COMELEC Bucks Proposed Drug Test For All Candidates In 2022 Elections

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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 Says Presidential Debate Will Be Face To Face With Virtual Audiences

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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

COMELEC Says Leni Robredo Not Liable Over Comment On Vote Buying

James Jimenez and Leni Robredo

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

COMELEC Spox Disagrees With Leni Robredo’s Remark On Vote Buying

James Jimenez and Leni Robredo

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

COMELEC Eyes PHP 200-Million Unified Monitoring Center For 2022 Elections

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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

Bong Revilla Breaks Silence on Possibility of Running for President

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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 To Regulate and Monitor Electoral Campaigns, Spending In Social Media

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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 To Work With E-Wallet Operators vs Online Vote-buying

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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

COMELEC Spox Says Congress Should Propose Restrictions On Candidate Substitution Rule

COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez

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