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(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all national and local candidates that campaign activities are no longer allowed on Sunday, the eve of the May 9 polls. According to Comelec Commissioner George Garcia, those who are looking to be elected on Monday, have only until Saturday (May 7) to court the public to vote for them. "Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day of campaigning. By Sunday, there should be no more campaigning," he said in an interview on Friday. "On Sunday, when there is no more campaigning, please help us fight vote-buying, fake news...

(PNA file photo) MANILA -The Philippine National Police (PNP) will activate its monitoring team to assist the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against vote-buying in relation to the May 9 national and local elections. "We will be activating our own PNP monitoring team to assist the Comelec concerning the report of vote-buying. The team will be from the regional headquarters down to municipal stations, and we will be closely coordinating with the Comelec with respect to these reports. We will be assisting the Comelec in filing cases relative to reports of vote-buying," PNP spokespers...

CLAIM: Circulating screenshots of text messages claimed that markers can blot and affect the shading of other ovals for other candidates on the ballot

MANILA-The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has named the dominant majority party and dominant minority party in the May 9 polls. According to Comelec Resolution No. 10787, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) was declared as the dominant majority party while the Nacionalista Party (NP) is the dominant minority party. "The Commission on Elections, by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, and other pertinent election laws, resolves to promulgate the criteria and evaluation process for the accreditation of the dominant majo...

Just a week before the May 2022 elections, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sent a memorandum addressed to the Commission En Banc regarding continuous reshuffling of the poll body's personnel which is contrary to the regular practice. Teachers acting as members of the electora