In a statement, the poll body said the filing of COCs will run until May 7, for those seeking to be elected as District Representatives.... Read full article
MANILA – An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday called on the public to set aside time to register as voters, with only over a month left before the registration deadline on September 30.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it is mulling the options of either suspending overseas voting or even declaring a failure of elections in Afghanistan and Ukraine.... Read full article
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has ordered that face shields shall only be used in crowded places, close-contact settings, and confined and enclosed spaces (3Cs).... Read full article
MANILA – Presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. vowed to fund further research on alternative raw materials for animal feeds to lower the price of pork if he wins in the May 9 national elections.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday said he is willing to attend a special session of Congress if called by President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss the possible declaration of a state of economic emergency... 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
MANILA – An official of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Wednesday pointed out the importance of building the country's own satellites, even if other countries could share data from their satellites.... Read full article
Comelec Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) has not reported any suspension of voter registration activities abroad.... 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
Lacson said funds allocated to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) cannot be realigned to other agencies, but unspent allocations may be declared as savings and returned to the National Treasury for other uses.... Read full article