Kamakailan lang, naging usap-usapan ang contestant sa entertainment program na “It’s Showtime” dahil hindi raw siya “masyadong knowledgeable” tungkol sa Commission on Elections (Comelec). Ano nga ba ang papel ng Comelec sa eleksyon at ano ang hindi sakop ng kanilang mandato?
Posts online are falsely claiming that Bayan Muna party-list group will be permanently disqualified should it fail to win a seat in the May 12 midterm elections.
The Comelec disposed of printed ballots following rulings of the Supreme Court on disqualification appeals of candidates, and not due to failure on the commission's part.
Several netizens are circulating a photo of a ballot template from COMELEC for the May 12 midterm elections with "China" on its header. This needs context.
How did the Comelec decide that the other 117 candidates be excluded in next year's balloting? Here are three things you need to know.
Mula sa pagsasabing ipagbabawal nito ang premature campaigning sa 2025 polls, sinasabi ngayon ng Comelec na hindi nito masusuway ang batas noong 2007 na nagpawalang-bisa sa paghihigpit.
From saying it will ban premature campaigning in the 2025 polls, Comelec now says it cannot circumvent the 2007 law that repealed the restriction.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) must focus on regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes for campaigning in the 2025 elections, rather than content creation, which could be viewed as censorship.
For the multitudes of us who are not lawyers, Comelec chairman George Garcia’s statement was incredulous: the Comelec only has a “ministerial duty” to accept certificates of candidacies (COC). In other words, Comelec has no power to disqualify a candidate upon filing of candidacy.
The ball is still in the individual voters to make the election results credible by actively participating in the process, being discerning, and making sure that votes are counted properly.
