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MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proposed to President Rodrigo Duterte to declare May 9 as a special non-working holiday nationwide. In Comelec Resolution No. 10784, the Comelec en banc said declaring election day a holiday will give Filipinos, especially the voters the chance to participate in the national and local polls. "Now, therefore, the Commission on Elections, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, and other election laws, r...

Police arrested five persons and seized P728,960 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and a gun in Taguig and Muntinlupa on April 25 and 26. On April 26, operatives in Taguig confiscated suspected shabu and firearms along Maguindanao Street in Barangay New Lower Bicutan. (Clo

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Law Department issued a subpoena to Quezon City District 5 congressional candidate Rose Nono Lin and other individuals for alleged vote buying ahead of Eleksyon 2022.

The Commission on Elections has issued a subpoena against Pharmally executive and Quezon City congressional candidate Rose Nono Lin.

MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday warned violators of the ban on hiring and movement of personnel during election period. The Comelec Law Department issued the reminder after receiving complaints of violations of the ban which is prohibited under Comelec Resolution No. 10742, in accordance with Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC). It said one of the complaints involved officials of National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) -- newly-appointed Secretary Atty...

A number of complaints of violations of the ban on hiring and transferring of personnel in the civil service during the election period has been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Law Department. Comelec/MB In a statement on Tuesday, April 26, the Comelec Law Department said one s

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said all voters will be allowed to vote on May 9 including those with symptoms of Covid-19. Comelec/MB "All 67.4 million Filipinos will be allowed to vote as what is happening now in the overseas voting," Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a press br

While other telcos are one-upping each other for better, faster mobile services, NOW Telecom is on its own "war" in a bid to become a legitimate player in the business. And it's bringing the fight to another level, this time challenging the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to a showdo

MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has summoned three officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to answer the petition filed against them for alleged violation of the Fair Election Act and the Omnibus Election Code (OEC). In a subpoena, the poll body through its Law Department ordered NTC chief of adjudication division Nilo Lozada, chief of radio spectrum planning division Roberto Tolentino, and head of regulation branch Imelda Walcien, to answer the case filed agai...

The Commission on Elections on Friday took exception to the remarks of the Asian Institute of Management alumni who urged authorities to exercise non-partisanship in this years elections, and hold orderly and credible polls.