Tag: COMELEC

Comelec to hold mock midterm polls on Saturday, Jan. 19

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections is slated to hold mock midterm elections on Saturday, Jan. 19, to “test and ensure the security features, accuracy, and functionality” of the automated electoral system. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 17. According to Jimenez, the mock polls will be held in 60 polling places across the country. These include Quezon City, Taguig, Manila, Pasig, Pateros, Valenzuela City, Muntinlupa City, […]

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Trillanes asks Comelec for gun ban exemption

But Palace dismisses senator’s fears for his life as a “figment of his imagination” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, January 17, revealed he has asked the Commission on Elections to allow him to be exempted from the gun ban due to alleged threats to his security. According to Trillanes, “hindi nawala ang threat kasi the moment na pinagplanuhan kang patayin, aantayin na lang (ang) opportunity.” But in a press conference, Presidential […]

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Comelec places Daraga, Albay and Cotabato under its control

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has placed under its control Daraga, Albay and Cotabato ahead of the 2019 elections. In placing these areas under its direct control and supervision, the Comelec cited what it said were  incidents that could also affect the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite slated in January and next month. Rep. Rodel Batocabe was killed in what police said was a politically motivated crime in Daraga in December last year. […]

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AFP, PNP, Comelec meet to ensure peaceful 2019 polls, BOL plebiscite

(Eagle News)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and the Commission on Elections met on Thursday, Jan. 10, to discuss preparations to  ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2019  elections and the Bangsamoro Organic law plebiscite this month. In a statement, the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Committee, as the agencies are jointly called, said the meeting was to “further synergize our respective police and military strategies into a national campaign that will defeat […]

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Comelec: Official list of candidates for 2019 polls to be released before Jan. 23

(Eagle News)—The Commission on Elections on Monday, Jan. 7, said the official list of candidates for the 2019 elections will be released before Jan. 23. In a television interview, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said those who would not be included in the official list would not be included in the official ballots. He said the printing of the ballots would start by the third week of January. The 2019 elections are slated on May 13. […]

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Duterte wants Daraga, Albay under Comelec control

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 26, urged the Commission on Elections to place Daraga, Albay under control. The President made the recommendation following the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, who had filed his candidacy for mayor of the town for the 2019 elections, as he visited the lawmaker’s wake. “But if you are the one na gumagawa ng kalokohan, pinapatay ‘yung mga kalaban, p***** *na mo pupuntahan kita dito. I will personally confront […]

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Two lawmakers urge Comelec to declare La Union an election hotspot

(Eagle News) — Two lawmakers urged the Commission on Elections to declare La Union an election hotspot ahead of the 2019 elections. “Doing so could go a long way in reassuring the people of La Union that their government is taking the necessary steps to ensure their safety and the peaceful conduct of elections in the province,” Senator Nancy Binay said. La Union Rep. Sandra Eriguel, whose husband, former lawmaker Eufranio Eriguel, was gunned down […]

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Comelec: Gun ban to start on Jan. 13 next year

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Friday, November 23, said the start of the gun ban for the 2019 elections was on  January 13, 2019. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the ban would last until June 12 of that year. During this time, the Comelec said any permit to carry weapons outside an individual’s residence or place of business would be ineffective. Jimenez said those who wish to be exempted from the gun ban […]

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SC upholds Comelec decision to indict erstwhile municipal mayor, several others for unlawful arrest of mayoral contender

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 13, sided with the Commission on Elections in its decision to file charges against an erstwhile municipal mayor in Zamboanga del Norte and several others for the allegedly  unlawful arrest and detention of a man who was supposed to run against him in the 2016 elections. In a media briefer, the SC said the en banc dismissed the petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance […]

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Noted gov’t personalities beat deadline for COC filing for 2019 senate race

  (Eagle News) — Noted government officials and personalities, including former senators seeking a senate comeback and other former government officials, beat the deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy to run as senatorial bets for the May 2019 polls on Wednesday, October 17. Among those who filed their COCs were former presidential adviser for political affairs Francis Tolentino who is running under the PDP-Laban ruling party, former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., who […]

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Enrile re-files certificate of candidacy as senate bet for May 2019 polls

  (Eagle News) — Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile refiled his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, October 17, as a senatorial candidate for next year’s elections after the wrong profession was listed in the COC he had earlier filed on Tuesday. Enrile, 94, went to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila to refile his COC where his correct profession as a “lawyer” is listed. In the first COC filed for […]

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Bam Aquino files COC to seek reelection; HR lawyer Diokno also files COC under LP

  (Eagle News) – Senator Bam Aquino is seeking re-election under the opposition Liberal Party as he filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Manila. Aquino is seeking his second term as senator. On Tuesday, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno also filed his certificate of candidacy as a senatorial bet also under the opposition Liberal Party. Diokno served as chairman of the […]

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