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QUEZON City, Philippines (February 8) – The COMELEC (Commission on Elections) proposes that the election returns should be posted in their official website. This is to show the transparency of the election that can be monitored by public. Can this prove the transparency of our election? So what if we have access to that, how sure are we that this information is accurate? The Filipino citizens were not born yesterday. Our generation is too smart to […]
THE National Printing Office (NPO) is ready to accept the job order of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the printing of the official ballots to be used in the May elections, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement issued on Thursday. The NPO is expecting the job order from the COMELEC on February 8. “The National Printing Office, an attached agency of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (pursuant to Executive Order No. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 3) – It is true that in every Philippine election, negative issues and concerns have never failed to appear. According to asiafoundation.org, elections in the Philippines have been marred by allegations of widespread cheating and other electoral malpractice. The most famous (or perhaps infamous) method of cheating is called dagdag/bawas (add-subtract), when votes are subtracted from the opposition candidate and added to a favored candidate, and vice versa. Also, concerns over election credibility have […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 1) – Commission on Election imposes restriction in taking “selfies” in polling precincts. This is to follow the COMELEC Resolution No. 9571, that prohibits the use carbon paper, paraffin paper or other means of making a copy of the contents of the ballot, or otherwise make use of any other scheme to identify his vote, including the use of digital cameras, cellular phones with camera or similar gadget. To clarify, what is […]
Its slogan embodies the reason why it was made. Every newspaper and news programs mention this commission rampantly especially now that the election period has started, or when a politician gets penalized. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) really has the spotlight now, along with those who’ll run for national office. Infographics by Elliud Barcelona Research and written by Rex Salvador I Edited by Jay Paul Carlos
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 15) – “Protecting the sanctity of the ballot since 1940”. Its slogan embodies the reason why it was made. Every newspaper and news programs mention this commission rampantly especially now that the election period has started, or when a politician gets penalized. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) really has the spotlight now, along with those who’ll run for national office. To keep you knowledgeable, we’ll give you a head start and what […]
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced on Tuesday that applications for the issuance of Certificates of Authority to bear, carry, or transport Firearms and deadly weapons in connection with the 2016 Elections may be accomplished and submitted online. Spokesman James Jimenez said a special link is already available in the poll body’s official website, for the purpose. During the Election Period, from January 10, 2016 to June 8, 2016, it is prohibited to bear, carry […]
According to the Commission on Elections, Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares’s camp is not required to file a petition to ensure that the name of the senator remains in the official ballot. This is in response to questions made by supporters of Senator Poe. The COMELEC clarified that it will make a decision en banc regarding the issue even before the printing of the official ballot. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), they awarded the Php 558 million contract to buy the electronic results transmission services to Smartmatic, adding that the said company was the lowest bidder as well as the most technically capable of the companies that joined the bidding. According to the project’s terms of reference, Smartmatic must complete the transmission of the elections result within 24 hours after the close of the election in the clustered precincts. […]
The Commission on Elections said that it will remove from the master list of voters a total of three million voters that failed to have their biometrics taken under the Mandatory Biometrics Registration Act. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 9 (PIA) — The importance of the public’s participation in achieving fair and peaceful elections this 2016 was underscored by Atty. Ray Sumalipao, regional election director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). During the Multi-stakeholders Planning Workshop on Elections 2016 held at Kampo Ranao here, Sumalipao said fair elections can be achieve if everyone will participate, such as by filing complaints against those who commit election violations […]
The Commission on Election (COMELEC) En Banc approved the planned use of shopping malls as voting centers in the coming elections. Said plan was approved in the regular session of the COMELEC, with six commissioners approving and one commissioner voting against. The draft of the memorandum of agreement is now being reviewed by the commissioners and the COMELEC Law Department. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by […]
