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Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, Oct. 17 that the petition to declare unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11935 that mandated the postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) is a "good" development. Comelec Chairman George Ga

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has established an electoral reforms working committee and one of the legislative reforms they seek is to allow law enforcement agencies to arrest alleged vote buyers and sellers who are caught red-handed. MB file photo This was stated by Comelec Acting Sp

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division granted on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the petition for disqualification filed against Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal. MB file photo It can be recalled that in April, complainant Joseph San Juan Armogila, who is running for councilor filed

(File photo) MANILA - Senator Francis Tolentino favors a total revamp of the electoral system, saying partial or piecemeal amendments to the Omnibus Election Code will not solve problems. In a news release on Sunday, Tolentino renewed the call for hybrid elections, stating that while quick and fast results are desirable and which automated transmissions can provide, a transparent but manual counting process should also exist side-by-side automation. The existing Omnibus Election Code, according ...

Senator Francis Tolentino said a total overhaul of the Omnibus Election Code is needed in order to put into effect the country’s much-needed electoral reforms. Tolentino said he believes the time has come for a total overhaul of the country’s electoral system, stating that piecemeal amendments

The Omnibus Election Code of 1985 needs to be overhauled to make it responsive to the latest developments in technology and prevent disenfranchisement of voters, Sen. Francis Tolentino said yesterday.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division's resolution to disqualify Albay Governor Noel Rosal is not yet final and executory, Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Comelec Chairman George Garcia (Ali Vicoy/MB) In an interview on ANC, Garcia said that the decision

Comelec orders disqualification of Albay guv

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has granted the petition to disqualify Albay Governor Noel Rosal for violating the 45-day spending ban. MB file photo In a 22-page document promulgated on Monday, Sept. 19, the First Division stated that they had granted the petition filed b

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has granted the petition to disqualify Albay Governor Noel Rosal for violating a provision of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) on the disbursement of public funds. In a resolution promulgated on Sept. 19, the Division found merit in the petition of Joseph San Juan Armogila, who ran for councilor but lost in the May polls, to disqualify Rosal from the Albay gubernatorial race. The petition which was filed on April 11, 2022 stemmed from ...