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MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections clarified that it is not threatening the public with a “no election scenario”, in fact said commission is actually just considering possible adjustments in response to the Supreme Court decision regarding the issuance of voting receipts. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ERx6TeCmz3c
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections held an emergency meeting in response to the decision of the Supreme Court enjoining said commission to issue vote receipts during the elections. The COMELEC is worried that said decision will affect its preparation for the election and that it will cause delay in the counting of the votes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/XjLteWX6I7M
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections said that although it is respecting the recent decisions of the Supreme Court, it admitted that it is under emergency due to the said decisions. These are the decisions of the Supreme Court regarding the issuance of vote receipts as well as the SC’s overturning of the COMELEC’s decision to disqualify Senator Grace Poe. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections, in partnership with the micro-blogging site, Twitter, launched its official emojis for the 2016 elections. When the appropriate hashtags were used, the official emojis will be generated which includes the icons of each presidential candidates. The COMELEC believes that the use of emojis will contribute to the increased awareness of the voters regarding the election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – As the 2016 election nears, the Commission on Elections have started the transfer of the official ballots from the National Printing Office to its temporary warehouse in Marikina. Using a 10-wheeler truck, the COMELEC transferred 1.7 million official ballots that will then be sent to the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/6mJ9icgYkwI
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections en banc decided to remove the printing function of the vote counting machines regarding vote receipts as this may cause delay in voting hours, which in turn may lead to electoral fraud. In its place, the COMELEC will allow voters to verify their votes onscreen for 15 seconds. If the voter commits an “under-vote” or incomplete shading, he or she can still correct the same. After the 15 […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections invited the accredited representatives of the political parties, party-list and citizens’ groups to witness the transfer of the official ballots from the National Printing Office to its temporary home in Marikina City warehouse before being sent to various locations all over the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections en banc unanimously approved the proposal of allowing voters to verify onscreen their ballots, giving them the opportunity to correct their ballots before being entered in the vote counting machine. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/THjJkKYa7YQ
COMMISSION on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista admitted that the COMELEC might not have the authority to stop the fight of Manny Pacquiao with Timothy Bradley in April. These amid petitions questioning how campaign rules would apply to the Filipino boxing champ, who is eyeing a senate seat. In a press briefing, Bautista said he personally believed that the COMELEC, despite having omnibus election powers, could not stop the boxing match from taking place at […]
MANILA, Philippines – In an en banc session, the Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the Commission on Elections in declaring nuisance candidates as well as disqualifying them in the election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/3kU0T4ApoRc
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, the printing of the 54.3 million official ballots may be finished before the deadline on April 25. COMELEC added that they will step up the printing in order to be ready for any contingency. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gFk-B9ejuXg
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Commission on Elections, the complaints of netizens in the social media as well as other forms of complaints are undergoing a verification process before the COMELEC takes action. The COMELEC also reminded the public to complete the details of their complaints so that the COMELEC can respond faster. Also, the COMELEC warned against false and malicious complaints. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]
