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[Title] => Comelec to Congress: Restore P9-billion budget
[Summary] => The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to restore the P9.12 billion removed from its proposed 2027 budget, warning that the reduction could leave the Comelec short of thousands of vote-counting machines needed for the 2028 general elections.
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[Title] => Comelec, balak ilatag nang mas maaga ang COC filing para sa 2028 elections
[Summary] => Tinatarget ng Commission on Elections na maagang maidaos ang filing ng kandidatura para sa May 2028 national elections.
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[Title] => Comelec seeks return of P9.1 billion budget cut
[Summary] => The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to restore P9.12 billion removed from its proposed 2027 budget, warning that the funding reduction could leave the poll body short of thousands of vote-counting machines needed for the 2028 national and local elections.
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[Title] => Cavite special poll voting hours extended
[Summary] => The Commission on Elections yesterday extended the voting hours for a special election in Dasmariñas, Cavite, to accommodate more voters stalled by the bad weather.
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[Title] => Special election sa Cavite tapos na, nanalo ipoproklama ngayong Linggo
[Summary] => Bagama’t sumabay sa masamang lagay ng panahon, natapos na rin ang special election para sa pagka-kongresista sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite kahapon.
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[Title] => Special elections sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite idaraos ngayong Sabado
[Summary] => Nagpatupad na ang Commission on Elections ng liquor ban sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite nitong Biyernes, kasunod ng nakatakda nang pagdaraos ngayong Sabado, Agosto 29, ng special election sa naturang rehiyon na ang layunin ay mapalitan sa Kongreso ang pinatalsik na si dating Cavite Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga.
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[Title] => Supreme Court's final ruling: 'Second placer rule' in local elections scrapped
[Summary] => Who replaces a disqualified local winner? The high court says not the runner-up.
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[Title] => Comelec: Five-year barangay term can start after November 2 polls
[Summary] => The proposed five-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials can be implemented without postponing the BSK elections scheduled on Nov. 2, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia said yesterday.
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[Title] => BPE sa BARMM, nananatiling tahimik - Comelec
[Summary] => Inihayag kahapon ng Commission on Elections na nananatiling payapa at maayos ang pangkalahatang sitwasyon sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao sa kabila ng nalalapit na unang Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections sa Setyembre 14, 2026.
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[Title] => Guanzon eyes Senate bid, pushes tax, health reforms
[Summary] => Former Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon is tying her possible 2028 Senate bid to the endorsement of Vice President Sara Duterte, while positioning tax and health care reforms as key priorities of her proposed legislative agenda.
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[Title] => Comelec seeks return of P9.1 billion budget cut
[Summary] => The Commission on Elections has asked Congress to restore P9.12 billion removed from its proposed 2027 budget, warning that the funding reduction could leave the poll body short of thousands of vote-counting machines needed for the 2028 national and local elections.
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[Title] => Special election sa Cavite tapos na, nanalo ipoproklama ngayong Linggo
[Summary] => Bagama’t sumabay sa masamang lagay ng panahon, natapos na rin ang special election para sa pagka-kongresista sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite kahapon.
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[Title] => Special elections sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite idaraos ngayong Sabado
[Summary] => Nagpatupad na ang Commission on Elections ng liquor ban sa Dasmariñas City, Cavite nitong Biyernes, kasunod ng nakatakda nang pagdaraos ngayong Sabado, Agosto 29, ng special election sa naturang rehiyon na ang layunin ay mapalitan sa Kongreso ang pinatalsik na si dating Cavite Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga.
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[Title] => Supreme Court's final ruling: 'Second placer rule' in local elections scrapped
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[Title] => Comelec: Five-year barangay term can start after November 2 polls
[Summary] => The proposed five-year term for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials can be implemented without postponing the BSK elections scheduled on Nov. 2, Commission on Elections Chairman George Garcia said yesterday.
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