Comelec reminds candidates: Spend only P5 per voter

LAOAG CITY — A Commission on Elections (Comelec) official has reminded candidates in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to stick to the maximum PHP5 expenditure per registered voter,…

Over 17K COCs on first day of filing period for May 14 local polls

MANILA — More than 17,000 Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) have been filed by aspirants for the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) on the first day of the filing period…

Cops raid SK vice mayor’s house, seize guns

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat — Police in Sultan Kudarat arrested Friday the vice mayor of Palimbang town and seized high-powered guns during a raid. Two other persons were arrested for gun…

Shipping of election materials to start this week: Comelec

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start sending election paraphernalia, including official ballots, to the different parts of the country this week. This, as the bill proposing postponement of…

4 election gun ban violators nabbed in west Visayas

ILOILO CITY — The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) has reminded the public that the implementation of the election gun ban will continue as long as there is no law postponing…

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…

Senate approves bill postponing barangay, SK elections to May 2018

MANILA — The Senate on Wednesday passed on third and final reading a bill postponing barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth) elections to May 2018 instead of holding it next month.…

Voter registration for barangay, SK polls to resume on Nov. 7 — Comelec

MANILA — The resumption of voter registration for the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls will start on Nov. 7, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday. In…