The COMELEC wanted to expedite the resolution of the petition against Bongbong Marcos COMELEC — The Commission on Elections wanted to expedite the resolution on the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In a television interview on Wednesday, COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said that it … Read more
COMELEC bucked the proposed drug test for all candidates in the 2022 elections. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections bucked the proposed drug test for all national and local candidates in the 2022 elections. “We’ve done this before. The Supreme Court ruled against it, and we stopped,” COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez said on Friday, citing … Read more
COMELEC officially released the tentative list of candidates for the 2022 elections. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections officially released on Friday the tentative list of candidates for the May 2022 national and local elections. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said in a tweet that the tentative list of candidates for the upcoming polls was already … Read more
The presidential debate will be face to face with virtual audiences, according to COMELEC. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections said on Thursday that the presidential debate will be face-to-face with virtual audiences. Earlier, COMELEC said that the poll body was eyeing a “hybrid” debate in the upcoming elections due to the threat of coronavirus … Read more
Vice President Leni Robredo wasn’t criminally liable over her comment on vote buying, according to COMELEC. On Thursday, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that Vice President Leni Robredo wasn’t criminally liable over her recent comment regarding vote buying. In an interview on CNN Philippines, COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez said that it’s not something that … 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
The COMELEC was eyeing PHP 200-million unified monitoring center for the 2022 elections. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections was eyeing PHP 200-million unified monitoring center for the 2022 national and local elections. COMELEC has issued a call for bidders to set up an “Election Monitoring and Action Center (CEMAC)” for the 2022 elections for … Read more
Is Sen. Bong Revilla Running for President in 2022? BONG REVILLA – The actor-turned-senator broke his silence on the possibility of running for president under the LAKAS-CMD party. Talks about the Election 2022 are undeniably everywhere now. The period set for the filing of candidacies is over and the presidential aspirants were determined. However, undeniably, … Read more
COMELEC will regulate and monitor electoral campaigns and spending in social media ahead of the 2022 elections. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections will regulate and monitor electoral campaigns and spending in social media ahead of the 2022 elections. The COMELEC has engaged Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to monitor and regulate the electoral campaigns … Read more
COMELEC was set to work with e-wallet operators against online vote-buying. COMELEC — The Commission on Elections was set to work with electronic wallet operators in order to help the poll body track vote-buying online for the 2022 elections. COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez bared on “The Mangahas Interviews” that vote-buying was prevalent online via e-wallets … Read more