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Nagsagawa ng on-site verification ang Commission on Elections o COMELEC-Bohol para matukoy ang listahan ng mga botante at i-a-assign na polling precinct sa mga ito. Ayon Kay Malou Cempron, Election Assistant II ng provincial COMELEC Office, ang proyekto na precinct at on-site verification sa lalawigan ay upang matukoy kung ilan na mga botante ang pinyagang bumoto, mga kagamitan sa darating na halalan tulad ng precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine at iba pang election paraphernalia […]
Senator Grace Poe also aired her suspicion that two of her political rivals, namely Vice President Jejomar Binay and Former Dilg Secretary Mar Roxas, to be the ones behind the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ruling. In a press briefing yesterday, Poe tagged Roxas and Binay behind attempts to derail her presidential run in the next year’s general elections. Poe said she expects that the other COMELEC divisions handling the three separate disqualification complaints would also […]
The Palace has called for sobriety and respect for the law among all concerned parties following the decision of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Second Division to nullify the Certificate of Candidacy of presidential aspirant Grace Poe. “A decision was rendered by a division of the Comelec on the candidacy of Senator Grace Poe. This decision was arrived at in the course of the constitutionally-mandated functions of the Comelec,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during […]
According to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), it will have a hard time preparing for the 2016 election if it will follow the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court on its “no bio, no boto” policy. If said TRO is implemented, the COMELEC will have to adjust voting precincts for voters with no biometrics. Said commission would also have to provide more vote-counting machines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
While Senator Grace Poe expressed disappointment on the decision, she said she will continue the fight. Poe will appeal the decision before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc, according to her Spokesman Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian. Poe’s running-mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero also expressed his disappointment on the decision saying that it is both unfortunate and wrong. Escudero said the decision ignored jurisprudence and interpreted the law to render injustice rather than justice. But […]
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) second division has disqualified Senator Grace Poe from the 2016 presidential race. Senator Francis Escudero, Poe’s running mate in next year’s polls, confirmed Tuesday (December 1) the COMELEC’S decision. Escudero said the second division favored the petition filed by lawyer Estrella Elamparo, stating that Poe had failed to meet the 10-year residency requirement of presidential candidates. The poll body division asserted that Poe became a resident only in July 2006 when […]
The Philippine National Police has in its possession the initial list of election hotspots all over the country but added that the situation is still subject to change before the PNP releases the final list. The Commission on Elections has set a meeting with the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to formulate a security plan regarding the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, […]
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is targeting more voters from abroad to exercise their right in the 2016 elections, with the COMELEC expecting 500, 000 Filipinos abroad not only to register but to actually vote. According to the COMELEC, 1 million Filipinos registered as absentee voters for the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/knNscKbHVts
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections set up a mock-up to allow for a walk-through regarding the voting process in shopping malls. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)
Supporters from different candidates flood the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office on the second day of the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the 2016 National Elections. The first to file for their certificate of candidacy today were Alfredo Tindugan, 75 years old running for president, and his running mate Angelito Baluga, 54 years old running as vice-president, endorsing “divine government”. Though the COMELEC office was again jam-packed with supporters, the first day […]
MANILA, Sept. 1 — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista today revealed that while the Commission will certainly bid out the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing 82,000 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 2019 mid-term elections, it is still looking at the possibility of refurbishing some of these equipment to augment the new machines it will lease for the May 2016 elections. Though the Comelec has signed a lease agreement with Smartmatic for the use of […]
MANILA, Philippines, August 17 (Eagle News) — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago supports the proposal of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to hold a debate between presidential candidates for the 2016 elections. Santiago added that she has a pending bill that proposes the same. She added that the debate is the proper forum for the voters to assess the candidates. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
