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Davao poll supervisor is new Comelec commissioner
By Fernan Angeles ANOTHER election supervisor from Davao has taken oath as part of the Commission on Elections. Former provincial poll supervisor Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio of Davao del Norte took oath as an ad interim member of the election body for a term expiring on Feb. 2, 2027. An ad interim appointment is one made while…
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Comelec to SC: No failure of elections in Mindanao
By Fernan Angeles TAKING cue from a Supreme Court request for their position, the Commission on Elections stood firm that there was no failure of elections in 2016 in the contested provinces of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, and Maguindanao. The high tribunal, which sits as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), sought the Comelec to provide…
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Comelec shuts door on bids to postpone 2022 elections
By Fernan Angeles THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected a bid to postpone the 2022 presidential elections by an administration ally at the House of Representatives. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the commission sees no need to postpone the elections even if the COVID-19 is not yet over by that time. “Atas ng Constitution…
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Former Comelec chief passes away
By John Clifford Lintao EIGHTY-year old former Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. passed away on Tuesday morning, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez confirmed. “This is to confirm the passing of former Chairperson Sixto S. Brillantes Jr., today at a little past 11a.m.,” Jimenez said in a message to reporters. He said Comelec will issue…