15K Cebu City voters still have no biometrics

Nestle L. Semilla 11/04/2015

MORE than 15,000 registered voters in Cebu City will not be able to vote during the national elections next year. Cebu City Commission on Election (COMELEC) records show that 15,464 of the more than 630,000 registered Cebu…

Deadline beaters

11/03/2015

  Long after the complaints have ended and their collective frustration vented in public, those who failed to register or have their complete biometrics data taken at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)—and they may number in the…

Bullet scams

Ricky Poca 11/02/2015

The reports of “tanim bala” in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport are shocking. The latest victim of the scam, victimizing both Filipino and foreign travelers whose bags or luggage are suddenly planted with a bullet that gets…

Thousands troop to mall on last day of registration

Nestle L. Semilla 10/31/2015

THOUSANDS trooped to the Robinson’s Cybergate Mall as it opened at 10 a.m. today for the last day of registration for next year’s elections. Personnel of the Cebu City office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) were…

Comelec brings back ‘No Bio No Boto’ registration in SM

PR 10/28/2015

EXERCISE your right to vote in the 2016 elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and SM City Consolacion encouraged voters to register for the “No Bio No Boto” campaign from Oct. 26 to 31, from 10 a.m.…

Unwelcome campaign tactics

Editorial 10/17/2015

With the deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy now behind us, we only have to worry about  the Oct. 30 deadline for biometrics registration and the Dec. 10 finale for substitution of candidates. There are…

Trillanes visits Cebu to firm up VP bid

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/30/2015

SEN. Antonio Trillanes IV visited Cebu yesterday to consult with local Magdalo leaders and meet with leaders of the business community for support on his vice presidential bid. “The public needs to know what we in the…

Tip to voters: Birthday cakes, gifts not a sign of true service

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/18/2015

Voters, be careful. Genuine public service and mercy isn’t carried out by giving birthday cakes and gifts, said Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Answering a query during a…

Over 25,000 voters with no biometrics data

Norman V. Mendoza 06/14/2015

More than 25,000 registered voters in Mandaue City risk being turned away from polling booths in the 2016 election because they have no biometrics data on file with the e Commission on Elections (Comelec). October 31 is…

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