MANILA – Senator Manny Pacquiao is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to suspend rules that hinder candidates from helping disaster victims, such as residents of Eastern Visayas affected by Tropical Depression Agaton.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will convene on Saturday to officially activate the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) in preparatio... Read full article
MANILA – Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has led the filing of a bill seeking to extend the voter registration deadline for the May 2022 elections from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31 this year.... Read full article
MANILA – Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night enjoined Filipinos to “come to terms” with the results of the May 9 polls, noting that incoming leaders including President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would need their cooperation... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday said there would be more success stories for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) if he and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III win in the May ... Read full article
Comelec-NIR election director Lionel Marco Castillano told the Philippine News Agency in an interview on Wednesday that election officers across the region were instructed to undertake these simple but meaningful activities throughout the month.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is now accepting bidders for the second bidding for the contract to lease of additional OMR (optical mark reader) machines or vote counting machines (VCMs) to be used in the May 2022 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to allow its chief Saidamen Pangarungan to classify areas under "Comelec control" to fast-track its preparations just over a month before the May 9 polls.... Read full article
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 – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the new extended voter registration hours in all Offices of Election Officer (OEOs) nationwide starting next week.... Read full article
ILOILO CITY – The city government here has appealed for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc to extend the voter’s registration for 30 days to allow more Filipinos to register and cast their votes in next year’s elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) decision turning down the candidacy of a man running for senator.... Read full article