Comelec eyes evening voter registration for Dec. 1 BSKE

Ferdinand Patinio 06/03/2025

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering conducting voter registration activities at night to encourage more Filipinos to register for the Dec. 1 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). According to Comelec Chairperson George Garcia on…

Comelec gun ban: Man caught with revolver arrested in Cebu City

Daryll Galindo - Reporter 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police from Cebu City responded to a tip and captured a man armed with a revolver in Barangay Carreta on Sunday, June 1. Police personnel from the Waterfront Police Station 3 in Cebu…

Comelec reminds losing candidates: 1-year appointment ban in effect

Ferdinand Patinio - Philippine News Agency 05/23/2025

MANILA, Philippines – Unsuccessful candidates could not be appointed to government positions within one year after the elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. “The one-year ban is effective. A losing candidate in an election cannot be…

Comelec suspends proclamation of Duterte Youth, BH party-lists

John Eric Mendoza - @inquirerdotnet 05/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday suspended the proclamation of party-list groups Duterte Youth and Bagong Henerasyon (BH). The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, announced the suspension before the proclamation…

Comelec to disallow party-list names resembling ‘ayuda’ or ‘teleserye’

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQINQUIRER.net 05/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Party-list groups with names that resemble terms like “ayuda” or “teleserye” will no longer be allowed to register in the upcoming elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Erwin Garcia announced on Friday. Garcia,…

Comelec-Mandaue to distribute increased honoraria starting Saturday

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/16/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Commission on Elections (Comelec-Mandaue) will begin distributing honoraria to Electoral Board members who served during the recent elections starting this Saturday. The Chairperson of the Electoral Board will receive P12,000, an increase…

Canvassing of votes of senator, party-list completed by Comelec

Ferdinand Patinio 05/16/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), on Thursday completed the canvassing of votes for senator and party-list organizations in the May 12 midterm polls. Based on the…

Comelec reminds candidates to file SOCE within 30 days

Pia Piquero 05/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reminded all candidates in the recently concluded midterm polls to submit their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) within 30 days after Election Day. It warns that…

Quiboloy told by Comelec: File protest first if you want manual recount

John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ 05/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines — First file an election protest. This was what the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday told parties who were calling for a manual recount. Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco made the remark after Kingdom…

Bohol politics: Another disqualification case filed vs. Baba Yap

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A day ahead of the midterm elections on May 12, another disqualification case was filed against former Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell “Baba” Yap II, who is seeking to represent Bohol’s 1st district…

Bohol: Rep. Edgardo Chatto faces disqualification case

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was asked to disqualify reelectionist Bohol 1st district Representative Edgar Chatto on accusations of vote-buying. Three Boholanos, through their legal counsel Atty. Mark Dave Josol, acted as complaints…

Liquor ban starts Sunday, May 11 – Comelec

Dianne Sampang 05/11/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The liquor ban of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will take effect on May 11, a day before the 2025 midterm elections. According to Comelec Resolution No. 10999, which contains certain prohibited acts in…

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