ARMM Regional Board of Canvassers convenes; will resume Wednesday 2 p.m.

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/14 May) – The Regional Board of Canvassers (RBOC) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) convened at 6:14 p.m. Monday but failed to initialize the Consolidated… »

No irregularity in CDO’s election paraphernalia – Namfrel

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – There was no irregularity found in the inventory of the election paraphernalia for Cagayan de Oro that went overtime Tuesday night, according to… »

Comelec-12 ready to avert system failures during polls

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 May) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 12 assured on Thursday that it has put in place the necessary measures that would… »

Army visibility in polling centers high 10 days before election day—official

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) — Military personnel in the Davao Region and parts of Southwestern Mindanao (Region 12) will be visible around the vicinity of polling places 10 days before… »

Comelec-GenSan removes illegally-placed campaign materials anew

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 April) — Commission on Elections (Comelec) personnel here have launched another round of massive dismantling or removal of campaign materials that were set up in places… »

Comelec-12 warns bets of sanctions on poll violations

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/2 April)– The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 12 warned local politicians on Tuesday to properly comply with all election laws and rules to avoid facing… »

SouthCot, Koronadal LGUs seek Comelec exemption on public fund outlays

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/2 April)– The local governments of South Cotabato and Koronadal City have asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt their emergency financial assistance programs from the… »

18 of 26 Mindanao govs seek reelection; 6 unopposed; 6 ex-govs running again

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 January) – Eighteen of 26 Mindanao governors are seeking reelection on May 13 but six of them need not campaign: they are running unopposed. As in past… »

Poll body to test PCOS machines in GenSan, Koronadal

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/22 January) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to conduct a series of field tests for the precinct count optical scan or PCOS machines here… »

Tents eyed as polling centers in Pablo-hit areas

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 18 January) — The “learning spaces” or tents put up by the Department of Education (DepEd) to temporarily hold classes may be used as polling precincts in… »

Comelec-GenSan convenes Election Registration Board to validate voter applications

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to convene the city’s election registration board to assess and validate the applications for registration of new… »

Voters Registration

VOTERS REGISTRATION. Police officers carry a generating set to the registration center in Sultan Naga Dimaporo in Lanao del Norte on Oct. 21, 2012. The Comelec had ordered a new… »

Rody Duterte running for mayor; son Paolo unopposed as vice mayor

DAVAO CITY(MIndaNews/ 5 October) — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will run for mayor, a post he held for about two decades. Councilor Melchor Quitatin filed the certificate of candidacy (COC)… »

Duterte’s COC

Councilor Melchor Quitain, a lawyer, files the certificate of candidacy of Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Friday at the Commission in Elections. Duterte will run for mayor in… »

Cleansing of ARMM voters’ list: 61,000 double/multiple registrants found as of Sept. 11

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 September) –  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has found through its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) at least 61,416 double/multiple registrants in the Autonomous Region in Muslim… »

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