Gabriela lauds Comelec’s junking of NTF-ELCAC motion
The Gabriela Women’s Party on Sunday lauded the decision of the Commission on Elections junking the petition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
The Gabriela Women’s Party on Sunday lauded the decision of the Commission on Elections junking the petition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said the poll body has started preparations to face the petition filed by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal who sought to nullify the postponement of the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Office of the President and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to comment on the petition of election lawyer Romulo Macalintal who sought to nullify and declare as unconstitutional the postponement of the 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
Commission on Elections chair George Erwin Garcia on Tuesday (Oct. 18) expressed belief that Congress has the power to extend the terms Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials.
Newly appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioners Ernesto Maceda Jr. and Nelson Celis took their oath before poll body chief George Garcia Monday (October 10).
The ballots printed for the December 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections can still be used next year, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said.
Expenses for the December 5 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) will soar if Congress fails to pass the bill postponing it by the end of October, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said Wednesday (September 28).
The reshuffle of Comelec officials continue as poll body chief George Garcia designates acting chiefs of four divisions.
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the poll body’s citizen’s arm in two upcoming plebiscites this September and October.
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Thursday (Sept. 15) expressed support for the bill that will have the Office of the Civil Registrar General regularly submit to the poll body a list of deceased voters.