MANILA – The first day of the three-day local absentee voting (LAV) went on smoothly as there were no reported glitches or untoward incidents so far, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – A committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday adopted two resolutions urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31.... Read full article
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday signed Republic Act (RA) 12317, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of September 2026.... Read full article
Of the total applicants, 15,179 registered for the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth) elections, while 21,739 applied for regular registration.... Read full article
TACLOBAN CITY – Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday night called on for a revolution against poverty as he asked voters to give him a chance to lead the country in the next six years.... Read full article
GUIGUINTO, Bulacan – Vice Presidential aspirant Sara Duterte on Tuesday honored Filipino women and recalled the bravery of Trinidad Tecson in celebration of International Women’s Day.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) will be allowed to vote during the May 9, 2022 elections but only within the jail premises on the same day and under the supervision of a special board of election inspectors (BEIs).... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday launched the local source code review (LSCR) of the automated election system (AES) to be used in the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE).... Read full article
MANILA – Senatorial candidates of the tandem of presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis Pangilinan appealed anew to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday to allow Robredo's office to continue its aid missions, ci... Read full article
The Supreme Court (SC) upheld the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualifying a candidate in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for violating provisions of the SK Reform Law's "anti-dynasty" clause.... Read full article
Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said they are waiting for the Senate and House of Representatives to pass the law that officially sets the date for the BPE on Sept. 14, 2026.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Siquijor province on Thursday held a simulation exercise for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs)...... Read full article