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(Eagle News)–Former Commission on Elections Commissioner Resurreccion Borra passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the confirmation in a Tweet. The cause of death was not mentioned. Borra was 84 years old. Borra was appointed COMELEC commissioner in 2001. In 2007, he became acting Comelec chairman. He retired on February 2, 2008.
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has approved the substitute nominees of Duterte Youth. The Comelec en banc’s approval of Ducielle Cardema, Guillermo Villarreal, Jr., Krizza Reyes and Robert Garcia as nominees could soon pave the way for the proclamation of the party-list as a winner in the May elections. Cardema is the wife of former National Youth Commission chair Ronald Cardema, who was the first to be nominated for the post. But petitions […]
(Eagle News)–Ronald Cardema, who had been disqualified as a nominee for the Duterte Youth party-list for not meeting the age requirement, has withdrawn his nomination to allow for the proclamation of the party-list as a winner in the 2019 elections. In his letter posted by Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, Cardema, however, stood by his allegations against Guanzon, saying she “requested and forced favors” from them. Cardema has claimed Guanzon asked P2 million in exchange for […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections sees the proclamation of winning Senate and party-list bets on Tuesday, May 21. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the remark in a press conference on Monday, May 20, with only a few Certificates of Canvass left to be counted exactly a week after the May 13 polls. Jimenez said 1,050,681 votes from Isabela province are expected tonight. The National Board of Canvassers also has yet to canvass COCs from Isabela, […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate bets in the winning circle held on to their rankings in the Senate race as of Friday night, with 97.97 percent of nationwide election returns already canvassed based on partial and unofficial results from the Commission on Elections transparency server. Reelectionist senator Cynthia Villar was still at the top of the list, with 25,057,032 votes as of 9:53 p.m. She was followed by another reelectionist Grace Poe, who got 21,875,544 votes so […]
(Eagle News)–Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon believes the suppliers of the SD cards used in the 2019 elections should not be paid in full. Guanzon made the remark in an ambush interview on Wednesday, May 15. “Papasuri ko ‘yan, ‘yung proseso sa bidding at pag-deliver nila ng cards kasi ‘yan po talaga ang naging problem,” she said. She noted, however, that the Comelec en banc has yet to rule on the matter. The Comelec […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections is expected to convene as the National Board of Canvassers today, May 13. But the NBOC will be adjourned right after since no elections returns are expected today with voting hours expected to last until 6 p.m., the Comelec said. According to the poll watchdog, the NBOC will reconvene on Tuesday, May 14. The board’s official opening marks the start of the canvassing of votes. The results to be counted […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos began to troop to polling precincts today, May 13, to cast their votes for their preferred candidates as the midterm elections are held. Several national and local posts are up for grabs–24 senators, 243 district representatives, 59 partylist representatives, among others—during the polls, which started once polling precincts opened at 6 a.m. The Commission on Elections has said voting hours will be longer this 2019 midterm elections, and will last until 6 p.m. […]
(Eagle News)—-Authorities have vowed to go after those violating rules and regulations as the campaign period for local candidates kicks off today, Friday, March 29. National Capital Region Police Office director Guillermo Eleazar said they would “increase the frequency of checkpoints in the metropolis to help deter criminal minds in executing their evil designs,” as “local election campaign periods have shown traditionally, that there is more conflict and tension in the air.” Eleazar also reminded […]
(Eagle News) — Local government unit ambulances should not carry the names or images of candidates in the upcoming elections, the Commission on Elections said on Wednesday, March 27. Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon issued the reminder days before the official start of the campaign period for local candidates. “All candidates need not be given notices. They are violating election [rules] starting March 29,” Guanzon said in a tweet. Guanzon urged Comelec personnel to take pictures […]
(Eagle News)–The printing of ballots for the 2019 midterm elections is expected to finish earlier than the target date. According to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, ballot printing may be completed before the start of the weeklong holiday in April, earlier than the initial target date of April 25. Jimenez said this was after 60.24% of the 63,662,481 total number of ballots, or 38,347,754, have already been printed as of March 19. Although there are […]
(Eagle News) — Mindanao, Abra and some towns in northern Samar and Isabela are now election hotspots. The Commission on Elections made the declaration on Tuesday, March 19, months before the elections slated in May. According to James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, the decision to declare Mindanao an election hotspot was due to “serious armed threats” from members of the New People’s Army, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Abu Sayyaf, among others. Apart from Mindanao, Lope […]
