Former Cavite 7th district representative and Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday night adopted a resolution calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to hold a special election to fill the vacancy for the position of representative for Cavite's 7th district. The chamber adopted House Resolution (HR) 100, certifying the existence of a vacancy for the legislative post, after its representative, Jesus Crispin Remulla, joined President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Cabinet as Justice Secretary. Speaker Martin Romualdez, who has been designated as caretaker of the 7th district of Cavite, authored the resolution along with Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, and Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan. "The vacancy has left the constituency of the aforementioned legislative district without representation in the House of Representatives," the lawmakers said in the resolution. They cited Repu
MANILA -Philippine National Police (PNP) director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon on Friday said they are now readying security forces for the proclamation of presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio. De Leon also said the PNP will continue to monitor any mass gathering that may arise as the country is now transitioning to the next administration. "It's still the election period, and we have a lot to do. The PNP will continue its monitoring, intelligence gathering, and other police functions to ensure a seamless and peaceful transition of power on June 30," de Leon said in a statement. Marcos is expected to be proclaimed next week after garnering more than 31 million votes while his nearest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, only received more than 14 million votes of 98.35 percent of election returns from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Transparency Media Server Meanwhile, de Leo
Comelec Pangasinan provincial election supervisor lawyer Ericson Oganiza. (PNA file photo by Jerick James Pasiliao) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Pangasinan provincial office has reminded the complainants against candidates who are illegally posting their campaign materials to pursue their accusations until the end of the trial. In his speech during the peace covenant signing here on Monday, provincial elections supervisor lawyer Ericson Oganiza said that in the past elections, a lot of cases were filed against candidates for violating the rules on poster size and for posting at undesignated common areas. However, Oganiza said cases filed had been dismissed because of lack of participation of the complainants. "Marami tayong kinasuhan sa mga nagdaang election, ngunit ang mga kasong ito ay na-dismiss dahil sa hindi pakikipagtulungan ng mga nagreklamo na sila dapat tatayong testigo (We have filed cases in the past elections. However, these were dismiss
MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday conducted its first coordination meeting with deputized agencies for the implementation of the guidelines on in-person election campaign activities under the new normal. The National Comelec Campaign Committee (NCCC), headed by Commissioner Rey Bulay as the Commissioner-in-Charge, met in a virtual session with representatives of the Department of Health (DOH), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to discuss details of the implementation which will start next week. "As we approach the start of the campaign period on February 8, the Comelec, through the NCCC, wishes to assure the public that the duly constituted campaign committees nationwide stand ready to implement the guidelines institutionalizing the new normal in the conduct of in-person campaigns, rallies, caucuses, miting de avance, motorcades and caravans for the 2022 Nat