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QUEZON City, Philippines – Noted election lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal is convinced that Senator Leila De Lima will not be removed from her post despite the serious accusations that she is facing, namely her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Macalintal explained that there will be a long disqualification process in the Commission on Elections if ever the accusation was proven true. Macalintal also said that it was impossible […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Confident that the Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay elections will be postponed this year, the Commission on Elections post the schedule for the resumption of voters’ registration. The resumption of the voters’ registration will start on October 3 and will last until April 29, 2017. COMELEC is expecting an additional five million voters in the seven-month registration period. https://youtu.be/nbuRhWUHvF4
MANILA, Sept. 20 — The Commission on Elections will use the budget originally allocated for the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections for 2017. House Bill 3504, which postpones the elections to October 2017, allows the Commission to continue using the appropriations given by the government for the elections. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista previously said that the funds intended for the 2016 elections are “largely intact” when he presented the proposed budget for 2017 amounting to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinuspinde na ng Commission on Election (Comelec) ang lahat ng kanilang paghahanda para sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections na nakatakda sana sa Oktubre. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista na malinaw nang hindi matutuloy ang Barangay at SK elections dahil lusot na sa House Committee on Suffrage ang panukalang postponement. Ayon kay Bautista, gusto rin ng senado na ipagpaliban ang barangay at SK […]
DIPOLOG CITY, (PIA)— The Commission on Elections-Zamboanga del Norte is ready to hold the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay Election on October 31, 2016. In the recent “Kapihan sa Dipolog” forum, Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Jossil R. Macute said though the Senate and the House of Representatives are in agreement for the postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan and Barangay elections, as long as there is no law enacted to that effect, the election is a “go.” […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections said that the ballots which they printed from August 21 to August 26 will not go to waste in case the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will be postponed. “The 411,000 ballots already printed will not go to waste. They are in fact preserved because they can be used for future elections,” Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said. The Comelec was able to print 411,000 ballots for Agusan del […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) launched its cyber-security hotline which aims to protect the Comelecdatabase from hacker. According Comelec spokesman James Jimenez, after the hacking incident against the Comelec database last April 2016, the poll body is now doing its best to guard the records of the registered voters. https://youtu.be/_Q8K-AUyrcU
MANILA, Aug. 22 – “We will outdo what we did in 2016.” Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said during the briefing on Pulse Asia’s survey on the conduct of the 2016 National and Local elections by civil society group, Democracy Watch. The survey showed that 63 percent of respondents believed that the 2016 elections was more credible and efficient than previous polls, which the Chairman believed can be partly attributed to the fast trasmission of election […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will strictly implement the anti-political dynasty provisions of the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 in the upcoming SK elections. Candidates for SK must declare if they have any relatives who are in public service. If candidates fail to comply with the provisions, they will be disqualified as well as charged with perjury.
MANILA, Aug. 13 – The Election Registration Board (ERB) will convene from August 11 to August 15 to evaluate applications for registration for the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The ERB is composed of the Election Officer as chairman, the local civil registrar, and the most senior in rank public school official in a city or municipality, as members. In the absence of the civil registrar, the city or municipal treasurer can take his […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista said that there will no longer be an extension for the registration of voters for the coming Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay elections as there is no longer sufficient time, with the schedule for printing of ballots falling on August 21. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Commission in Elections (Comelec) na ligtas ang kanilang systems at database upang hindi na maulit ang insidente ng hacking na nangyari bago ang May 9 elections. Ayon kay Chairman Andres Bautista, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ukol dito at patuloy ang pag-monitor sa anumang tangkang maka-pasok sa kanilang web-site at systems. Matatandaang isang (1) buwan bago ang May 9 elections nahack […]
