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The Commission on Elections announced Friday, October 13, 2023, the disqualification of another candidate in the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections after he was found to have been previously dismissed due to an administrative case.

Comelec cancels party-list registration of An Waray

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday dismissed reports that it canceled the certificate of candidacy of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Mayor Lucilo Bayron in the recently-concluded May 9 polls. Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco, in a statement, said it was the pleading of the petitioners against Bayron over the issue that was indeed dismissed by the poll body. "Please be informed that per Dir. Genesis Gatdula, Clerk of the Commission, the subject Petition ...

The group Pudno Nga Ilokano filed on Friday, April 8, an "Extremely Urgent Second Motion to Resolve" before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in relation to the disqualification case they filed against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marc

Ilocano group scores undue delay in DQ case vs Marcos

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be expediting the resolution of all pending cases. Comelec/MB "We agreed to expedite all pending petitions in the En banc and in the divisions," Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan said in a press briefing Thursday, March 17. He said this include pet

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) paid tribute to outgoing Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas, Commissioner Antonio Kho and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon in a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Comelec/MB The three Comelec executives officially retired on Wednesday as the poll body will be left by Comm

Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (pic) will be part of the final list of candidates for the May 9, 2022 polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said

MANILA - Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be part of the final list of candidates for the May 9, 2022 polls, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday. Comelec - Education and Information Department Director Elaiza David said the name of the former senator will be on the official ballot since other cases against him have yet to be resolved. "Since his cases are still pending and the ballot faces are already ready, we are expectin...

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) on Monday partially appealed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) junking of the interventions which they filed related to the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of their standard-bearer former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.