(PNA photo by Avito Dalan) ILOILO CITY - More registrants are expected to register in Commission on Elections offices as registration in preparation for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls in December resumed Monday. Guimaras Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Salud Milagros Villanueva said they are targeting the teenage group since it will be their first time to vote. "We would like to saturate the age group, particularly those less than 18 years old," she said in an interview Monday. SK registrants should be 15 years but not over 30 years on the day of the elections and resident of the barangay where they intend to register for at least six months on or before Dec. 5. Regular voters should be 18 years of age on the day of the elections, however, those who are already registered with the SK no longer have to enlist again. "Their information can already be extracted by our system," she said. Registration is open in all municipal Comelec offices in the fi
(PNA file photo) MANILA-Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia on Wednesday said there is no offer from the incoming administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "No offer whatsoever," he said in a Viber message when asked if the newly-elected Chief Executive has offered him a position in the government. When asked what are his plans, Garcia said, "I will pursue the electoral reforms that we started in a private capacity. The academe and private practice is (sic) so enticing." Garcia, together with two other appointees of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the Commission Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner Aimee Neri were all by-passed by the Commission on Appointments Wednesday. He said he does not have ill feelings for not getting the appointment. Garcia also thanked Comelec and the public. "No bad feelings. No regrets. So thankful to my Comelec family and the Filipino people for the opportunity,&quo
(PNA file photo) MANILA - Locating polling precincts is the most common problem every election day. Voters flock to their usual polling places or where they voted at least in the previous election only to find their names missing from the list. This year, the threat of Covid-19 also ranks high among election concerns. For the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tied up with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) through a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a safe and secure process. The DICT will provide cloud hosting of Comelec's online services that include the Registration Status Verifier, Precinct Finder, Online Voter Certification Application, and results website. DICT is also conducting the Vulnerable Assessment and Penetration Testing on Comelec's online services to the security of the infrastructure to used for the cloud hosting. "Cloud hostingmakes applications and websites accessible using clo
MANILA - Rodrigo R. Duterte, the oldest to get elected as Philippine president and the first chief executive from Mindanao, turns 77 on Monday (March 28). Being the top leader of the country, he has faced the country's problems with his promise of "Tapang at Malasakit" or courage and empathy to the Filipino people. While it is Duterte's last to celebrate his birthday as the country's president, he would be remembered by his fellow Filipinos for his legacy. Let us take a look at how Duterte fulfilled his promises through his remarkable and tough stance on several issues. In honor of the country's 16th president, we have compiled a list of our top 12 quotes from "Tatay Digong". 1. On illegal drugs "If we cannot control the flow of drugs, then I will consider my presidency a total failure. So, I do not want that to happen. Do not do it. You start to f with drugs, you destroy my country. And if you destroy my country, I will kill you. Sigurado &#
MANILA - Political parties joining the May 9 polls have until the second week of April to file their petition for accreditation for the determination of the dominant majority party and the dominant minority party. "A political party duly registered with the Commission may file a verified petition for accreditation for the determination of the Dominant Majority Party, the Dominant Minority Party, the 10 Major National Parties, and the 2 Major Local Parties. For the purposes of the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections, the petition shall be filed not later than April 11, 2022," the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said in Resolution No. 10770 on Friday. The petitions must be filed with the Clerk of the Commission online at clerkofthecommission@comelec.gov.ph. Parties have to pay PHP10,100 as filing and legal research fee and shall be paid at the Cash Division of the Commission. It also listed six criteria on how to determine the dominant majority party, the dominant minori