President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Marlon Sabucido Casquejo as new commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Vote buying, missing poll centers biggest headaches on election day
Albayalde said areas with reports of vote buying include Taguig City, Calauag and Lucena towns in Quezon, and Calamba City in Laguna.
Kailan pa? Comelec waits for Duterte’s 2 new appointees
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping that President Rodrigo R. Duterte will appoint two more poll commissioners soon.
Duterte appointees to dominate Comelec in 2019 polls
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to fill up three more vacancies in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) before the 2019 mid-term elections.
Christian Lim named acting Comelec chair
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has been designated as acting Chairman of the poll body a day after Chairman Juan Andres Bautista officially vacated his post.
Guanzon tells Andy Bautista to go on leave: Kami naaabala sa problema mo!
Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon has urged the poll body’s chair, Andres Bautista, to go on leave amid the much publicized marital dispute with his wife.
Why blame Bongbong for the blunder? Marcos camp says Comelec at fault for Smartmatic’s P2-B demand for VCMs
The camp of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has cried foul at the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) allegation he is to blame for the delay in the return of vote counting machines to polling technology provider Smartmatic.
Anyare? Marcos camp twits Comelec, BI for HDO inaction on Smartmatic respondent
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) owe the camp of Senator Bongbong Marcos an explanation.
Napuno na? Commissioner Christian Lim resigns as Comelec panel head after en banc OKs SOCE filing extension
Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has announced his resignation as head of the Commission on Elections’ finance office, a day after his colleagues in the en banc approved the Liberal Party’s request to extend the filing of its statement of contributions and expenses (SOCE) beyond the June 8 deadline.
Bend it like Daang Matuwid! Comelec gives LP, Mar extension to file SOCE
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has granted the Liberal Party’s request to extend the filing of its statement of contributions and expenses (SOCE) beyond the June 8 deadline set for meeting the requirement.
Anyare?! Here’s what baffles Guanzon about Duterte
How on earth was Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte able to appear before two notaries which were several miles apart from each other to have his two certificates of candidacies authenticated in just one day?
Watak-watak: Comelec agrees on ballot printing date but not without a cat fight
Before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finally decided on the February 8 “absolute deadline” to start printing ballots, the agency was racked by deep divisions with at least two commissioners seeking to delay printing to wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on the disqualification cases against Senator Grace Poe.
May tinatago? Duterte takes issue with Guanzon’s social media clean up
The camp of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte smells something fishy with Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon’s decision to tidy up her social media accounts.
Poll ballots to bear Grace’s name by February 1 if…
Senator Grace Poe’s camp can heave a sigh of relief with the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) assurance that her name would be included in the ballot if the Supreme Court’s (SC) oral arguments on her disqualification cases persist beyond February 1.
Ayaw din namin sa ‘yo: Duterte camp wants Guanzon out of his DQ cases
“Biased” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has been asked not to take part in tackling the three existing disqualification cases against Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
No more time to impeach Comelec officials, says Romulo
An ally of presidential aspirant Grace Poe on Tuesday said that there will be no more time to impeach Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials.
Brillantes has nothing but dirt on Guanzon
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes blasted Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for her demeanor and alleged bias in the whole comment-filing brouhaha before the Supreme Court (SC).
Guanzon lawyering for Mar? Chiz wants to know…
Sen. Chiz Escudero accused Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of lawyering against another presidential candidate which is most porbably the reason behind her unprecedented move to proceed to the Supreme Court with her reply to the disqualification case against Sen. Grace Poe.
Liberal Party slams ‘spoiled brat’ Escudero
A Liberal Party (LP) spokesman has come to the defense of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, but not before describing Senator Chiz Escudero as someone with the temperament of a spoiled brat.
E di ikaw na humarap sa SC! Here’s why Guanzon told Chiz to lawyer for Poe
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has advised Senator Francis Escudero to assume the role of Senator Grace Poe’s lawyer since he appears to be taking the cudgels for her amid the controversy surrounding her disqualification case.
Bautista says polls more important than him, Guanzon
The May 2016 national elections are bigger than the two of us.
This was practically Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista’s message to Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, whom he rubbed the wrong way when he asked her to explain why she filed a comment before the Supreme Court (SC) sans his blessing.
Problema nila yan! Mar distances self from infighting at Comelec
Unlike Senator Grace Poe, administration standard bearer Mar Roxas would rather stay out of the ongoing feud between Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon than give any comment as to how their misunderstanding could affect the May elections.
Kakagat ba? Guanzon dares Bautista to show transparency
The ball is in Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista’s court.
Guanzon on alleged ‘closeness’ with Roxas: ‘We’re not textmates’
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has finally denied reports of her alleged closeness to Liberal Party (LP) presidential bet Mar Roxas, saying they’re neither relatives nor BFFs.
