC filings, some of the most prominent names in politics decided to file their candidacy for Senators, President and Vice President. According to the COMELEC, … Read more
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced the starts of Online Voters’ Registration for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) which can now be accessed worldwide. The DFA through their DFA-Overseas Voting Secretariat said on Thursday that it had opened iRehistro in the Foreign Service Posts in the Asia-Pacific Region. According … Read more
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has appointed former Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Atty. Andres Bautista as Commission on Election (COMELE) chief on April 28, 2015. The appointment of the former PCGG Chief was approved on April 28, as what Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte revealed. Aside from the new COMELEC Chief, President Aquino … Read more
The country’s poll body, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced the official schedule of Filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the 2016 National Elections. The COMELEC has set the date October 12 to 16, 2015 as filing of certificates of candidacy schedule for those running in the 2016 elections, from President down to Local … Read more
Former Cadiz City Mayor Rowena Guanzon is one of those who were being considered to head the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), after the former chairman Sixto Brillantes resigned from his post as the highest official of the Commission on Elections. According to some sources, the former mayor from Negros Occidental was identified with the lawyers … Read more
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