Tag: COMELEC

COMELEC- Ikinokonsidera ang pagbibigay ng resibo para sa Overseas Absentee Voters

By Sophia Okut QUEZON City, Philippines — Ikinokonsidera ng Commission On Elections  o COMELEC ang pagbibigay ng resibo para sa overseas absentee voters.  Habang nananatili namang hindi pabor sa pagbibigay nito sa local voters dahil sa limitadong oras. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, isa sa kanilang pinag-usapan ay ang  posibilidad na magkaroon ng resibo para sa overseas voters dahil 30 days ang kanilang pagboto, at mas kaunti ang boboto. Nasa mahigit 1.1 milyong Pilipinong […]

Partido ni Senator Miriam Santiago na People’s Reform Party, nakalagay na sa balota

By Aily Millo (Eagle News Service) MANILA, Philippines — Nagtungo sa tanggapan ng National Printing Office (NPO) ang isa sa mga abugado ni presidential aspirant Senador Miriam Defensor Santiago. Ayon kay Atty. Abel Maglangue, inatasan siya ni Senador Santiago para inspeksyunin ang balotang iniimprenta ng NPO na gagamitin sa 2016 elections. Una na kasing napansin ng kampo ni Senador Santiago na wala sa unang batch ng inimprentang opisyal na balota ng COMELEC ang partido nito na […]

Education Campaign ng COMELEC dapat palakasin-Malacañang

By Weng Dela Fuente (Eagle News Service) MALACAÑANG, Philippines — Sinabi ng Malacañang na kailangang paigtingin ng Commission On Elections ang Education Campaign nito para pawiin ang pangamba ng publiko na magkakaroon ng dayaan sa darating na eleksyon. Ginawa ni Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. ang apela sa harap ng latest Pulse Asia Survey (PWS) na nagsabing 39 porsyento ng respondents ang duda na magkakaroon ng dayaan sa halalan. Sabi ni Coloma, taong 2010 […]

Words wielded as shield and sword – welcome to the COMELEC national debate

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) invited presidential and vice-presidential candidates to join the national debates. COMELEC insisted candidates to take part, but they are given the choice of whether to attend or not, retaining the absentee/s’ chair if they pick the latter. “A clear seat is  message enough” said COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, referring to “duwag” candidates. The prime purpose of the national debate is to give candidates the opportunity to […]

A clean and green election – is it possible?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – Tons of illegally posted campaign materials. Several days after the implementation of “Operation: Baklas” and it already reached several tons. That count only includes Metro Manila, how much more on a nationwide scale? Campaigns for elections in our country are always colorful. Each candidates, national or local, are willing to burn sums of money just to fill-out every space and nook with their faces. Posters, tarpaulins, leaflets, name it […]

Comelec explains why Seneres’ name still on ballot

(Eagle News) – Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista explained to the public why the name of the late party-list representative Roy Seneres was still included among the list of presidential candidates in the ballots for the May 9 elections. Bautista cited Section 77 of the Omnibus Election Code, Seneres’ party is still given the opportunity to have a substitute candidate up to election day. Aside from this, the Supreme Court has also issued  […]

Comelec to conduct mock elections in 20 cities, municipalities nationwide

MANILA, Feb. 10 (PIA) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct mock elections on 13 February 2016 in 20 cities and municipalities nationwide, in preparation for the 9 May 2016 National and Local Elections. The objective of the mock elections is (1) to test and ensure the adequate security, accuracy, system and functional capability and integrity of the vote counting machines (VCM), transmission devices, and consolidation and canvassing system (CCS); (2) to […]

Political candidates sa Maguindanao lumagda ng peace covenant

by Odessa Cruz Eagle News Service MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — Lumagda sa isang peace covenant ang mga tumatakbong kandidato para sa darating na 2016 election sa bayan ng Pagalungan, Maguindanao. Ayon kay Municipal Election officer Lunamer Gargara, dinaluhan ang nasabing covenant signing ng magkatunggaling mayoralty bets na sina incumbent Pagalungan Mayor Salik Mamasabulod at nagbabalik pulitikang si Datu Jimmy Matalam kasama ang iba pang tatakbo sa pagka Vice Mayor at councilors ng bayan. Dumalo rin sa peace covenant signing sina Maguindanao provincial […]

Official campaign period starts

MANILA, Philippines – Today, February 9, marks the official start of the campaign period, with national candidates given 90 days to convince the public to vote for them. Said campaign period will end on May 7. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will monitor the campaign expenses of said candidates including advertisements. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Proclamation rally ng mga presidential bets, handa na

  By Lawrence Tesoro Eagle News Service correspondent (Eagle News) — Ilulunsad ngayong araw na ito Martes, Pebrero 9, ang mga proclamation rally ng mga presidential at vice-presidential bets kasabay ng unang araw ng itinakdang campaign period ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Kanya-kanya na ngang paghahanda ngayon ng malalaking partido para sa paglunsad ng kanilang presidential campaign kaugnay ng halalan sa darating ng Mayo   Kasabay ng unang araw ng kampanyahan ngayong Martes,  si United […]

Advancing reform in Philippine elections

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 8) – For the 2016 polls, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is letting the public see precinct-level results by posting them on its official website. They are challenged to carefully draw the balance in the never-ending conflict among rights and regulations, liberties and limitations, and opposing demands of the different segments of society to maintain a honest, peaceful, free and realistic elections. Senator Grace Poe advocates for the Freedom of Information Act […]

Every voter is an enumerator

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 8) – The Commission of Elections (COMELEC) is confirmed to give the public a privilege to view the election results via their website. According to COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, this will be done for the sake of transparency and accessibility, allowing people to see blow-by-blow counts from 90,000 precincts, every single counting machine – essentially making each and single one of us an enumerator. This was already done in 2010 and 2013, […]