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Media quick to record warnings election watchdogs

CMFR CHEERS the media accounts highlighting the looming threats to free and fair elections in May. From the start of the national campaign, some citize

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New Comelec exec inhibits from cases involving previous clients

Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia (Photo courtesy of Comelec) MANILA - Newly-appointed Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Erwin Garcia on Thursday said he will inhibit from cases which he handled prior to being named as an official of the poll body. In a phone interview, Garcia said this is to protect the integrity of the commission. "Of course, that's an ethical consideration. You don't need someone to file anything or convince you. Of course, there is a previous relationship with clients, you have to inhibit and do not participate. Because somehow your decision or action will be given color," he added. Garcia, a veteran election lawyer, said he made this decision on his own and that no one forced or encouraged him to do it. "Voluntary and from the very beginning, I said immediately that I'm going to inhibit from all cases that I handle. Although I don't handle any (cases) presently, I have previous relationships with parties (so) I will definitely inhibit," the poll body official added. He reported that in the Comelec, there are cases with the Clerk of Court, Electoral Contests Adjudication Department (ECAD), and Law Department. "Just more or less 300 cases. There is more in the Supreme Court, Presidential Electoral Tribunal. I have already withdrawn from the Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. case there and the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal," he added. Garcia, fellow commissioner Aimee Neri and newly-appointed chairperson Saidamen Balt Pangarungan officially assumed their posts on Wednesday. Garcia and Neri replaced retired Commissioners Rowena Guanzon and now Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Kho Jr. Pangarungan, meanwhile, succeeded retired chairperson Sheriff Abas. Their appointments completed the seven-member Comelec en banc. The other members are Commissioners Socorro Inting, Marlon Casquejo, Aimee Ferolino, and Rey Bulay. (PNA) }

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No 'midnight' appointments at Comelec

No 'midnight' appointments at Comelec
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Namfrel says appointment of 3 Comelec officials should be open,transparent

The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said the appointment of the three Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials should be open and transparent.

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In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the poll watchdog group said an open process will help reinforce public trust t

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Duterte committed to 'transparent' selection of Comelec execs

Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to make the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials "completely transparent", Malacanang said Monday. This, after Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, announced early this month that Duterte now has a shortlist of nominees for positions in the Comelec. "The President has likewise committed that the selection of appointees to positions vacated by the recently-retired officials of the Commission on Elections shall be completely transparent, with candidates undergoing a stringent merit-based vetting process," he said in a press statement. Nograles also reiterated Duterte's assurance that his administration will ensure honest, peaceful, and credible elections on May 9, 2022. He said Duterte will guarantee that the electoral exercise would fully conform with the requirements of the Constitution and law. Comelec Chair Sheriff Abas and Commissioners Rowena Guanzon and Antonio Kho Jr. retired earlier this month, leaving three important posts vacant three months before the elections. The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has called on Duterte to make public shortlisted candidates for the three vacant posts at the Comelec and ensure an "open and transparent" appointment process. "Namfrel enjoins President Rodrigo R. Duterte to make public its shortlisted candidates, and to invite ordinary citizens to present comments, inputs, and personal information on the candidates, before the Office of the President makes the final decision on the appointments, to ensure transparency in the process and to help identify the most qualified and competent appointees," the group said in a statement. It said "a transparent appointment process, with focus on qualifications and suitability for the job, will help dispel concerns that the Comelec as a constitutional body will be composed of individuals that only come from the President's hometown, or who are inside the President's inner circle." Namfrel also said such a merit-based and transparent approach is necessary, given that the May 2022 polls will be conducted under extreme safety and health challenges due to Covid-19 pandemic and that an open process will help reinforce public trust in the Comelec "As the steward of the Philippine election process, the Comelec should be strengthened, and should invite the trust and respect of the Filipino people," Namfrel said. "Namfrel believes that by ensuring that the appointment process will be open and transparent, the President will leave a lasting legacy of a strong, independent, and credible Commission on Elections," it added. (PNA) }

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Duterte still looking for next Comelec chair; will appoint 'soon', says Nograles

The search is not yet over.

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Malacañang said that President Duterte has not yet decided on who should be the next chairperson of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but noted that the Chief Executive is aware of the importance of filling the vacant p

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Comelec reshuffles divisions

The membership of the two Divisions of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has been reorganized following the retirement of three of its commissioners.

