Comelec chief wants decision on barangay, SK polls before end of the month

Daniza Fernandez 08/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia is hoping that fate of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections slated on December 5, will be known before the end of the month. Several measures have…

Good news and bad

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 08/05/2022

It is August. There are occasional rains but no major storms so far. We had a bad earthquake and many in the northern part of the country are still reeling from it. At the same time, considering…

Comelec ends registration with 2.59 million new voters

John Eric Mendoza 07/24/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) logged almost 2.6 newly-registered voters on Saturday, the last day of voter registration. The exact figure is 2,593,909, according to Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco. The figure is broken down by…

Registrants crowd COMELEC registration center during last day of voters registration

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Eligible voters who have yet to register may still do so until 3 p.m. of Saturday, July 23, 2022. Off-site registration for Cebu City is still on going , as of this writing, at…

Last-minute voter registrants told to exercise patience

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cebu City North District has appealed to qualified voters who plan to beat the deadline of the Comelec registration for barangay and SK elections on Saturday,…

Still high turnout of registrants in Mandaue, Comelec says

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/15/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Commission on Elections in Mandaue City continues to record a high number of voter registrants for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Lawyer Anna Fleur Gujilde, election officer, said currently, they average 400 registrants…

Comelec: Barangay, SK polls to push through in December unless new law is passed

Neil Arwin Mercado 07/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will continue in December unless a new law postponing it will be passed. Comelec acting spokesperson Rex Laudiangco said this…

Comelec Cebu City to hold voters registration in malls

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be holding the voters registration in malls here.  North District Election Officer Lawyer Marchel Sarno said this way, more registrants will be accommodated per day at the…

Voters registration for Brgy, SK elex this July

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Voters registration is expected to resume this July for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Lawyer Jerome Brillantes, acting Elections Supervisor of the Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec-Cebu), said they…

Why Soce is important

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 06/13/2022

Why do our laws require all candidates, whether they won or lost, to file with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) their respective “statement[s] of contributions and expenses” (Soce) within 30 days from Election Day (that is, on…

7 candidates fail to file SOCEs in Cebu City, to incur penalties

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least seven losing candidates were not able to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) in the Cebu City Commission on Elections (Comelec) district offices. Marilou Paredes, the South District election…

53 out of 60 SOCEs filed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Out of the 60 candidates in Cebu City, at least 53 have submitted their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) as of 7 pm on June 8, 2022. Marilou Paredes, the North District…

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