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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has tagged 27 areas of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao under the “red” category, ahead of the first BARMM parliamentary election in September.

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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla is pushing for stricter screening of political aspirants, urging the Commission on Elections to require candidates to declare under oath that they have no conflict of interest as part of their certificate of candidacy.

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Ibinasura ng Korte Suprema ang petition for review na inihain ng high school teacher na si Barry Tayam laban kay Sen. Francis Escudero at Political and Finance and Affairs Department ng Commission on Elections dahil sa “wrong remedy”.

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The Commission on Elections has warned the public against an email using the Comelec’s name and asking for personal information.

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Simulated voting activities were held yesterday in several areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in preparation for the conduct of the first BARMM parliamentary election this coming September.

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The Commission on Elections yesterday reminded residents of five coastal barangays in Parañaque City that a gun ban would be enforced ahead of the July 25 plebiscite on the proposed alteration of their territorial boundaries.

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The Commission on Elections has raised to 25 percent the ballot-shading threshold for the Bangsamoro parliamentary election (BPE) on Sept. 14, a move the Comelec said would ensure that all the votes would be counted.

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The Commission on Elections has issued implementing rules governing the selection of non-Muslim Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) representatives to the Bangsamoro Parliament.

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This early, the Commission on Elections is ready to deploy automated counting machines or ACMs that will be used for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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The Commission on Elections, together with government security forces and partner agencies, said it is continuing full-scale preparations for the conduct of the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on September 14.

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has tagged 27 areas of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao under the “red” category, ahead of the first BARMM parliamentary election in September.

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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla is pushing for stricter screening of political aspirants, urging the Commission on Elections to require candidates to declare under oath that they have no conflict of interest as part of their certificate of candidacy.

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Ibinasura ng Korte Suprema ang petition for review na inihain ng high school teacher na si Barry Tayam laban kay Sen. Francis Escudero at Political and Finance and Affairs Department ng Commission on Elections dahil sa “wrong remedy”.

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The Commission on Elections has warned the public against an email using the Comelec’s name and asking for personal information.

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The Commission on Elections yesterday reminded residents of five coastal barangays in Parañaque City that a gun ban would be enforced ahead of the July 25 plebiscite on the proposed alteration of their territorial boundaries.

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The Commission on Elections has raised to 25 percent the ballot-shading threshold for the Bangsamoro parliamentary election (BPE) on Sept. 14, a move the Comelec said would ensure that all the votes would be counted.

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The Commission on Elections has issued implementing rules governing the selection of non-Muslim Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) representatives to the Bangsamoro Parliament.

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This early, the Commission on Elections is ready to deploy automated counting machines or ACMs that will be used for the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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The Commission on Elections, together with government security forces and partner agencies, said it is continuing full-scale preparations for the conduct of the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on September 14.

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