Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon wants to push the code of conduct for all candidates after the controversial remarks of Mayor Duterte regarding an incident in Davao City that became the hottest topic on various news media in the Philippines. The Commissioner also criticized the Davao City Mayor and presidential candidate about the … Read more
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
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
The decision of the First and Second Divisions disqualifying presidential aspirant Sen. Grace Poe is now final as the Comelec in full session voted to uphold the rulings. The decision of the Comelec was revealed by a reliable sources to Philippine Star. According to sources, the voting was at 5-2 denying the motion for reconsideration … Read more
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed to the media during an interview with various news media organization that the agency will spend less and save money if the plan to have mall-based voting in the 2016 national elections pushed through. According to COMELEC Chairman the savings can be realized because the poll body’s partner-malls are … Read more
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 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 correspondents of Philippine News have already deployed their social media correspondents in the different parts of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to report for the recent election related activities. Our media center will use the different social media accounts of our correspondent to bring us the latest news about the May 2013 Elections. Here’s our … Read more
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