COMELEC To Voters: “Pagkaboto ninyo po sa presinto, huwag nang mag-Marites”

COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia

COMELEC: “Huwag nang pakalat-kalat pa sa polling place, umuwi na lang po kaagad, dire-diretso po sa bahay.” COMELEC — The Commission on Elections urged voters not to loiter inside polling places in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During Thursday’s Pandesal Forum, COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia urged voters not to hang around … Read more

COMELEC Exec Says New Senators May Be Proclaimed By May 15, 16

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COMELEC exec: “Usually po mga May 15 to May 16, we can already proclaim our senators.” COMELEC — A Commission on Elections official said on Thursday that new senators may be proclaimed by May 15 to May 16, 2022. COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia said during the Pandesal Forum on Thursday that the country’s new senators … Read more

Bongbong Marcos Releases Statement After Comelec Junks Last DQ Case

Bongbong Marcos

Here’s the reaction of Bongbong Marcos after Comelec junk the last DQ case filed against him BONGBONG MARCOS – The former senator-now-presidential candidate released a statement after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) junked the last disqualification case filed against him. Bongbong Marcos or BBM runs for president in the coming elections together with his runningmate, … Read more

Garcia Speaks On Placing Quezon Province Under COMELEC Control

COMELEC Commissioner George Erwin Garcia

Here’s what COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia said about placing Quezon Province under COMELEC control. GEORGE ERWIN GARCIA — Here’s what the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner said about placing Quezon Province under COMELEC control. On Monday, April 18, the COMELEC commissioner urged the people of the Province of Quezon to maintain peace in their area … Read more

COMELEC Says No Rule Preventing Duterte From Endorsing Candidates

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No rule prohibits President Duterte from endorsing candidates, according to COMELEC. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections said that no rule prohibits President Rodrigo Duterte from endorsing political candidates running for office in the 2022 elections. During a joint press briefing with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday, April 7, … Read more

COMELEC Wants Participation In Debates Mandatory

COMELEC Commissioner George Erwin Garcia

The COMELEC wants to make participation in the debates it organizes mandatory. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections wants to make participation in the debates it organizes mandatory, especially in the next polls. On Monday, the poll body said that it would push for a law that could disqualify national and local candidates from the … Read more

COMELEC To Seek Help From PNP, NBI vs Fake News

COMELEC Commissioner George Garcia

The COMELEC will seek help from PNP and NBI to go after the perpetrators behind fake news. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections will seek help from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to go after the perpetrators behind fake news about the poll body and the electoral process. … Read more