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Gimmicks by barangay, SK aspirants not ‘premature campaigning’ — Comelec

A division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified Aurora Vice Gov. Gerardo Noveras for using the resources of the provincial government in the printing of his campaign materials for the May 9, 2022 local and national polls.

A Comelec division moves to unseat Aurora Vice Governor Jerry Noveras for the race he had won in 2022, after he was found to have used the provincial government's tarpaulin printer to produce his campaign materials

The consultation is the result of the uptick in violence in Negros Oriental following the assassination of governor Roel Degamo in March – a death that continues to reverberate throughout the province

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will decide on the proposal to defer the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental a month before the polls on October 30.

CALLS to postpone the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) must meet the legal requirements, including consultations with residents of the concerned areas, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Tuesday.

Bangsamoro officials are calling on the Supreme Court to void some provisions of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code as it contradicts the Constitution and existing national laws.

A PETITION has been filed before the Supreme Court by several leaders from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) asking the nullification of the provisions of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code (BEC) for being unconstitutional. In a 63-page petition filed by 15 BARMM leaders, the SC was also asked…

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has found no legal grounds to postpone the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) requested by five of its six governors of the region.

Comelec chair George Garcia on Thursday warned local officials against using government funds to campaign for their candidates.