"Subject to reasonable exceptions, the DBOC (District Board of Canvassers) must complete its canvass within 36 hours from the time it initially convened," Comelec en banc Resolution 11197 read.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is prepared to resolve technical problems that may arise during the May 9 elections, an official said on Tuesday.... Read full article
Data from the poll body show 161,429 applications processed from Feb. 9 to March 31, the deadline of the registration period for the BARMM’s first regular elections on the second Monday of September.... Read full article
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police authorities in Sarangani are closely monitoring areas in the province identified as potential hotspots or “areas of concern” in previous elections.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday said it is necessary to construct distinct field offices for constitutional bodies separate from the local executive and legislative offices to show the constitutional independence and autonomy of these offices.... Read full article
In a social media post, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said 7,555 voters checked “yes” to rename the municipality of San Isidro to Sawata, and Barangay Sawata to Barangay Poblacion.... Read full article
“We will do a second round of offsite registration because we have seen that these activities were able to catch and register more voters than waiting for them to come to our offices,” he said.... Read full article
MANILA – Should they win in the May 9 elections, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III sees it not as a "privilege" but as "calling sacrifice".... Read full article
MANILA – The People’s Reform Party (PRP) has officially adopted Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as its vice presidential candidate in the May 9 national and local elections.... Read full article
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Three Mindanao-based Ateneo schools on Wednesday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open more satellite registration centers for voters who have yet to register as the October 30 deadline nears.... Read full article
MANILA – Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso vowed to build disaster-resilient mass housing and supports the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) once he gets elected.... 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