May 9 voting from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Comelec

Doris C. Bongcac 05/03/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The May 9, 2022 elections is the first national and local elections that we will be having under the new normal. And since Cebu and other parts of the country remain under certain…

Fill out ballots in 5 minutes or less, Comelec tells voters

Donna Pazzibugan, Ronnel Domingo 05/03/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Commissioner George Garcia of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) urges voters to bring with them their guide list of chosen candidates to hasten the voting process on May 9. Garcia said on Monday that voters should…

Voters need not wear face shields at poll precincts

Kathleen de Villa 05/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Voters do not have to present their vaccination cards or wear face shields at polling stations on May 9, Election Day, contrary to instructions shown in an old explainer video that is circulating on…

Close to 1K official ballot boxes delivered to Cebu City Treasurer’s Office

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 04/30/2022

The arrival, delivery, and accounting of official ballots at the City Treasurer’s Office ( CTO) on Saturday, April 30, 2022. CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 964 official ballot boxes were delivered to the Cebu City…

PRO-7 personnel cast votes through absentee voting

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 04/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 1,751 police personnel in the region are expected to cast their votes until Thursday, April 28, 2022, through absentee voting. Police Corporal Glenn Bordalba of the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO)…

‘Fake news’ prompts Mindanao LGBTQIA+ group to hold voter’s education for members

Jigger J. Jerusalem 04/27/2022

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — One of Mindanao’s biggest groups of LGBTQIA+ has launched “Bayot, Botar!” (Gay, Vote!), a voters’ education caravan to fight “fake news” and disinformation among the communities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer…

Hackers claiming they can manipulate 2022 polls fall in Cavite, Laguna

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 04/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Three hackers who claimed they can breach the Commission on Election (Comelec) system and manipulate the outcome of the 2022 elections were arrested in Cavite and Laguna, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC)…

The Filipino women’s suffrage rights and UPink fight

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 04/26/2022

Eighty five (85)  years ago, Filipino women would not find their names in the voting list until a plebiscite was held on April 30, 1937. That day marked the first time women in the country exercised suffrage…

‘Criminal’ to pay P15 million to debate organizer

Donna Pazzibugan 04/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is investigating the possible criminal liability of its executives involved in an allegedly “grossly disadvantageous” deal with Impact Hub Manila, the private firm tapped to organize the presidential and vice presidential…

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,…

Lacson, Sotto flag change in transmitting election data to 4G

Dexter Cabalza 04/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III complained on Friday about the sudden change in the manner of transmitting election data and suggested it could be used…

COMELEC Lapu-Lapu 95% ready for May polls

Futch Anthony Inso 04/20/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Lapu-Lapu City says they are 95 percent ready for the upcoming May 9, 2022 elections. Benjie Dayondon, the election assistant of COMELEC Lapu-Lapu City, said they had…

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