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Comelec earmarks P150 million for ballots, pens for 2019 elections

By Sheila Crisostomo | August 18, 2018 - 12:00am

Over P150 million has been allocated by the Commission on Elections for the procurement of the ballot paper and marking pens...

Headlines

Comelec to accept offers for poll transmission service until Nov. 4

By Sheila Crisostomo | October 24, 2015 - 10:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gave interested providers until Nov. 4 to join in the negotiated procurement for the...

Headlines

Comelec eyes direct contracting for electronic vote transmission

By Sheila Crisostomo | September 8, 2015 - 10:00am

After two failed biddings, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday that it would directly negotiate with telecommunications companies for the electronic transmission of next year’s election r...

Headlines

Lim gets CA nod for Comelec post

By Christina Mendez | March 12, 2015 - 12:00am

Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Arthur Lim, lawyer of Sulpicio Lines that figured in various ship accidents, finally got the nod of the Commission on Appointments (CA) yesterday.

Headlines

Rebidding sa election machine para sa 2016 bukas na - Comelec

By Doris Franche-Borja | March 7, 2015 - 12:00am

Binuksan na ng Comelec ang panibagong bidding para sa mga uupahang election machines para sa 2016 elections.

Bansa

Election timeline may be delayed by 2 months

By Sheila Crisostomo | February 27, 2015 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections’ timeline in acquiring the voting system for the 2016 polls may be pushed back by up to...

Headlines

Lack of delicadeza

January 28, 2015 - 12:00am

It leaves a bad taste in the mouth everytime former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Augusto Lagman accuses Comelec and his former colleagues of irregularities.

Business

Indra ‘di kuwalipikado sa bidding – Smartmatic-TIM

January 3, 2015 - 12:00am

Hindi sapat ang huling pinakamalaking kontratang nakopo ng technology provider na Indra Sistema’s na 2013 Argentine polls project para maging kuwalipikado ito sa bidding ng P2 bilyong kontrata sa Commission...

Bansa

Comelec assures Senate of automated polls in 2016

By Marvin Sy | December 6, 2014 - 12:00am

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes wants the 2016 national elections to be automated unless a catastrophic event would render the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines useless.

Headlines

Voter’s registration tuloy

By Doris Franche-Borja | January 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Ipagpatuloy na ng Commission on Elections (Co­melec) ang voter’s registration ngayong taon.

Bansa