Tuesday, January 22, 2013

COMELEC: "Remove prematurely placed election propaganda or else"

 Remove or else

MANILA, Philippines (22 Jan 2013) - The Commission on Elections today told all candidates vying for Senatorial and Partylist seats in the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections to remove all prohibited election propaganda before the start of the campaign period.


Friday, January 18, 2013

COMELEC scraps metal padlocks

By Jocelyn R. Uy
Philippine Daily Inquirer


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.


Sunday, January 13, 2013

Gun ban starts, public reminded of their rights

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.

Monday, November 12, 2012

"Hello, Boy"

Marites DaƱguilan Vitug
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.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

COMELEC Union bewails Enrile's bullying of a poll employee

PRESS RELEASE
COMELEC Employees Union
November 5, 2012



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.

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