COC filing is over, campaign period to start next month

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2023 Barangay ang Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections officially ended on Saturday, September 2, 2023. With this, the Commission of Elections (Comelec) is reminding…

PNP says security measures set for Barangay, SK elections 2023

Emmariel Ares 08/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) said its security measures are all set to ensure that the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 will be ‘honest, peaceful, and credible.’ This was assured by…

Trump’s mug shot released after being arrested on election charges

08/25/2023

ATLANTA—Donald Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. president’s…

Comelec shares some guidelines in BSKE 2023 filing of COC

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — (UPDATED) After the mall voting simulation on August 19, 2023, the Commission on Elections Central Visayas (Comelec 7) is preparing for the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay, Sangguniang…

Lapu police draft security measures for Barangay, SK elections

Futch Anthony Inso 08/16/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City police are now preparing the security measures for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30, 2023. Police Major Joey Bicoy, chief of the Intelligence Detection and…

Comelec-7 ready to hold 2 elections in 2025

07/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The Central Visays office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec-7) is prepared for the conduct of two elections in 2025. However, Attorney Lionel Marco Castillano, the Comelec-7 director, said that they should be given…

Barangay, SK officials to get shorter terms following SC ruling on grassroots elections

Kurt dela Peña 07/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines—With the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) that declared unconstitutional the law that rescheduled barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, originally set for Dec. 5, 2022, to Oct. 30, 2023, the winners of the October…

Comelec-7 starts accepting application for gun ban exemption

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/21/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Civilians who wish to apply for exemption from the election gun ban, which will take effect on August 28 to November 29, 2023, may now register online. This was announced by Commission on Elections…

Palma tells those running in SK and Barangay polls: Serve with sincerity

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has advised those who wish to run in the Barangay and SK Elections 2023 to go and serve with sincerity. “Participating in all of this exercise to be elected…

Mandaue transfers venue for filing of COC

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/30/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec-Mandaue) will transfer the venue of the filing of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections from its office to the Mandaue City…

DepEd Mandaue, Comelec working together to prepare for upcoming brgy, SK polls

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/12/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The preparations for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Mandaue City is ongoing. Lawyer Marinel Oro, spokesperson of the Department of Education in Mandaue City (DepEd Mandaue), said that the…

‘Fight continues’ in barangay, midterm polls, say Robredo, Pangilinan

Krixia Subingsubing 05/11/2023

Taking lessons from their defeat last year, the country’s two most prominent opposition figures have vowed to continue the fight and regain lost ground in the upcoming barangay polls in October and the midterm elections in 2025.…

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