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Brillantes: PET decision to seek Robredo, Marcos comment on VP protest 'abnormal'
The former chairman of the Commission on Elections says due process was already observed when the tribunal allowed both comps to participate in the recount of votes through their revisors
Ex-poll chair Brillantes urges Comelec: Don't act on Cardema's withdrawal yet
Former poll chair Sixto Brillantes Jr and election lawyer Emil Marañon also ask the Comelec to probe into Duterte Youth chair Ronald Cardema's allegations against Commissioner Rowena Guanzon
Comelec asked to disqualify Duterte Youth from party list
The petitioners argue Duterte Youth's party-list registration should be deemed void from the beginning as it failed to meet jurisdictional requirements of publication and public hearing
Ex-poll chief Brillantes, Macalintal back calls to junk Cardema's Congress bid
Veteran election lawyers throw their support behind the petition seeking to cancel Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema's nomination and withhold his certificate of proclamation
Election lawyers join forces to back Macalintal for senator
Now an independent senatorial bet, veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal vows to fight for higher discounts for senior citizens
Comelec puts 'unconstitutional' question in candidacy forms
Candidates can disqualify themselves from the get-go by answering a new question in certificates of candidacy, warns former poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr
'Discrepancies' found in VP vote count in Cebu City – ex-congressman
But ex-Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr – who supports losing VP bet Bongbong Marcos – says there are 'no supposed manipulations' that took place
Ex-Comelec chief Brillantes: Late filing of SOCE not illegal
Sixto Brillantes Jr argues that a Comelec resolution on the filing of 2016 campaign spending reports expanded the provision of the law causing confusion
Robredo vs Marcos: The long and winding road to the vice presidency
The official canvassing of votes at Congress will provide the much awaited ending to the cliffhanger vice presidential race
Ex-Comelec chair Brillantes takes low-key role for Marcos Jr
Insiders say Sixto Brillantes Jr and some people in Marcos camp do not agree on the issue of possible cheating with the unofficial results transmitted from the vote counting machines
Poll sabotage? Brillantes: 'Ang daming bobo sa Pilipinas'
Ex Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr a consultant of Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr says that ‘there can be no cheating’ using unofficial results
Poll lawyers Macalintal, Brillantes: from GMA-FPJ to Leni-Bongbong
Prior to lawyering for VP contenders Leni Robredo and Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos the two had already crossed paths
Election data quash Marcos' cheating pattern claim
The most useful and solid conclusions can be drawn from election data that are transparent and capable of being corroborated
Ex-Comelec chair to represent Marcos in canvassing
Former Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr however downplays claims of cheating based on the hash code issue raised by Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Voting system not certified before Congress
UPDATED Failing to certify the voting system before Congress however will not render the entire process null and void ex poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr says
Comelec eyes moving polls to 1st week of June
UPDATED To avoid a failure of elections former Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr says it s best to issue voting receipts in 2019 not this year
WATCH: Comelec holds mock elections in schools, malls
During the mock elections former Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr also makes a surprise appearance in a mall voting center
Ex-poll chief: Comelec now ‘more transparent’
During the mock elections former poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr gives Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista a grade of 9 5 out of 10
SolGen not backing Comelec: It happened before
It was unlikely that the President influenced the Solicitor General to support the SET decision on Grace Poe an ex poll chief says
SC order threatens election schedule again
It’s a throwback to 2013 when the poll chief complained: ‘Parang sila na ang nagpapatakbo ng eleksyon Akala ko ba kami?’
