MANILA, Philippines (19 Jan 2013) - The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is shifting from the use of metal padlocks to cheaper plastic seals to secure ballot boxes.
MANILA, Philippines (13 Jan 2013, Sunday) – Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto
Brillantes Jr. on Sunday said the start of the nationwide gun ban “does
not suspend” the rights of the people, reminding the public to assert
their rights at all times.
The five-month total gun ban covers everyone, except those from government agencies that are given an automatic exemption by the
election body.
By Marites DaƱguilan Vitug THOUGHT LEADERS Rappler.COM
ON October 31, the last day of voter registration, a crowd waited outside the COMELEC office in Santa Ana, Cagayan. They were about 200 and they were beating the deadline; most of them, reports say, were employees of locators based in the Cagayan Special Economic Zone, a free port.
THE rank and file employees union of the Commission on Elections today deplored Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile's mistreatment of an Election Officer in Cagayan province during the last day of voters' registration on October 31, 2012.