Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star February 12, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Starting today, failure to remove illegal campaign materials could lead to the disqualification of candidates and party-list groups even if they win in the polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Notices will be issued today and candidates have three … Read more
The 90-day campaign period for the national candidates vying for positions in Eleksyon 2025 started Tuesday, February 11, while local candidates will begin wooing their constituents on March 28. However, campaigning will be prohibited on April 17 (Maundy Thursday), April 18 (Good Friday), May 11 (eve of Election Day), and May 12 (Election Day). Here are … Read more
(UPDATE) THE seven-man Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc is now complete after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named two career officials as new commissioners following the mandatory retirement early this month of Commissioners Socorro Inteng and Marlon Casquejo. The new commissioners are Comelec legal department chief Maria Norina Tangaro-Casingal and Comelec Region 1 Director Noli … Read more
Comelec legal chief named new poll commissioner Philstar.com Comelec Region 1 director named commissioner pna.gov.ph Comelec’s new commissioner is law department head Casingal INQUIRER.net Marcos names new Comelec commissioner The Manila Times Comelec names law department chief as new commissioner Daily Tribune (Philippines) Source link
Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star February 10, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Before the start tomorrow of the campaign period for national candidates in the May 2025 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all senatorial bets and party-list groups to voluntarily remove all their illegal campaign materials. Comelec Chairman George Garcia … Read more
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has intensified its campaign against vote-buying and the misuse of government resources in the run-up to the May 12 elections. Through a resolution, Comelec expanded the powers and functions of the Committee on Kontra-Bigay, integrating strict guidelines to curb electoral violations. Source link
Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star January 28, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — As the printing of about 73 million official ballots for the May 2025 midterm polls began yesterday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) terminated part of its contract with technology provider Miru Systems. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the poll body opted … Read more
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday uploaded the new ballot faces for the 2025 national and local elections on its website, ahead of its planned resumption of printing on Monday. Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco confirmed this to GMA News Online through a Viber message. The new ballot faces contain the 66 senatorial candidates … Read more
MANILA, Philippines — Citing lack of material time, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided to push through with the printing of ballots on Saturday regardless of the developments in the coming days leading to the scheduled date. Chairman George Erwin Garcia said he would write Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, informing him about the the … Read more
Daphne Galvez – The Philippine Star January 23, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court is done issuing temporary restraining orders (TROs) covering disqualified candidates, and printing of ballots for the midterm polls can now proceed, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). “The earliest is Friday, the latest is Saturday,” Comelec Chairman … Read more