Comelec to study requests to exempt BBB projects from ban

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it will be evaluating the request of government agencies to exempt infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program from…

Comelec rolls out vote-counting machine roadshow in Baguio

BAGUIO CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday rolled out a four-day roadshow to inform voters about the vote-counting machine (VCM), eyeing city officials and employees as participants. “Para…

Comelec, stakeholders join hands vs. vote buying

BAGUIO CITY — Various stakeholders in this city, led by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Baguio, joined together on Thursday to campaign for a “vote-buying” and “vote-selling” free mid-term polls in…

Comelec to place La Union on poll hotspot

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will approved recommendations placing La Union under election hotspot or area of immediate concerns due to the killing of…

Comelec: No postponement of midterm polls yet

MANILA — An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday shrugged off reports on the plan to postpone the May 2019 midterm polls. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez noted that…

Comelec – Maguindanao delists 3K voters for multiple registration

COTABATO CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Maguindanao on Sunday has detected multiple registrants and removed about 3,000 voters from the list, a day before the Barangay and Sangguniang…

Cleaning Boxes

 

Comelec to hold village polls simulation in Manila on April 21

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will hold a simulation of the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in Manila on April 21. Comelec-Project Management Office (PMO)…

Comelec to look into ‘wet ballots’ in Marcos poll protest

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will look into the allegations of former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., including the alleged wet ballots at the start of the recount proceedings on…

DENGVAXIA FIASCO AT COMELEC

Comelec begins decryption of ballots in Tolentino poll protest

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday started the decryption of ballot images in connection with the 2016 election protest of senatorial bet Francis Tolentino against Senator Leila De…

Ballots printed in 2017 to be used in 2018 BSKE: Comelec

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be using the more than 59 million official ballots and other accountable and non-accountable forms which were printed for last year, for…

Comelec approves recall petition vs. San Juan mayor Guia Gomez

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved the recall petition filed by losing mayoralty candidate and former San Juan Vice Mayor Francis Zamora against Mayor Guia Gomez. “The…

Voters application forms available at website: Comelec

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is advising those who want to register in the ongoing voter registration to avail of the option that will allow them to minimize queuing…

Comelec employees union shocked over boss’ resignation

MANILA — The employees’ union of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed surprise over the decision of Chairman Juan Andres Bautista to resign from his post effective end of…

Comelec awaits law but, prepared for Oct. 23 polls

MANILA — While there is no law yet postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections,  the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said it is prepared to hold the polls on October…

Comelec to continue polls preparation

CEBU CITY — While the postponement of the local elections is yet to be signed into law, the Commission on Elections will continue its preparations for the October barangay and…

Comelec chief ready to face impeachment complaint

  MANILA — Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista on Thursday claimed he is ready to face the impeachment complaint filed against him. Bautista made the statement after finally making…

Poll commissioners ask Bautista to go on leave or resign

  MANILA — Some six officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have turned their backs on Chairman Juan Andres Bautista after they asked him to take a leave of absence…

3 solons endorse impeach rap vs Comelec chief

MANILA — A former congressman and a lawyer on Wednesday filed an impeachment complaint against Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista before the Office of the Secretary General at the…