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Neither Duterte nor Calida ever made a pronouncement to take away any license of Jimenez’s.
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez has belied the claims.
The two videos carried similar headlines but different contents to support their false claims.
Jimenez made the statement hours before a group of civil society actors filed the petition.
The false claim was based on comments posted by netizens on social media.
This is a false narrative, said Jimenez in a tweet on May 23 addressing the claim.
This is a spurious spin on a statement made by the Comelec official in a Feb. 24 interview with ANC.
Jimenez said the Comelec is still investigating the problem with the VCM.
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL The Commission on Elections on Wednesday said they are validating all statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) submission of candidates in the May 2016 elections where PDP-Laban candidate Rodrigo Duterte won in the presidential race. “We are validating all SOCE submissions. We are not singling out the President,” Comelec spokesperson James […]
By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL VOTING may be extended in areas where vote-counting machines (VCMs) have caused delays, Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said Monday. Comelec has been receiving numerous reports of rejected ballots since voting opened. Ballots are considered rejected if they are not accepted by the VCM after four attempts, said Jimenez. In case […]