COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed that he will submit his courtesy resignation. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS — On Thursday, COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez revealed that he will submit his courtesy resignation to their Acting Chairman Socorro Inting. Jimenez said in a virtual press briefing that he will submit his courtesy resignation in order to give Inting … Read more
COMELEC spokesperson responded to critics of the new rule on political candidates’ YouTube verification. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS — COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez recently responded to critics of the new rule on political candidates’ YouTube verification. On Monday, Jimenez hit critics of the newly-announced rule asking political candidates to verify their official YouTube channels for the … Read more
YouTube had been overtaking Facebook as a social media app of choice, according to a COMELEC spokesperson. COMELEC — A spokesperson for the Commission on Elections said that YouTube was “full of fake news” as it had been overtaking Facebook as a social media app of choice. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the Google … Read more
The COMELEC spokesperson has disagreed with Vice President Leni Robredo’s remark on vote buying. COMELEC — The spokesperson of the Commission on Elections publicly disagreed with presidential aspirant Leni Robredo’s remark on vote buying. On Wednesday, COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez reminded the public that vote buying was still an election offense “regardless of financial situation … Read more
A COMELEC spokesperson said that any “news” of Robredo’s disqualification was fake. LENI ROBREDO — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) recently clarified that the Vice President has not been disqualified from the 2022 elections. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said in his tweet that Robredo has not been disqualified from the 2022 polls, adding that videos … Read more
Congress should propose restrictions on candidate substitution rule, according to a COMELEC spokesperson. COMELEC — A spokesperson from the Commission on Elections said that Congress should propose restrictions on candidate substitution rule instead of removing it. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez encouraged Congress to propose restrictions instead of removing the candidate substitution rule from the Omnibus … Read more
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez on COC filing: “proceeded smoothly” On Friday, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said that the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for those running in the 2022 national elections has “proceeded smoothly”. In a short press briefing three hours into the COC filing, Jimenez said that the filing has … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic had been the “basis” of the Comelec’s preparations for the 2022 elections, according to its spokesperson. The spokesperson of the Commission on Elections on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic had been the “basis” of the Comelec’s preparations — which was already ongoing — for the May 2022 elections. This, as Director … Read more
Comelec didn’t see a need to postpone the 2022 elections amid pandemic, according to its spokesperson. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) didn’t see a need to postpone the May 2022 elections amid pandemic, according to its spokesperson. This, as Director James Jimenez on Friday said in an interview on GMA Network’s Dobol B sa News … Read more