An initial 66 out of 183 aspirants for Senate seats would be included in the official list of candidates for next year's polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he does not believe that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) could disregard the rule of opening ballot printing to election observation groups.... Read full article
MANILA – Multi-sectoral organizations on Tuesday urged the Commission on Elections to bar from next year's elections some party-list groups that have links to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will proceed with the printing of the ballots for the May 9 elections despite the temporary restraining orders (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court (SC) in favor of the declared nuisance candidates.... Read full article
The High Court also resolved to consolidate two petitions filed by respondents Rosal, Oscar Robert Cristobal, Alfredo Garbin Jr., and Joseph Armogila in connection with the case.... Read full article
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Caraga (Region 13) on Thursday said its Regional Task Group (RTG) has been activated to ensure an orderly, safe, and secure 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday adjourned sine die its third and final session of the 18th Congress, leaving behind key legislation that would help the country recover from the pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque is urging Filipino voters to choose candidates who possess a mastery of the law and can build consensus in a collegial body.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has given the parties in the two disqualification cases filed against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr. 48 hours to file their memoranda.... Read full article
MANILA – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has summoned representatives from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and news outlet Manila Bulletin (MB) following a report of alleged hacking and data breach involving the poll body's servers.... Read full article
"We are all systems go for the special election in Antipolo City," Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in a telephone interview.... Read full article
In a brief statement, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said they have completed the printing of 252,793 ballots at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City afternoon of Feb. 20.... Read full article