MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Antonio T. Kho Jr. was formally sworn in Thursday as the latest appointee of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Supreme Court (SC).... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang is saddened by the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to no longer push through with the conduct of the final presidential and vice presidential town hall debates.... Read full article
Lawyer John Paul Martin, election officer of Baguio, said the sectoral off-site registration aims to ensure that “all those who want to vote can be registered."... Read full article
MANILA – Not all the 97 aspirants for president, 29 for vice president, and 176 for senators who filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) will make it to the official ballot for the May 9, 2022 polls.... 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
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday appealed to all Metro Manila mayors to set bold targets on vaccinating those who have not yet completed their primary doses or have not received their booster shots against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).... 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 – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday announced that it has started the recall of police escorts assigned to politicians and private individuals who will run for next year's elections back to their respective units.... Read full article
MANILA – Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday lauded the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration for the May 9, 2022 elections from October 11 to October 30...... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will need more time before it can release the list of official candidates for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections.... Read full article
As of Dec. 30, 2022, Comelec Deputy Executive Director for Operations (DEDO) Rafael Olanio said a total of 188,129 Filipinos have applied as first-time registered voters.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will have tech giant Google Philippines as one of its partners in guiding voters to fact-check information regarding the May 9 polls.... Read full article