Senator Risa Hontiveros sought for a hike in allocation for the Commission on Election (Comelec) budget to prepare for the 2022 presidential elections in light of the major health adjustments necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
WATCH | Kasunod ni Sixto! Ex- Comelec chief Jose Melo dies
Melo was succeeded as Comelec chief by Sixto Brillantes who died last Aug. 11.
Ex-Comelec chair Jose Melo dies, 88
MANILA – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Jose Melo has died.
Palace leaves to Comelec decision on voter registration
Malacañang said it is up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to decide on the deferment of the voter registration for the May 2022 elections.
Batas na lang kulang: Comelec exec backs voting via mail for PWDs, elderly
MANILA – An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday supported a bill seeking to allow members of vulnerable sector, particularly senior citizens, to cast their votes by mail.
WATCH | Ex-Comelec chief Brillantes dies
Sixto Brillantes, one of the country’s known election lawyers, was appointed as Comelec chair by former President Noynoy Aquino. His leadership was instrumental in the successful conduct of the 2013 midterm elections.
Key to successful 2013 elections: Comelec mourns death of Sixto Brillantes
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday paid tribute to its late former chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. as a pioneer of transparency measures in the country’s electoral exercises.
Brillantes an exemplary public servant, Jojo Binay says
Former Vice President Jojo Binay has extended his sympathies over the death of former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr.
Palace condoles with family of ex-poll chief Brillantes
Malacañang has expressed its condolences to the family former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. who passed away Tuesday morning.
Ads galore! Comelec spox expects billboards to dominate 2022 elections as sorties may be discouraged
The faces of politikos and political parties may dominate the roads in the run up to the 2022 elections as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of ending anytime soon.
May pera ba? Tito Sotto doubts if people’s initiative for ABS-CBN franchise bill will fly
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III expressed reservations Monday (July 13) over the proposal to grant ABS-CBN a franchise through people’s initiative.
Coronavirus to change political rallies in 2022 – Comelec
Two years before the next presidential elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be new regulations in the conduct of the polls amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Para ligtas sa COVID-19: Comelec spox proposes voting by mail in 2022
With the development of a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seen to take at least a year, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez has proposed voting by mail in 2022 to minimize the risk of voters catching the virus.
WATCH | Goodbye Congress! Comelec affirms disqualification of Cardema as Duterte Youth rep
Goodbye Congress! Comelec affirms disqualification of Ronald Cardema as Duterte Youth rep
WATCH | Sinong mas maganda, ako o si Mocha? – Guanzon
A Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the Comelec, DFA, OWWA, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas and other migrant serving agencies
Comelec eyes ‘hybrid’ 2022 polls
MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to “hybridize” the next national elections in May 2022.
Sinopla! Guanzon schools Cayetano over Duterte Youth’s case: ‘Wag mo kami diktahan
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is irked by a resolution recently filed by the House leadership that urges the poll body to issue certificate of proclamation to controversial party-list group Duterte Youth.
Respeto naman! Guanzon rips House for encroaching on Comelec independence
Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon is not pleased with the House resolution asking the poll body to proclaim certain party-list nominees. “That Resolution…
Namemwersa! Cayetano urges COMELEC to fast track Duterte Youth’s proclamation
The House leadership has issued a resolution urging the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to fast track the issuance of certificate of proclamation to party-list group Duterte Youth.
Cardema out, Cardema wife in: Comelec approves Duterte Youth replacement nominees
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has recognized the new set of nominees submitted by the Duterte Youth party-list.
WATCH | Cardema dapat turuan ng leksyon – Guanzon
Dapat umanong turuan ng leksyon si disqualified Duterte Youth nominee
Ronald Cardema dahil sa kanyang paninira at pang-aalipusta hindi lamang
sa kanya, kung hindi sa buong Comelec.
Guanzon says Cardema’s party-list nomination pullout is irrelevant: Disqualified na nga siya!
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has once again poked fun at her nemesis, disqualified Duterte Youth nominee Ronald Cardema following the latter’s decision to withdraw his nomination from his party-list group.
Guanzon blasts ‘obsessed’ Cardema: Magpa-psychiatrist ka na totoy
Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon hit back at former National Youth Commission chair Ronald Cardema for his “libellous” comments against her, saying he…
Comelec’s Guanzon not running for senator
Despite her increasing popularity following a major tiff with party-list lawmaker wannabe, Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon has ruled out running for senator…
