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Dating COMELEC commissioner Rex Borra, pumanaw na

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 08:45 PM

Pumanaw na ang dating commissioner ng Commission on Elections na si Rex Borra sa edad na 84. Read more »

Ex-Comelec chief Brillantes battling COVID-19, intubated in hospital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 09:14 PM

Former Commission on Elections chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 and was intubated Saturday for unstable oxygen levels while in hospital, his daughter Zeena said. Read more »

Comelec says P2.5B needed to flash counting of ballots through projectors in 2022 polls

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:40 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it needs an additional P2.5 billion to implement a Senate proposal to use projectors during the counting of ballots in the 2022 elections. Read more »

People's initiative para sa ABS-CBN franchise iminungkahi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 05:03 AM

Matapos ibasura ng House franchise committee ang franchise renewal bills ng ABS-CBN, lumutang ang posibilidad ng isang people's initative para muling umere sa himpapawid ang Kapamilya network. Read more »

Voter registration suspended till August 31 amid rising cases of COVID-19: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 11:26 AM

MANILA — Voter registration is suspended till August 31 due to the rising cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, the Commission on Elections said Tuesday. Read more »

Pagiging botante di dapat gawing rekisito sa pagkuha ng ayuda: Comelec

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 03:30 PM

Nilinaw ng Commission on Elections na hindi dapat na ginagawang rekisito ang pagiging botante ng isang residente para makakuha ito ng ayuda mula sa pamahalaan sa gitna ng pandemya.  Read more »

Voters' registration suspended amid enhanced community quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 12:20 AM

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections announced Friday further suspended the voter registration from Tuesday, March 31 until the end of April amid the Luzon-wide community quarantine. Read more »

Voter registration suspended March 10-31 due to coronavirus spread

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 04:33 PM

Poll body spokesperson James Jimenez said the suspension is a response to "the growing threat to public health" posed by the virus. Read more »

Duterte approves deputizing soldiers, police for Compostela plebiscite

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the deputation of soldiers and police officers to secure the Dec. 7 plebiscite in Compostela Valley for the ratification of the law that changes the name of the province to Davao de Oro. Read more »

House leaders press Comelec to proclaim Duterte Youth, Senior Citizens party-list reps

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 04:47 PM

MANILA - Leaders of the House of Representatives on Monday filed a resolution calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim party-list nominees of the Senior Citizens and Duterte Youth party-list groups. Read more »

Senate OKs P3.8-billion Comelec budget for 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 01:28 AM

MANILA—The Senate on Monday approved the P3.838-billion proposed spending plan of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for 2020. Read more »

Appointment ban covers actual party-list, not nominees: Jimenez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 06:19 PM

A Comelec spokesman said the appointment ban on losing candidates applies to the actual party-list and not to its nominees. "Looking at the law itself, the law does not make specific mention of the party-list," he said. Read more »

Comelec approves new substitute nominees of Duterte Youth Party-list

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 09:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accepted the new set of substitute nominees of Duterte Youth Party-list. Read more »

Bato seeks ban vs party-list groups supporting communist rebels

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:12 PM

MANILA - Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel the registration of left-leaning party-list groups which he said were “obviously supporting” the communist New People’s Army (NPA).   Read more »

New petition seeks Duterte Youth Party-list disqualification

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 08:11 PM

MANILA - A group of young individuals on Tuesday asked the Commission of Elections (Comelec) to cancel Duterte Youth Party-list’s registration based on several grounds. Read more »

Cardema accuses Guanzon of asking for money, favors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 07:36 PM

MANILA - Former youth commissioner Ronald Cardema on Saturday accused an election official of demanding cash and favors, saying the accreditation of his group Duterte Youth Party-list was being withheld as they have not given in.  Read more »

Cardema on Guanzon's death threats claim: Show proof

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:00 PM

MANILA - Duterte Youth Party-list chairman Ronald Cardema challenged an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to prove that he is responsible for the alleged death threats received by her relatives. Read more »

Youth group wants Duterte Youth Partylist disqualified for 'election crimes'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 09:20 AM

A youth group on Wednesday said it would seek the disqualification of the Duterte Youth Partylist. Read more »

COA tells Comelec to liquidate P1.6 billion expenses

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 05:16 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit has required the Commission on Elections to “immediately liquidate” its cash advances totaling P1.637 billion, including P1.202 billion spent during the 2018 Barangay and Sangguinang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Duterte Youth faces possible cancellation of registration: Guanzon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 02:11 PM

The registration of Duterte Youth Party-list may be removed due to misrepresentation, an official of the Commission on Elections said Friday. Read more »