Petition to disqualify Bongbong Marcos as president reaches SC

Tetch Torres-Tupas 05/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Civic leaders on Tuesday has asked the Supreme Court to stop the Senate and Congress from canvassing the votes cast for former senator and presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The prayer for a…

An election to remember

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 05/16/2022

As a democratic process, the presidential polls last May 9 set some records that will long be remembered in terms, among others, of the speed in the transmission of the digitized election results, of margins of victory…

Comelec-Cebu reminds candidates to file SOCEs on time

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 2022 local elections may be over but Cebu candidates, both winners and losers, are reminded to disclose their campaign expenditures on time.  The Commission on Elections in Cebu (Comelec-Cebu) told bets to…

‘Vote-buying’ spree drives mobile phone sales

Chris Panganiban 05/15/2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Philippines —Mobile phones are selling like hotcakes after the May 9 general elections, thanks to local politics. For two straight days after the polls, many of the popular mobile phone brands were…

PRO-7 chief to CV cops: ‘Maximum tolerance’ in handling election protest rallies

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Central Visayas are ordered to maintain law and order and observe “maximum tolerance” in handling possible rallies protesting the unofficial results of the local and national elections this year. Police Brigadier…

Mandaue City environment office calls on candidates to remove campaign materials

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/11/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Environment and Natural Resources Office (MCENRO) is encouraging and reminding candidates and party lists—winners or not—to remove the tarpaulins, posters, and other campaign materials they put up around the city.…

Cebu City to hold post-election clean-up

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City has requested the city government and candidates of the recent elections to clean up the city. Marilou Paredes, the acting South District election officer, said…

How Cebu City residents voted?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — True to its promise, Barug PDP Laban candidates in Cebu City delivered votes for former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Data from the Comelec Cebu City office…

Downed VCMs prompt Cebu board of canvassers to suspend canvassing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Board of Canvassers in Cebu province on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, declared a recess after vote-counting machines (VCM) deployed in Bogo City, northern Cebu crashed. Commission on Elections – Cebu (Comelec-Cebu) elections…

Comelec may proclaim Cebu Province winners on Tuesday afternoon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With only six localities that are yet to transmit their election results, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) may proclaim winners of the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial races in Cebu Province on Tuesday afternoon,…

Partial and official tally: Gwen, Junjun maintain lead in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu province’s incumbent governor and vice governor continue to lead in the electoral race, based on the partial and official tally of the Commission on Elections here (Comelec-Cebu). As of 8:41 a.m. on…

Faster transmission of election returns due to better facilities, personnel — Comelec

John Eric Mendoza 05/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s better facilities and better trained personnel led to the faster transmission of election returns this year than previous polls, its spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said on Monday night. Laudiangco,…

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