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Garcia: Comelec ready for SK, barangay elections

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 07:49 PM

Commission on Elections chairman George Erwin Garcia led his first flag raising at the Comelec session hall as chairman, the first of the agency since the pandemic began. Read more »

Comelec says public to benefit from its proposed HQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 05:50 PM

The public will benefit from the construction of a new building for the offices of the Comelec, its chairperson said Monday. Read more »

Comelec, pag-uusapan ang dagdag-allowance para sa mga gurong poll workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 09:11 AM

Nangako ang Comelec sa mga guro nitong Lunes na gagawin nila ang lahat para maibsan ang kanilang hirap sa pagtatrabaho bilang poll worker. Read more »

Comelec needs budget to build own HQ: poll chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 12:52 PM

Poll chief George Garcia is asking Congress to allot a budget for the construction of the Commission on Election's own headquarters. Read more »

New Comelec chief vows to strengthen good governance

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 05:35 PM

George Garcia vowed to institute structural reforms in the Commission on Elections and elevate standards of competence of its officials and employees. Read more »

Watchdog alarmed over Garcia appointment as Comelec chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 03:43 PM

An election watchdog on Tuesday said they are alarmed over the appointment of George Garcia as Comelec chair. Read more »

Comelec urged: Take strong stand for barangay, SK polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 01:38 PM

An election watchdog urged the Comelec to take a 'strong' position calling for the barangay and SK elections to push through. Read more »

Marcos ex-lawyer George Garcia appointed Comelec chair

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 06:38 PM

George Garcia, a veteran poll lawyer and former counsel of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr, has been appointed chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Read more »

Group concerned about Zubiri's blocking of Comelec, CA, CSC nominees

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 09:34 PM

A group registered their disappointment over Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri’s stand that incoming President Bongbong Marcos must be given the opportunity to appoint his own set of officials. Read more »

Comelec execs eye 'retirement' of old VCMs, to cost P6.7 billion

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 08:13 PM

The Comelec leadership admitted Tuesday that most of the Vote Counting Machines are no longer 'feasible' to be used in the next polls in 2025. Read more »

Deliberation on Comelec appointees, other Duterte picks deferred anew

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 06:27 PM

The hearing for the five constitutional agency nominees of President Rodrigo Duterte at the Commission on Appointments has been deferred after it was briefly held Monday. Read more »

Comelec seeks law vs social media trolls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 11:40 AM

The Commission on Elections said Monday it would urge Congress to pass a law against the use of social media trolls during campaign period. Read more »

Comelec: SOCE deadline on June 8

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 08:50 AM

The Commission on Elections on Sunday reminded candidates that the deadline for the filing of their statement of contribution and expenditures is on June 8. Read more »

Comelec funds for barangay, SK polls intact: exec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 11:32 AM

The Commission on Elections has yet to spend its P8.6 billion budget for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections for which it will begin preparations next month, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Comelec to proclaim Gabriela, Kabataan despite pending cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:32 AM

The proclamation of Kabataan party-list and Gabriela will proceed despite their pending cases, a Commission on Elections official said Thursday. Read more »

Party-list substitutes require Comelec approval: Garcia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:18 AM

Party-list organizations may still substitute their nominees even after May 9 but it has to be approved by the Comelec, an official said Thursday. Read more »

Winning party-lists to be proclaimed Thursday: Comelec

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 06:12 PM

Winners in the 2022 party-list race may be proclaimed by Thursday or Friday, Comelec said. Read more »

Fate of Duterte's remaining appointees hangs

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:11 PM

The Commission on Appointments can only hear the nomination of President Rodrigo Duterte’s remaining appointees until June 3, leaving the fate of his remaining nominees hanging. Read more »

P2-K na dagdag honorarium para sa mga gurong nag-OT sa halalan, aprubado na

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 10:07 PM

Aprubado na ang P2,000 dagdag honorarium para sa mga gurong nag-overtime bilang election staff noong Mayo 9, sabi ni Comelec Comm. George Garcia. Read more »

Comelec eyes charges over dumping of training ballots

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 09:58 AM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it is eyeing the filing of charges against those who threw away training ballots at a site in Cavite. Read more »