Tag: COMELEC

Vote-counting machines para sa 2019 polls, isasailalim sa source code review

Isasailalim sa source code review ng mga local expert ang vote counting machines (VCMs) na gagamitin sa darating na eleksyon sa 2019. Ayon kay Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang nasabing review ay makakatulong para matiyak ang integridad ng mga makina na gagamitin sa nalalapit na halalan. Katulad ng nagdaang eleksyon, ang Comelec ang magpapatakbo ng mga makina mula sa Smartmatic. Susundinng makina ang 25 percent shading threshold policy kapareho noong 2016 elections. Samantala, […]

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House leadership lauds Comelec decision to resched COC filing period

(Eagle News)—The House leadership has lauded the Commission on Elections’ decision to “accede to (their) request” for the rescheduling of the filing period of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 elections. “Now, we can buckle down to work and focus on deliberating the priority legislative measures of the President without the distractions of electoral campaign,” House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said. “We expect more productive sessions ahead, with the end in view of completing […]

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Comelec: Plebiscite for ratification of BOL slated in January 2019

(Eagle News) — The plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law will be on January 21, 2019. This is according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, who issued a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 5. According to Jimenez, special registration activities would be conducted in Bangsamoro “core territories” from Sept. 11 to 13, 2018. The plebiscite period, on the other hand, was from Dec. 7, 2018 to Feb. 5, 2019. The campaign period for […]

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Bentahan ng database sa Comelec at mga dealer, matagal nang umiiral – SP Sotto

(Eagle News) — Inamin ni Senate President Vicente Sotto na matagal nang nangyayari ang bentahan ng database ng ilang tiwaling opisyal ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) at mga dealer. Nauna nang ibinunyag ni Atty. Glen Chong ng Tanggulang Demokrasya sa pagdinig ng Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms ang umano’y bentahan ng data base para maisagawa ang pandaraya sa eleksyon. Ayon kay Sotto, madalas na nangyayari ang dayaan gamit ang database sa mga lokal na pamahalaan. […]

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COMELEC sides with Robredo, tells tribunal 25% shaded ovals are valid votes

  (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections backed the position of Vice-President Leni Robredo on the 25 percent shading threshold for votes in the manual recount, as it sent its comment to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal on the poll protest case filed by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In its comment sent by the Comelec legal department, the poll body said that it considered as “valid votes” marks that “cover at least about […]

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Comelec suspends work in several offices

(Eagle News)—-The Commission on Elections suspended work in several of its offices on Wednesday, July 18. In an advisory, the Comelec said work was suspended in the National Capital Region, Regions 4A and 4B, Bataan, Bulacan and Zambales. Voter registration in those areas was also suspended. Monsoon rains have caused flooding in several areas.

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Robredo camp asks PET to disregard SolGen’s stance on ballot shading threshold

(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to disregard the Solicitor General’s stance that the 50 percent ballot shading threshold be used in the ongoing manual recount. The manual recount stems from the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Robredo, who was declared the winner in the vice presidential polls. In a July 13 plea, Romulo Macalintal, Robredo’s lawyer, called the OSG’s conclusion that […]

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Pimentel: SK must urge 1.5 million qualified youth to register for 2019 polls

(Eagle News) — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, July 3, urged the newly elected officials of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to encourage more than a million qualified youth to register for the 2019 national and local elections. “Approximately 1.5 million Filipinos were born between June 2000 and April 2001 — these are young men and women who are qualified to register for the 2019 midterm polls but were too young to register for the May […]

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President Duterte appoints new Comelec commissioner

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new commissioner of the Commission on Elections. Comelec-Davao deputy director Marlon Sabucido Casquejo was appointed to the post based on an appointment letter dated June 18. The letter was signed by the President. Casquejo’s term as ad interim commissioner will expire on Feb. 2, 2025.  

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House minority to reject proposed Comelec budget for 2019 if Smartmatic not replaced

(Eagle News) — Members of the House minority bloc on Thursday, June 14, said they would move for the rejection of the Commission on Elections’ budget proposal for 2019 if the poll agency does not replace Smartmatic as the midterm elections’ technology provider. “Glaring na glaring naman ‘yung lapses nila,” House minority leader Danilo Suarez said. BUHAY party-list Rep. Lito Atienza cited as an example Smartmatic’s alleged lapses during the 2016 elections. He said such […]

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Comelec: Deadline of filing poll expenses today, June 13

    By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all who ran for seats in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, whether winners or losers, to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) until today, Wednesday, June 13. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez noted that so far, there have been no talks to extend the deadline for the filing of SOCE, adding that all local offices nationwide […]

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UPDATED: Abas gets CA nod as Comelec chair

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 23, confirmed the appointment of Sheriff Abas as chair of the Commission on Elections. No one  in the plenary dissented to the confirmation of Abas, 39, who replaced  Andres Bautista following his resignation over allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. During questioning by the CA, Abas said that the Comelec was open to the conduct of hybrid elections in 2019, but that so […]

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