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Ilang tatakbo sa Halalan 2019, humingi ng police escort

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 02:33 AM

Limang buwan bago ang halalan, humihingi na ng police escorts ang higit 60 kandidato. Read more »

2019 polls source code passes foreign firm review: Comelec spokesman

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 06:13 PM

The Commission on Elections is set to proceed with the assembly of the overall software system to be used in next year’s midterm elections, its spokesman said Thursday. Read more »

Comelec releases order of listing of party-list on official ballots

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 12:27 AM

The Commission on Elections released the order of party-list groups on the official ballot for next year's midterm elections. Read more »

64 bets in 2019 polls want security escorts

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:44 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A number of politicians who are running in the 2019 midterm elections have requested police security from the Police Security and Protection Group (PSPG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Read more »

Mocha Uson group picked last in ballot order for 2019 polls

Christian Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 11:41 PM

Mocha Uson’s party-list group was selected last while left-leaning Bayan Muna will be atop the official ballots in 2019 based on the Commission on Elections’ electronic raffle Wednesday. Read more »

Cayetanos insist congressional bids in separate Taguig districts ‘possible’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:19 PM

MANILA - Former Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife Lani told the poll body Tuesday they could run for separate congressional districts in Taguig, saying it was “entirely possible” for them to have different residences. Read more »

Comelec affirms Koko Pimentel wing in PDP-Laban row

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:27 PM

The poll body declared as "legitimate and official" the list of authorized signatories submitted by Pimentel's PDP-Laban wing for its candidates in next year's midterm elections. Read more »

Bangsamoro plebiscite gets P857M funding: Comelec chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:08 PM

The funding will come from the Commission on Elections’ own allocation, said chairman Sheriff Abas, citing information from the budget department. Read more »

Osmeña seeks Comelec ‘absolution’ in perpetual disqualification case

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:15 PM

Osmeña, 74, said the threat of disqualification was “not serious." Read more »

Halalan 2019: Comelec to raffle partylists' order on ballots on Dec. 5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:18 PM

The raffle will be held at the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila. Read more »

2019 election gun ban to run from January to June: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 02:49 PM

The 2019 election gun ban will run from January 13 up to June 12, the Commission on Elections announced Friday. Read more »

Cayetano on disqualification bid: It's pure political harassment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 02:05 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said Thursday the petition challenging his and his wife's 2019 congressional run was "political harassment" with no legal basis. Read more »

Zamboanga villages deny signing ‘petition’ for inclusion in BOL plebiscite

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:11 AM

A village treasurer allegedly submitted the falsified barangay resolution to the Comelec. Read more »

VP Leni favors law vs premature campaigning

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:24 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday she favors the call of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to revive the law prohibiting premature campaigning of candidates during election season. Read more »

62 villages seek inclusion in new Bangsamoro region: Comelec spokesman

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 04:42 PM

A total of 62 communities have asked to be included in an expanded autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao, whose creation will depend on the results of a plebiscite on Jan. 21 next year, a Commission on Elections official said Wednesday. Read more »

Sotto seeks Comelec reorg, employees' salary upgrade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:27 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III is pushing for a reorganization of offices at the Commission on Elections, which will pave the way for upgrading its employees' salaries. Read more »

Serge Osmeña confident Comelec won't disqualify him

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 10:56 AM

Former Senator Sergio Osmeña III on Tuesday said he is confident the Commission on Elections would allow him to pursue his bid for a return to the chamber he previously served. Read more »

Ex-charter group spokesman’s Senate run a ‘mockery’: Comelec petition

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 11:18 PM

Conrado Generoso and his Katipunan’s Party senatorial slate were included in the poll body’s initial list of 95 “nuisance” candidates prepared by its law department. Read more »

Comelec goes after 460 candidates over unfiled campaign expense reports

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 01:50 AM

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has moved to penalize a total of 460 candidates, including former Sen. Sergio Osmeña III, for failing to declare their campaign expenses in previous elections. Read more »

Comelec wants ex-Sen. Osmeña 'perpetually disqualified' over campaign expenses

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 05:10 PM

Former senator Sergio Osmeña III said he was "not worried" over the development, which could jeopardize his candidacy for senator next year. Read more »

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