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Comelec Acting Chairperson Socorro Inting will now preside over the First Division, and Commissioner Aimee P. Ferolino will serve a

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Inting designated as Comelec acting chair; divisions reorganized

MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally designated Commissioner Socorro Inting as its acting chairperson. "Acting Chairperson Inting will serve in such capacity until a new Chairperson has been appointed and assumed office. Given her stellar performance in helming the Gender and Development initiatives of the Commission these past years, and in streamlining various internal processes in the resolution of cases, we in the Commission are confident of the Honorable Acting Chair's leadership moving forward," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a statement Thursday. He added that Inting's designation was approved by the Comelec en banc on February 3, replacing retired chairperson Sheriff Abas. Meanwhile, a reorganization of the poll body's divisions has been implemented. Inting will preside over the First Division with Commissioner Aimee Ferolino as member. The Second Division will be headed by Commissioner Marlon Casquejo as presiding commissioner, with Commissioner Rey Bulay as member. The cases not yet raffled to a division, or those filed after Feb. 9, 2022, will be raffled to the newly constituted divisions. Meanwhile, Jimenez said cases respectively raffled to the former First and Second Divisions will be retained in the concerned division in order to ensure the orderly, speedy and judicious disposition of the cases. "For this purpose, a former First Division and former Second Division are constituted as follows: Commissioner Casquejo as Presiding Commissioner, and Commissioner Ferolino as member, First Division; Acting Chairperson Inting as Presiding Commissioner, and Commissioner Bulay as member, Second Division," he added. The poll body's First Division has yet to release the resolution of the consolidated disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Ferolino is the ponente of the resolution. President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to name the replacements of Abas and retired Commissioners Rowena Guanzon and Antonio Kho Jr. 393 YouTube channels of poll bets verified On the other hand, the poll body has verified close to 400 YouTube Channels of candidates as the campaign period for national positions has just started. Jimenez, in a separate statement, said around 393 YouTube channels of candidates in the 2022 National and Local Elections have already been verified. "Verification of accounts is a step towards ensuring the availability of trusted and credible sources of information for the public a vital part of the fight against disinformation. And that is happening because the Comelec steadfastly pursued its policies, despite knee-jerk opposition," he added. All official candidates, both national and local, party-list groups and political parties who have submitted their YouTube channel to the Comelec now have a verified badge. Under Resolution No. 10730, as amended by Resolution No. 10748, websites and other social media platforms used for the endorsement or candidacy of all registered political parties/coalitions and bona fide candidates must be registered with the Comelec. The verification is in time for the kickoff of the e-Rally live streaming on February 8, which the poll body conducts every night for candidates of all national elective posts via the Campaign S A F E Comelec e-Rally Channel on Facebook and the commission's official YouTube account. The Comelec has provided all presidential, vice-presidential and senatorial candidates, as well as party-list groups and political parties, a platform for the free livestreaming of their e-rallies, according to a schedule of e-rally time slots per night. "We have worked with YouTube to verify these channels, regardless of the number of subscribers, and we will continue to work in close coordination as we strive to push out information that will be helpful to the voters through these reliable channels," Jimenez added. On the other hand, the Comelec's Education and Information Department on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with the Rotary Club of Manila South (RCMS) for the conduct of a series of roadshows and voter education lectures on the vote-counting machine (VCM). Jimenez said the guiding principle of the agreement is the reliability, credibility and maximum security, not just of the VCM but the entire election system, that the Comelec and RC Manila South hopes to engender to the voting public. He added that the agreement provides greater access to communities where Rotary Clubs are present who are interested in a VCM demo and voter education lecture. The public may course their requests for a demo and lecture through RCMS. "With this memorandum of agreement, essentially, the Comelec and RCMS have agreed to collaborate and work together to achieve our common goals with respect to the upcoming elections, at no cost to the Comelec," said RCMS president, lawyer Mario Dionisio, Jr. Under the MOA, the group commits to organize and facilitate the staging of VCM demo roadshows and lectures, in cooperation with other Rotary Clubs. (PNA) }

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Disqualification cases hovering over Marcos Jr.'s presidential bid

Tiburcio Marcos' petition to cancel certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was the latest in the string of cases filed against him to be dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), however, his disqualification cases are without a decision ye

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Ex-Comelec commissioner to poll body: Move on from controversies, resolve Marcos cases now

Ex-Comelec commissioner to poll body: Move on from controversies, resolve Marcos cases now
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