Angelo Reyes disqualified

Earlier today, the Commission en banc ruled against former Secretary Angelo Reyes’ eligibility to be the nominee of Party-List group 1UTAK. The en banc held Reyes to be unqualified to represent 1UTAK because he does not belong to a marginalized or under-represented sector. “We believe that Reyes is not qualified to become a nominee of […]

Poll workers can vote

One of the perennial issues encountered in election management is the question of whether members of the Board of Election Inspectors – or in the case of the B&SK Elections, the Board of Election Tellers – can vote in the place where they’re performing election functions. COMELEC Resolution No. 9030 addresses that point squarely: Members […]

General Instructions

We’ve been getting requests for downloadable forms for the Certificate of Candidacy. Those are not available yet and will probably be available at the local Election Office first before it becomes downloadable. In any case, we’ll be announcing the availability of these forms on-line as soon it happens. The filing of candidacy will start October […]

Gun Ban rules and Filing of Candidacies

The Gun Ban rules are out, so just a quick reminder to everyone packing a pistol: the GUN BAN starts on Saturday, the 25th of September 2010. For more info, click THIS. Also, the Guidelines for the Filing of Certificates of Candidacy have been released, well in advance of the October 1-13 period for filing […]

IIRC Report

Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines Edited at the Office of the President of the Philippines Under Commonwealth Act No. 638 First Report of the INCIDENT INVESTIGATION and REVIEW COMMITTEE on the August, 23, 2010 Rizal Park Hostage-taking Incident: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, EVALUATION and RECOMMENDATIONS IIRC, September 16, 2010 “Is that the bus going to […]

B&SK Resolutions

So far, the COMELEC has promulgated the following Resolutions as part of the legal framework of the 2010 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. COMELEC Resolution No. 9019 –  Calendar of Activities COMELEC Resolution No. 9025 – Deputizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines COMELEC Resolution No. 9026 – Requesting the Concurrence of the President COMELEC […]

Calendar of Activities for Barangay and SK Elections

FYI. Election Period: September 25 to November 10, 2010 Filing of Certificates of Candidacy: October 1 – 13, 2010 Conduct of Barangay Assemblies / Candidates Fora: October 14 – 23, 2010 Gun Ban: September 25 to November 10, 2010