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Four months after he was elected, Albay Gov. Noel Rosal was disqualified by the First Division of the Commission on Elections for violating the public spending ban weeks before the May 2022 national and local elections.

While still on track for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this December, the Commission on Elections has opted to reschedule the printing of ballots for the electoral exercise as it mulls rescheduling the filing of certificates of candidacy set next month.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday said the Maguindanao plebiscite held Saturday would pose the second highest voter turnout for province-wide plebiscites, with over 700,000 voters or 80.84%.

The plebiscite held in Maguindanao yesterday to ratify the division of the province into Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte was peaceful and orderly, according to the Commission on Elections.

Pastoral council, Namfrel get wholesale accreditation as Comelec citizens’ arm

Comelec extends posting of voters list for BSKE

Members of the House of Representatives cannot be wiser than officials of the Commission on Elections with regard to the conduct of elections, especially if the poll body is more than willing to take on the task despite tight schedules.

Voter registration for Filipinos abroad who wish to participate in the 2025 midterm elections will resume in December.

Backing a Supreme Court ruling that discourages the Commission on Elections from declaring an “unknown” a nuisance candidate, the Comelec now wants to revisit its rules and redefine what “nuisance candidacy” really is.

The Supreme Court lectured the Commission on Elections that the electoral process is not a popularity contest, as it took the side of a senatorial aspirant who was declared a nuisance candidate by the poll body for being unpopular in the May 2022 polls.