US elections: When will we know who won?

11/05/2024

Washington, United States—As Americans prepare to vote on Election Day Tuesday (Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Philippine time) officials are calling for patience as they tally ballots in what could be a historically close presidential race — and warning…

About 26,000 ballots in Cebu undergo ‘random manual audit’ 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 33 ballot boxes containing roughly 26,000 ballots from various precincts in Cebu will undergo ‘random manual audit’.  The Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec-Cebu) said they would be sending these ballots…

CCPO ready to secure vote counting machines, ballots

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is ready to secure the vote-counting machines (VCMs) and ballots when they arrive from Manila. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla, deputy director for operations of the CCPO,…

More images of the day Cebuanos choose their leaders

05/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On May 13, Cebuano voters cast their votes to choose their leaders that will lead them in the next three years. A sizeable number of voters trooped to the voting precincts in the…

Cebu City Treasurer readies measures to secure ballots for May 13 polls

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CCTO) is preparing all the necessary security measures to protect the ballots which will be housed in its office prior to distribution during the May 13 midterms and…

Comelec Cebu reminds supporters to avoid distribute sample ballots

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/14/2018

The distribution of sample ballots during election day is strictly not allowed, says Comelec Cebu. This, after Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, received reports that candidate’s supporters are still distributing sample ballots to voters…

Comelec Cebu delays printing of official ballots

Rosalie Abatayo 08/09/2017

Until a new schedule for the barangay election is finalized, the Cebu provincial office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to postpone printing of official ballots to a later date. Printing of ballots was supposed…

French line up abroad to vote

04/24/2017

LONDON – From London to Berlin, Washington to Tel Aviv, French voters lined up at polling stations abroad at the weekend to cast ballots for one of the closest presidential elections in years back home. Around 1.3…

Comelec puts off printing of ballots for another week

02/09/2016

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista described the software issue in the Consolidation and Canvassing System (CCS), one of the programs that will be used in the automated election system (AES), as “a blessing in disguise”…

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