The Commission on Elections reminded candidates Friday that campaigning will be prohibited during the Holy Week.
According to COMELEC Resolution 8758 which contains the implementing rules and regulations of the RA 9006 or the Fair Elections Practices Act; “it is unlawful for any person, whether or not a voter or a candidate, or for any political party, or association of persons to engage on election campaign or partisan political activity on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, eve of Election... MORE
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) revealed today that they have found more oversized campaign propaganda along major thoroughfares during the poll body’s monitoring of candidates’ compliance to campaign rules yesterday.
COMELEC Spokesman James Jimenez said the team they dispatched saw and documented huge billboards and streamers of candidates Sen. Noynoy Aquino (Roxas Blvd. cor Vito Cruz); Gilbert Teodoro (EDSA Southbound); Joseph Estrada and Jejomar Binay (EDSA North Ave., PhilAm);... MORE
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in a resolution laid down the procedures for the delivery and transmittal of the printed copies of election returns in connection with the May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections.
COMELEC Resolution No. 8803 promulgated March 16, 2010 said the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) shall deliver to the Election Officer the envelopes containing the printed copies of the election returns intended for the Commission on Elections; Congress (directed to... MORE
“Registered voters who haven’t had their biometrics captured need not panic. They can still vote in 2010.”
COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez issued this clarification Wednesday after news items came out saying that voters whose biometrics were not captured during their registration will not be allowed to cast their vote.
Jimenez explained that of the more than 45 million registered voters nationwide, more than half have yet to submit their biometrics using the poll body’s data... MORE
With ten days left before the October 31, 2009 deadline, the Commission on Elections has reiterated its call for qualified voters nationwide to register.
“We are aware that a lot of Filipinos choose to register at the last minute. So in order to accommodate them and also to address the growing crowds at our field offices as we near the registration deadline, the COMELEC en banc has ordered the extension of office hours in all registration centers nationwide. Registration is also... MORE
On October 18 and 25, 2009, Offices of the Elections Officers in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, V, CAR and NCR shall be open for registration from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
With the onslaught of typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” which resulted to series of blackouts, flashfloods and landslides in the aforementioned areas, the conduct of the continuing registration on the said areas was hampered. In line with this, the Commission authorized its field personnel in the said regions to render overtime... MORE
The Commission on Elections has declared October 16, 2009 as Special Registration Day for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in six (6) cities namely, Cagayan De Oro City, Davao City, Cabanatuan City, Zambonga City, IloIlo City and San Fernando City in Pampanga.
Aside from the declaration of Special Registration Day, special arrangements shall also be made for voter with disabilities who are unable to walk and whose polling precinct is located at the second floor of the polling center so... MORE
The Commission on Elections announced Monday that they will temporarily stop accepting applications for voter registration in Pasig City’s 1st and 2nd Districts from today, September 28 until Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez said he received reports from Pasig poll officials that its offices in the City, housed inside the Pasig City Hall, are still inaccessible due to floods brought about by last Saturday’s heavy downpour.
Jimenez advised the voters in the... MORE
The Commission on Elections announced Monday that the system of continuing registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will resume on October 12, 2009 until October 31, 2009.
In Resolution 8672 - promulgated by the Commission en banc last September 19, 2009 - the COMELEC said any Filipino citizen residing in the Provinces of Basilan (except Isabela City), Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, (Shariff Kabunsuan), Maguindanao (except Cotabato City) and Lanao del Sur, may register... MORE
The Commission on Elections has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to issue guidelines allowing private and public employees to register as voters even on weekdays and that their temporary absence from their work be considered as official time.
The COMELEC en banc, through Resolution Nos. 8669, promulgated September 15, 2009, noted that the DOLE is “bestowed with powers and functions for the full protection to labor, promotion of... MORE