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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday was hesitant to comment on the controversy Commission on Elections chief Andres Bautista found himself in following his wife’s allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. “There will always be a case filed so I don’t want to preempt what will happen there. Either by the Ombudsman or Congress,” he said in a media briefing on Monday. According to Duterte, he “might as well just sit down” considering […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Tito Sotto is seeking an investigation into allegations of possible ill-gotten wealth made against Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. In Resolution No.456, Sotto directed the blue ribbon committee to look into the allegations made by Patricia Bautista that the Comelec chief might have amassed nearly P1 billion worth of ill-gotten wealth. “The Commission on Elections, as a constitutional body, must not only be compliant with the laws ensuring honesty and integrity […]
(Eagle News) — Kinakitaan ng justice department ng paglabag sa election protocol ang tauhan ng Smartmatic at Commission on Elections (Comelec) dahil sa pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong gabi ng May 9 ng nakaraang halalan. Matapos kakitaan ng probable cause ng Department of Justice panel ang petition for review na isinumite ni Former Abakada Partylist Rep Jonathan Dela Cruz, ini-utos nito na sampahan ng kasong paglabag sa Section 4 ng Cyber Crime Prevention Act ang […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano makakabuti sa demokrasya ng bansa kung ipagpapaliban na naman ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na nakatakdang gawin sa Oktubre. Ayon kay Senator at Liberal Party President Kiko Pangilinan, mapapahina aniya ang demokrasyang umiiral sa bansa at lalaganap lamang umano ang patronage system dahil sa pag-appoint ng executive branch sa mga magiging opisyal sa mga barangay. Senator Pangilinan: Dapat hayaan […]
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC)and the National Youth Commission (NYC) conducted a motorcade on March 1, 2017, around the university belt area as part of the continuing effort to encourage young people to register for the October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “COMELEC recognizes the youth’s vital role in nation-building and social change, especially in light of the Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, which will be held again this October after seven years. We […]
MANILA – The Commission on Elections is set to conduct satellite registration for qualified women and girls in selected government hospitals nationwide this March in celebration of Women’s Month. With eight months to go before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 23, 2017, the Commission’s Gender and Development (GAD) Committee will spearhead the satellite registration activities from March 1 to March 8 to help ensure wider women voter participation. The Offices of the Election Officers (OEOs) will […]
QUEZON CITY (Eagle News) — Isasagawa ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa ilang Barangay sa Quezon City ang satellite voter’s registration para sa gagawing Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections sa Oktubre ngayong taon. Ito ay isasagawa linggu-linggo simula Pebrero 10 hanggang Marso 18, mula 8:00 ng umaga hanggang 5:00 ng hapon. Ang pagpaparehistro ay isasagwa tuwing Biyernes at Sabado at lilimitahan lamang hanggang 600 na aplikante bawat araw. sNarito ang schedule ng satellite registration sa bawat […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its chair Juan Andres Bautista violated the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and should be charged criminally, according to the National Privacy Commission. This is for the leakage of voters’ data prior to the May 2016 elections when the Comelec’s website was hacked. “The voter database in the Precinct Finder application contained each voter’s complete name, date of birth, gender, civil status, address, precinct number, birthplace, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections – through a tweet made by COMELEC spokesperson James Jiminez – will stop conducting voters’ registration from December 24 – 25 and December 31 – January 1. Voters’ registration will resume from December 26 – December 30 and onward from January 2 to April 29, 2017. https://youtu.be/c6hLwW5MR_w
PALAWAN (Eagle News) – Nagpaalala ang tanggapan ng Provincial COMELEC sa mamamayan ng Palawan na maagang magparehistro para sa gaganaping Barangay at SK Election sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay G. Jommel Ordas, tagapagsalita ng Provincial COMELEC, ang pagpaparehistro para sa halalang Pambarangay at pangkabataan ay nagsimula noong Nobyembre 7 at matatapos sa Abril 29, 2017. Sa loob aniya ng unang isang linggo ng pagpaparehistro ay umabot lamang sa 1,000 ang nagtungo sa kani-kanilang COMELEC Office para […]
(Eagle News) — Iaapela ng kampo ni dating senador Bongbong Marcos sa Department of Justice (DOJ) ang naging desisyon ng Manila Prosecutors’ Office na ibasura ang mga kasong cybercrime laban sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) at Smartmatic. Ito ay may kaugnayan sa alegasyon ng kampo ni Marcos na nagkaroon ng pagbabago sa ‘script’ ng transparency server sa kasagsagan ng halalan noong Mayo. Wala kasing nakita ang korte na sapat na ebidensyang magpapatunay sa umano’y sabwatan […]
(Eagle News)– The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) advised voters on not playing the augmented reality game Pokemon GO at voting precincts during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 31. Earlier this month, the game is already facing a possible ban in select places in Quezon City and been blamed for making traffic in EDSA worse. Fines for motorists playing the game while driving have already been imposed.
