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Testing and sealing of VCMs to end Saturday, May 7, 2022, says Comelec commissioner Garcia (Eagle News) – At least 355 vote counting machines have been found to have some problems as the Commission on Elections finished the distribution of these machines as well as the ballots to be used in the national and local elections on Monday, May 9. Comelec commissioner George Garcia said that in the course of the testing and sealing […]
Jimenez, who had served as Comelec spox since 2006, on the hot seat amid “PiliPinas Debates 2022 fiasco” (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has designated the poll body’s law department director, John Rex Laudiangco, as acting spokesperson amid an ongoing probe on James Jimenez regarding the PiliPinas Debates “fiasco.” This was the first time in 16 years that Jimenez, the longest serving Comelec spokesperson, has been relieved albeit temporarily from the duty […]
Nacionalista Party declared as dominant minority party; 10 other major political parties named (Eagle News) – The ruling PDP-Laban party has been resolved as a dominant political party in the country by the Commission on Elections, the poll body’s resolution said. In Comelec’s resolution No. 10787 issued on May 5, the poll body also determined that the minority party is Nacionalista Party, as well as named the 10 other major political parties in the […]
Comelec Task Force probing “PiliPinas Debates 2022 fiasco” finds “reasonable cause” to also start administrative disciplinary probe against Directors Jimenez, Arabe (Eagle News) – A top official of the Commission on Elections has recommended the relief of the poll body’s spokesperson Director James Jimenez and Frances Arabe as the commission is set to start a “formal fact-finding and administrative disciplinary investigation” regarding the alleged anomalies in the PiliPinas Debates 2022. Comelec commissioner Rey Bulay […]
Hackers’ group found to have links with ex-Smartmatic employee who committed data security breach (Eagle News) – Three men who were connected to a former Smartmatic employee were arrested in an entrapment operation by the combined efforts of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Philippine National Police anti-cybercrime group. The three men were allegedly behind the hacking of the Smartmatic system, and claimed they could manipulate the results of the May […]
Comelec to probe Impact Hub-Sofitel transaction; decides to run pre-taped interviews of bets in lieu of debates (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the “latest decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to no longer hold Vice Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates is unfortunate.” In a statement, the Palace expressed its dissatisfaction with the recent turn of events where the Comelec has been mired in controversy regarding the failure of its private partner to […]
Bongbong Marcos says he’s happy ruling came before May 9 polls (Eagle News) – The last disqualification case filed against presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has been recently dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for lack of merit The Comelec’s first division presided by Commissioner Socorro Inting and with members, Commissioners Aimee Ferolino and Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, junked the last disqualification case filed by a group called Pudno nga Ilokano “Wherefore, premises considered, […]
(Eagle News) — The government would again be able to distribute P500 monthly fuel subsidies after the Commission on Elections granted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) petition to exempt the fuel subsidy program from the cash disbursement ban. Comelec announced its decision on Wednesday, April 6, while saying that the resolution on this will be issued later this week – on Thursday or Friday. “We granted the petition of the LTFRB […]
Commissioner Garcia says 6M ballots had to be set aside after at least one ballot from this batch had been detected to have “problems” Over 58.8 million ballots for May 9, 2022 polls already printed (Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has put under “quarantine” over six million printed ballots which had to be “set aside” as part of a procedure whenever a ballot with “problems” had been detected. Comelec commissioner George Garcia […]
7 naman sa 9 na VP bets, dadalo sa Comelec-sponsored debates Siyam sa sampung kandidato sa pagka-pangulo ang nagbigay na ng kumpirmasyong dadalo sa kauna-unahang Presidential Debate ng Commission on Elections na isasagawa sa Marso 19. Sa mga 2022 presidential candidates, tanging si dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., ang hindi pa nagbigay ng commitment sa pagdalo sa nasabing debate. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang mga sumusunod ay nagbigay na ng kumpirmasyon […]
By Ferdinand Patinio Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday suspended its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with online news website Rappler a day after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed a petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to nullify the deal.In a one-page memorandum signed by Comelec acting chair Socorro Inting, all activities in connection with the fact-checking MOA are ordered on hold. “Given the allegations against […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 violators have been arrested since the gun ban was implemented ahead of the elections in May. According to the Philippine National Police, of the 1,554 persons arrested, 1,496 were civilians, 21 security personnel, 15 police personnel and nine from the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Based on the PNP data, Metro Manila had the most violators, with 534, followed by Region 7 with 178. Region 4A had 173 violators; Region […]
