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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday ordered the provincial election supervisors to explain the missing certificates of canvass (COCs) in several provinces during the canvassing of votes for president and vice president.  

For its performance in the conduct of the recent national and local elections, Commission on Elections Commissioner George Garcia has given the poll body a grade of 8.5 out of a perfect 10.

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): There is no proof of any vote shaving or vote padding in the recently-concluded May polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco assured the public Wednesday (May 25).

The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), is targeting to proclaim the winning party-list groups in the 2022 national and local elections on Wednesday night or Thursday this week, acting poll spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said.

Congress, which sits as the National Board of Canvassers, deferred on Wednesday the canvassing of votes for president and vice president from some areas due to missing certificates of canvass.

The last certificate of canvass for Eleksyon 2022, coming from Lanao del Sur, has already been transmitted to the National Board of Canvassers on Wednesday morning, the Commission on Elections said. 

All the 63 winning party-list groups are set to be proclaimed this afternoon, according to the Commission on Elections.

The special elections held in 14 barangays in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur on Tuesday were generally peaceful and ”highly successful,” according to the Philippine National Police and Commission on Elections.

No untoward incident was reported up to two hours before the close of polling precincts during the special elections held in 12 barangays in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur yesterday, according to the Commission on Elections.

An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said only 90% of the electoral board members have claimed their honoraria for services rendered during the May 9 elections.