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Its slogan embodies the reason why it was made. Every newspaper and news programs mention this commission rampantly especially now that the election period has started, or when a politician gets penalized. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) really has the spotlight now, along with those who’ll run for national office. Infographics by Elliud Barcelona Research and written by Rex Salvador I Edited by Jay Paul Carlos
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 26) – P1.6 billion. That’s what our “presidentiables” spent last year for their advertisements alone, not including the goody bags, pa-payong and pa-tshirts. Only the top four (Binay, Poe, Roxas, Duterte) summed this combination of worth, shelling them out with the absence of campaign period. They even outspent U.S. presidential candidate and mogul Donald Trump, who just splurged $2 million in 2015 (P94 million once exchanged). The official start of campaign period […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 15) – Election plus the web? There are many possibilities. Written articles, pictures, promotions, name it and do them all. But, one thing that stands out is the use of memes. Be it plain or sarcastically funny, memes give us the realization that many of our netizens are brilliant and humorous. Remember the 2015 State of the Nation Address? Memes poured all over Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. With their own witty captions, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 14) – 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: January 10- June 8, 2016 Transfer of officers and employees in civil service. Suspension of elective officials. Bearing firearms […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 14) – Filipinos are known to be inherently cheerful, always have a knack of inventing things, most especially if it’s funny. Election is nearly approaching that’s why more meme makers are making the best memes that will trend this 2016. Even with a limit of not less than five words, a person is seen laughing so hard, these memes have tickled every netizens’ funny bones. Memes are simple ways to label a type of humor or […]
Come January, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police will conduct a command conference in order to prepare for the election period which will start on January 10. Part of the agenda are areas included in the election watch list. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Lovely Ann Cruz) https://youtu.be/51FDh1KJMhk
The election gun ban will start this coming January 10 to June 8, 2016. During said gun ban, no firearms can be carried in public even if it is licensed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(Eagle News) — As the national elections draw near, Senate President Franklin Drilon reminded his fellow senators to prioritize service first before anything else, especially before electoral campaigns as 11 out of 24 members of the senate will for the 2016 elections. According to Drilon, tons of work need to be done in the Senate such as the 2016 proposed national budget and the controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law. The Senate President reiterated that the House […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 16) – Is it going to be just another false hope or is it finally the era of change we longed for? The national election is approaching. Candidates are busy building their names and sugar coating everything to fit in their targeted position. They are luring the Filipinos with all their good words and their promises. “Mga pangakong napapako” it’s the image of politicians in our country and they cannot run […]
With the renewal of contract between the Commission on Election with Smartmatic, said company readies itself with the numerous criticisms, with its president saying that their contract with the COMELEC is legal and promises to improve their services in the next election.
VP Binay decried the accusations of corruptions against him and his family, saying that these are merely recycled accusations that come out every election. Binay vehemently denied that the Makati City building two was overpriced, as alleged in the senate blue ribbon sub-committee, and stressed that his accusers and detractors used wrong data. He said the charges against him will not stand in a court of law mainly because his accusers failed to give evidence. […]
Thailand’s constitutional court has rejected an opposition call to annul elections held earlier this month. The court ruled there were insufficient grounds. The Constitutional Court said in a statement that it had declined to consider the petition by Wiratana Kalayasiri, an opposition Democrat Party lawyer, to nullify the February 2 vote because there were insufficient grounds. The opposition’s legal challenge was based on the failure to hold the entire election on the same day. “This […]
