Philippines bans vote machine firm implicated in US bribery probe

11/30/2023

The Philippines’ election regulator on Wednesday banned a voting machine firm from bidding for election contracts after the company was implicated in a corruption probe launched by the US government. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it…

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…

LOOK: Missing names, traffic congestion reported during first few hours of voting

CDND Staff 05/09/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Confusion marred the first few hours of voting at the Mandaue City Central School. Several individuals had to repeatedly scan the list of voters posted outside the polling centers to look for their…

Hope inside the turbulence

Jose Ma. Montelibano - @inquirerdotnet 03/11/2022

It did appear so powerful when a gang of four put their muscle and money together. They are two past presidents, the son of another, and the current president still sitting and appointing officials in positions of…

How does the MUPH select its Final 30? Read on

Immae Lachica 08/25/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines– The selection for the top 30 of the Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) 2021 was explained for all the pageant fans on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. The MUPH explained how the selection for the…

Comelec eyes mobile app for voting

02/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is studying the possibility of developing a mobile application that will allow people to cast their votes online. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said on Twitter that four developers have…

Doncic, Antetokounmpo are early NBA All-Star vote leaders

01/03/2020

Dallas’ Luka Doncic received fan votes than any other player in the opening week of balloting for the NBA All-Star Game. The NBA released the first voting totals on Thursday (Friday, January 3, 2020, Philippine time) and…

Gazini invites fans to vote online for her to automatically make it to the top 20

Immae Lachica 12/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— With just a few days left before the grand coronation night for the 2019 Miss Universe, an online voting was launched December 1, 2019 for a chance for your chosen candidate to automatically make…

Roster for Cesafi All-Star teams to be determined by voting

10/31/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—For the first time, the student fans and general public will have a hand on who will make the final lineup for the teams playing in the College and High School divisions of the Cesafi…

Mandaue Comelec to allow police officers inside voting centers

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/09/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — To prevent any untoward incident in voting areas during the election day, the police will be allowed to stay inside voting centers in Mandaue City. This is despite the rule set by the…

Comelec mulls extending voting period until 7 p.m. for 2019 polls

Inquirer.net 11/27/2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it is considering lengthening the voting period in the 2019 elections from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to address the limited available voting counting machines (VCMs). During a joint…

US voting officials under scrutiny amid heavy turnout

AP 11/06/2018

ATLANTA — Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation’s election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to disrupt the voting process. It turns out that many…

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