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(Eagle News) — Kaugnay ng resolusyon na ipinalabas sa araw na ito, nagtakda ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) ng dalawang araw na liquor ban kaugnay ng nalalapit na halalan. Ayon sa Comelec, walang sinumang Filipino citizen ang maaaring magbenta, mag-alok, bumili, magbigay, o uminom ng anumang inuming nakalalasing simula Mayo 8 hanggang Mayo 9. Ituturing umanong election offense ang paglabag sa nabanggit na liquor ban kung saan ang mapatutunayang guilty ay haharap sa […]
(Eagle News) — Muling nagpaalala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) na pinal na ang kanilang desisyon hinggil sa oras ng pagboto sa darating na Mayo 9. Ayon sa ahensya, magsisimula ang pagboto sa ganap na 6:00 ng umaga at magtatapos ng 5:00 ng hapon, mas maaga at mas mahaba ng isang oras kung ihahambing sa dating voting hours na mula 7:00 ng umaga hanggang 5:00 ng hapon. Kasunod ito ng utos ng Korte Suprema na […]
(Eagle News) — Tone-toneladang posters na ang nahakot ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) at mga tauhan ng Commision on Elections (Comelec) matapos ipatupad ang “Oplan Baklas”. Ayon sa Comelec, nagsimula ang kanilang pagtatanggal ng mga ipinagbabawal na campaign materials bandang alas-12:00 ng hatinggabi, Marso 25. Matatandaang una nang nag-abiso ang poll body na bawal ang anumang uri ng pangangampanya simula Huwebes, Marso 24 hanggang sa araw na ito, Marso 25. Bagama’t ang sentro ng […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) na posibleng ma-disqualify at makulong pa ang mga kandidatong mangangampanya mula bukas, Marso 24 hanggang Biyernes, Marso 25. Panawagan ng ahensya: dapat isaalang-alang ang karapatang panrelihiyon. Hindi anila dapat magkaroon ng anumang political activity kahit na ang simpleng pagkakabit lang ng campaign posters. Kaugnay nito, hinikayat din ng Comelec ang taumbayan na agad i-report sa kanila sakaling may pulitikong lalabag sa nabanggit na kabawalan.
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 23) – Let’s get to know more about Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. A senator in his final term and running mate of Davao’s “Dirty Harry” Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is a young veteran who aspire to take the second seat of power in our country. He took hold of different offices since he was 21, and made feats with his considered ‘young’ age in the political sphere. The son of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 23) – As responsible voters, it is our duty to learn more about those who are running for candidacy in the upcoming elections. Representative Mari Leonor Gerona Robredo is one of the six candidates who wanted to be the next vice president. She became the focus of the public eye after the incident that caused the loss of her husband back in 2012 – the Secretary of the Department of Interior and […]
(Eagle News) — Pinagbigyan ng Korte Suprema ang hiling na oral argument ng Comission on Election o Comelec patungkol sa pag-iisyu ng voter’s receipt sa May 9 elections. Bagaman hindi pa tinukoy ng Supreme Court kung ano ang tatalakayin sa oral argument, nilinaw naman ng Korte na limitado ang mga isyung pag-uusapan. “It’s an oral argument, as I said, on very limited issues,” pahayag ni Atty. Theodore Te, Spokesperson ng SC. Nagpasalamat naman ang Comelec […]
Other than the the gun ban, there many other election don’ts. These prohibited acts were laid down by Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to make the campaign and election period, somehow, peaceful. These are the lists of prohibited acts and offenses taken from the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, arranged by month: Infographics by: Dexter Magno Research by: Rex Felix Salvador I
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 8) – As the day of the elections near, we as responsible voters should know as much as we can about the candidates, whether they are running for national or local positions. All the more is it important that we try to learn more about those who are running for the top post. Jejomar “Jojo” Cabauatan Binay, Sr. is the current and 15th Vice President of the Philippines under President Benigno […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – Tons of illegally posted campaign materials. Several days after the implementation of “Operation: Baklas” and it already reached several tons. That count only includes Metro Manila, how much more on a nationwide scale? Campaigns for elections in our country are always colorful. Each candidates, national or local, are willing to burn sums of money just to fill-out every space and nook with their faces. Posters, tarpaulins, leaflets, name it […]
As defined under Rule I, Section I of COMELEC Resolution No. 10015 dated November 13, 2015,the Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP) refers to the committee created by the Commission to implement the laws and rules on the ban on the bearing, carrying, or transporting of firearms and other deadly weapons, and the employment, availment, or engagement of security personnel or bodyguards during the election period. Infographics by Dex Magno Research […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 3) – It is true that in every Philippine election, negative issues and concerns have never failed to appear. According to asiafoundation.org, elections in the Philippines have been marred by allegations of widespread cheating and other electoral malpractice. The most famous (or perhaps infamous) method of cheating is called dagdag/bawas (add-subtract), when votes are subtracted from the opposition candidate and added to a favored candidate, and vice versa. Also, concerns over election credibility have […]
