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MANILA, Philippines, August 13 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is asked to investigate politicians who have TV advertisements, with Buhay Party List Representative Lito Atienza saying that COMELEC should be meticulous since TV ads count as the most expensive form of advertisement currently available. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/hL4Z0Dfro8E
MANILA, Philippines, July 22 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has yet to decide what will be the voting systems or machines to be used during the 2016 presidential elections. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/Yb8hJXl5mZ8
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said that they are studying the possibility of declaring candidates who failed to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenses (SOCE) and are also planning to run again in the 2016 elections as nuisance candidates. Said declaration is a prerogative of the COMELEC. The COMELEC already fined more than 5,000 candidates who failed to declare their SOCE last election, including several incumbents. (Eagle […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 13 (Eagle News) — Due to the good experience of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in its registration and biometric processes conducted in malls, the COMELEC is now studying the possibility of conducting the 2016 elections on malls. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Ao6gkmSoW20
Patuloy na nagsasagawa ngayon ng pagpaparehistro at validation hanggang sa mga barangay ang tanggapan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. Kaugnay ito ng kanilang kampanya na “no biometrics, no boto”. Layunin din nito na mabawasan na ang mga magpaparehistro sa mga huling araw ng oktubre, 2015. Nagpaalala rin sa publiko na hanggang Oktubre trentay-uno na lamang ang pagpaparehistro. (Agila Probinsya Correspondents Jenelyn Cornel Ella Domingo Reyes, Emil Baltazar)
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced that it had forged deals with different major malls in Metro Manila. This deal is for the setting-up of satellite registration and validation booths. This satellite registration project of the COMELEC aims to reach out more voters in connection with poll body’s ramped-up “No Bio, No Boto” campaign. Check out the video for the initial schedule of satellite registration in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — SMARTMATIC withdrew from the bidding regarding the refurbishment of the precinct count optical scan machines after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) cut the allotted budget. The COMELEC declared a failure in bidding regarding the refurbishment of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1X0f397DV_Y
MANILA, Philippines, June 29 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is investigating the alleged corruption of 1.9 million biometric files but assured the public that said data files could still be recovered through back-ups. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/jFGtEPNLQiI
MANILA, Philippines, June 18 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) fears that they may run out of time when it comes to their preparations for the 2016 presidential elections, which is why the said commission is already aiming to make a decision on whether to conduct a purely automated versus a mixed-type of election so that they can focus on the preparation proper. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 15 (Eagle News) — Information Technology (IT) experts urged the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to try the new two technologies as an alternative voting system to the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines for the 2016 elections. The said two technologies were the Transparent and Credible Election System (TCES) and the Fairness, Accuracy, Integrity, Transparency, and Honesty (FAITH).
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will hold a meeting regarding viable alternatives after the Supreme Court did not allow the repair of the malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is mandated by the Constitution to conduct elections. He added that the COMELEC is obligated by law to provide for an automated election. He further said that it is the responsibility of the COMELEC to do what it can to fulfill its obligations despite the Supreme Court (SC) decision voiding the deal between COMELEC and Smartmatic regarding the repair of the […]
