ERB HEARING. Members of the Election Registration Board (ERB) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Iloilo City convene on Oct. 18, 2021 to deliberate on the applications of the 19,638 registrants for the Sept. 6 to 30 registration period. Comelec Iloilo City projected that the city will have around 330,000 voters come May 2022 elections from the 294,766 registered voters in 2019.(Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Comelec) ILOILO CITY - Registered voters in Iloilo City are expected to reach around 330,000 come May 2022 elections once the Election Registration Board (ERB) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here is done with its deliberations of all applicants. In an interview on Wednesday, Elections Assistant Jonathan Sayno said the ERB has already deliberated on applications of 19,638 registrants for the Sept. 6 to 30 registration. The ERB is composed of the local civil registrar, schools division superintendent, and the elections officer. "All applications were approved,&quo
EXTENSION. A mall in Iloilo City opens a registration center of the Commission on Elections on Monday (Oct. 11, 2021). The extended voters' registration will run until October 30. (Photo courtesy of Comelec/Jonathan Sayno) ILOILO CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) noted a lower turnout in the number of applicants as the extension of voters' registration started Monday at a mall satellite center here. Registration here resumed on September 6 after it was temporarily suspended when stricter quarantine classifications were imposed in May. Until September 30, over 19,800 have already registered, exceeding the Comelec target of 12,000. "When compared with the first days during the resumption of voters' registration, the number is lesser. More or less, we can only have 200 to 400 compared during the resumption when there were almost 600," Election Assistant II Jonathan Sayno said in an interview. Sayno presumed there were only a few unregistered voters left af
COC FILING. Former Iloilo City mayor Joe III Espinosa files his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the congressional seat of the lone district of Iloilo City on Oct. 8, 2021. Iloilo City Comelec Elections Assistant Jonathan Sayno on Saturday (Oct. 9, 2021) said the eight-day filing of COCs went smoothly amid the restrictions that needed to be observed due to the pandemic.(Photo courtesy of Joe III Espinosa) ILOILO CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here is reviewing the filed certificates of candidacy (COCs), particularly the contenders' names that will appear on the ballot if they follow the guideline of not exceeding 30 characters. In an interview on Saturday, City Comelec Elections Assistant Jonathan Sayno said candidates have until November 8 to correct misspelled names or change how their names would appear on the ballot. "They just need to write a letter to the Comelec for that purpose," Sayno said. "By October 29, the list of candidates will be poste
TEAM USWAG. Candidates of Team Uswag Iloilo file their certificates through a representative at the local office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2021). The candidates were led by re-electionists (3rd to 5th from left) Lone District Rep. Julienne Baronda, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas, and Vice-Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon.(Photo courtesy of Arnold Almacen/City Mayor's Office) ILOILO CITY - A thanksgiving mass, instead of the usual pompous celebration, was offered to usher the Team Uswag Iloilo's filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC) at the office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Wednesday. Team Uswag, meaning progress, is the team headed by re-electionist Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Trenas. "We pray for God's enlightenment and guidance on the endeavor we want to pursue. We don't need any grand event, but it is always important to thank the Almighty for all the years He had lead me, and ask for His continuous guidance
ILOILO CITY – Carmelo “Mel” Carreon, Iloilo’s perennial candidate who has never won is seeking an elective position for the 11th time. Carreon was one of the first to officially file their certificates of candidacies (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC-Iloilo City) Friday, October 1.