'Stability' in Comelec after CA confirms poll chief
This quells fears that if the Comelec chairman failed to get the CA s nod this could compromise his independence months before the 2016 elections
Brillantes backs Binay: TRO should be upheld
Brillantes says Makati Vice Mayor Romulo Peña failed to do one thing to fully claim his position as acting mayor after Binay s suspension: immediately assume office
Aquino aunt slams gov't over ballot stealing charges
Margarita Tingting Cojuangco and 13 others face separate complaints filed by the Commission on Elections law department
Manual poll counting? 'We'll return to Jurassic Park'
Ex Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr responds to the proposed reversion to the manual counting of votes – using blackboards laptops and projectors – in the upcoming elections
CA confirms Comelec commissioner Arthur Lim
The Commission on Elections however still lacks a chairman and two more commissioners nearly a year before the 2016 elections
Stop deal on repair of voting machines, SC asked
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines says the contract is illegal because the Comelec did not subject it to public bidding
Brillantes, 2 commissioners retire from Comelec
The 3 retiring officials thank the Comelec employees and bid them farewell on their last day with the poll body
Honors for PNP-SAF, gov't-MILF deal, Saudi cabinet shake-up | The wRap
Families of the 44 Special Action troops cry for justice The Philippine government and the MILF sign the protocol to decommission firearms King Salman revamps the Saudi government
Christian Lim chosen as acting Comelec chief
The most senior commissioner will head the poll body upon the retirement of Sixto Brillantes Jr on February 2 until the President appoints a permanent chairperson
Poll watchdog takes on challenge to prove PCOS rigging
But Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr is not inclined to proceed with the dare anymore after learning of the request to have a Smartmatic programmer follow their instructions
Comelec defends PCOS diagnostics deal before House panel
A congressman cautions a poll watchdog against making unsubstantiated irresponsible attacks on the Comelec like a supposed midnight deal with Smartmatic
What's next for Comelec after Brillantes retires?
After February 2 an acting chairman will take the helm of the poll body until the appointment of a permanent Comelec chief and two commissioners
Pimentel: Public bidding for PCOS repairs 'only way' to go
For his part Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr says that negotiations with Smartmatic are still underway and the contract for PCOS diagnostics has yet to be signed
Prove PCOS can be rigged, Brillantes dares ex-poll official
Former Comelec commissioner Augusto Lagman accepts the Comelec chief s challenge on one condition
Brillantes: De Lima, Henares qualified as next Comelec chief
Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr and 2 commissioners are retiring from the poll body on February 2 2015
De Lima or MMDA's Tolentino as next Comelec chief?
Malacañang says there have been no discussions yet as to who would replace retiring Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr when he retires in February 2015
Appoint insiders as next poll leaders – Comelec employees
Malacañang says the President will consider the best possible candidates to fill 3 vacancies following the retirement of Chairman Sixto Brilantes Jr and two commissioners
Brillantes to poll watchdog: Stop criticisms, help us instead
The Comelec chairman also denied reports that they are covering up findings about digital lines that supposedly affected the results of the 2013 polls
Persistent issues cast doubt on PCOS reliability
Among the issues tackled in a Senate committee hearing are the discrepancy in a recent manual recount of Nueva Ecija ballots and the issue of digital lines that could affect the count of PCOS machines
Bangsamoro law provides for plebiscite funds
Comelec has requested funds for the plebiscite in their 2015 budget proposal, but the Department of Budget and Management said it would be incorporated in the Bangsamoro Basic Law instead
Comelec kicks off satellite voter's registration in malls
The poll body seeks to encourage more Filipinos to register for the 2016 national elections
Brillantes: Comelec not singling out JV Ejercito
The poll chief reacts to the opposition senator’s accusation that members of their clan are being targeted – following the ouster of his governor cousin and the pending disqualification case against his father
Beef and pork: Confirmation politics and Napoles
Nominees who went through the Commission on Appointments say requests for projects appointments and lump sum funds put them in compromising situations
Can Arroyo run again with deactivated voter status?
UPDATED The issue appears to be a gray area even to those in the Commission on Elections
Name-calling mars Senate hearing on 'Hello, Garci'
Senator Alan Cayetano calls the Comelec chairman worse than Garci Sixto Brillantes Jr says I m about to retire in February 2015 How can I rig the 2016 polls?
Comelec orders Laguna gov to step down
The Comelec en banc upheld its First Division s decision to disqualify for campaign overspending Laguna Governor ER Ejercito who says he s prepared for a legal battle
Depending on technology, 2016 polls to cost P7B to P60B
Depending on which technology and machines the Comelec will choose for the 2016 elections they will cost anywhere from P6 91 billion to P60 billion
Insta-2013: The year in 15 seconds
From soundbites on corruption to messages of hope watch the Philippines best 15 second clips this year
House committee approves bill postponing SK polls to 2016
House also rejects holdover capacity for incumbent SK members
Brillantes: Congress should do election post-mortem
The Comelec chairman also says the poll body will come out with its own full post mortem report within the next two weeks
