Saturday, April 6, 2013

Party-list groups don't have to be marginalized, Supreme Court says

By Kim Arveen Patria
Yahoo! NEWS


MANILA, Philippines (6 Apr 2013) - Party-list organizations need not represent marginalized sectors, Supreme Court said in a decision released Friday.

The ruling might allow previously barred groups to run in the May elections, a move COMELEC objects to.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

COMELEC reshuffles field election officers to ensure absolute impartiality

The Commission on Election reshuffles its field election officers effective March 20, 2013 to their respective new places of assignments to ensure absolute impartiality in the forthcoming May 13, 2013 Automated National and Local elections.  


Sunday, February 17, 2013

Resolution No. 9640 - General Instructions for BEI on Testing and Sealing, Voting, Counting and Transmission of Election Results

Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Intramuros, Manila

RESOLUTION NO. 9640

General Instructions for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) on the Testing and Sealing, Voting, Counting, and Transmission of Results in Connection with the May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

COMELEC dispenses inspection, verification and sealing of book of voters

The Commission on Elections resolves to dispense with the inspection, verification and the sealing of the Book of Voters, which the "Voter's Registration Act of 1996" mandates the Board of Election Inspectors to be done before the start of the campaign period.  

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Poll ballots printed on world's best machine

COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes inspects Smartmatic's Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) with Smartmatic Asia Pacific President Cesar Flores and Atty. Himerio Garcia Committee Secretary during the presentation of the accuracy of the PCOS machines. [Joseph Vidal/Senate Pool/NPPA Images]
By: Kim Arveen Patria
Yahoo News


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.


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