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Duterte to name more Comelec members as 2 Lims retire
Comelec commissioners Christian Lim and Arthur Lim retire from the poll body, which is bracing for a possible plebiscite for a new Philippine constitution

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All Comelec commissioners hit Chairman Bautista
With a heavy heart Comelec commissioners criticize the failed leadership of the Commission on Elections

Overseas absentee voting: Duterte, Marcos win
In the tight vice presidential race the difference between the overseas votes of Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Leni Robredo is around 86 700

Overseas voter turnout highest in a decade
Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim says 432 706 overseas Filipinos voted during the OAV from April 9 to May 9

Comelec: No formal complaints over vote receipts
Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim appeals to journalists and opinion makers ‘not to magnify’ unverified reports ‘out of proportion’

9 overseas voters face probe over ballot selfies
Anyone found guilty of taking selfies with a ballot on election day can spend up to 6 years in jail

10% of machines in overseas absentee voting 'defective'
The Comelec presses Smartmatic on why 13 out of 130 vote counting machines have malfunctioned during overseas absentee voting

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Record-breaking: 200,000 overseas Filipinos vote
This surpasses the voter turnout in the same period in 2010 and 2013 Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim says Target figure is 40 50 by end of voting period

Mall voting would've shown ideal polls – Comelec chair
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says some of his colleagues just want to hold elections any kind of elections while he wants orderly and credible elections

OFWs can campaign outside embassies – Comelec
The Comelec says it cannot ban campaigning outside Philippine embassies because that’s already beyond Philippine territory

Comelec hit for crackdown on false claims of fraud
Human rights group Centerlaw says the Comelec’s threat of prosecution produces a chilling effect on free speech

Comelec to sue voters falsely claiming fraud
Netizens spreading false reports about election fraud undermine the electoral process says Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim

Overseas voting: 4 poll machines malfunction
UPDATED Commissioner Arthur Lim says the malfunctioning machines present a minor problem These machines represent only 3 of the 134 vote counting machines deployed overseas

‘Political instability’ feared if Grace Poe wins
The Comelec says Grace Poe remains vulnerable to election protests because her citizenship ‘is still hanging in the air’

Comelec appeals SC ruling on Grace Poe
Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim stresses that the Supreme Court remains divided on presidential bet Senator Grace Poe s citizenship

Supreme Court allows Grace Poe to run for president
5th UPDATE The vote is 9 6 in favor of the presidential candidate
All memos in: SC to decide soon on Grace Poe case
Rappler rounds up the main points in the memorandums filed by the parties involved in the disqualification case against presidential candidate Grace Poe

SC told: Grace Poe as foundling ‘half the story’
Did the Supreme Court in oral arguments gloss over the presidential candidate’s renunciation of PH citizenship?

SC justice: Comelec may have deprived Grace Poe of due process
Justice Francis Jardeleza says the poll body s decision to cancel the presidential bet s candidacy is like saying Foundlings are not natural born until they produce DNA evidence

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4 key issues that divide SC justices in Grace Poe case
The Supreme Court ponders its role as it weighs evidence on presidential candidate Grace Poe’s residency and citizenship
Comelec exec: 'Sad plight of foundlings' not yet an SC issue
Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim says sentiments raised about foundlings are valid but Grace Poe unfortunately isn t natural born under the Constitution

Not natural-born? Foundlings will be deprived of these rights...
UPDATED Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno lists the implications on foundlings if Grace Poe is disqualified based on her citizenship: Look this is the bill of prohibition against you nail it on a door

Sereno to Comelec: What proof do you want from Grace Poe?
Commissioner Arthur Lim says the presidential contender could have presented DNA test results baptismal records family photos to prove she is natural born

Poe vs Comelec, approved PH bills, ISIS Android app | 12PM wRap
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Ex-Corona prosecutor is Comelec lead counsel vs Poe
Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim is the poll body s lead counsel in the cases filed against it by Senator Grace Poe before the Supreme Court

Comelec adopts Guanzon comment vs Grace Poe
We shall not be sidetracked by any other issues Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim says in a rare media briefing

Elections chief disowns Guanzon's comment vs Poe
Election Chairman Andres Bautista issues a memo to Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for filing an unauthorized comment with the Supreme Court

Comelec fights back vs Poe before the Supreme Court
The Comelec says it did not commit any grave abuse of discretion when it barred Grace Poe s presidential bid

Grace Poe nemesis declared nuisance bet
UPDATED The Comelec says Rizalito David ‘has no bona fide intention to run’ for president but he says he plans to go to the Supreme Court

Poe camp leaves inhibition up to Comelec execs
The senator s lawyer believes the 3 commissioners who ruled against Poe can still change their minds

Lawyer asks Comelec: Why prioritize disqualification cases vs Grace Poe?
When there are about 100 others considered nuisance bets why tackle first the case vs a major candidate Poe s lawyer asks

Cancellation of Poe's candidacy: 'Comelec execs can't be dictated to'
Lawyer Manuelito Luna believes Comelec commissioners are independent minded and will decide fairly on Poe s cases

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

Public bidding best option for PCOS repairs?
Comelec commissioners Luie Guia and Arthur Lim do not favor directly contracting Smartmatic for repairs on the PCOS machines

Comelec welcomes new commissioner Arthur Lim
Lim dismisses claims that his appointment was a reward following his stint as private prosecutor in the Corona impeachment trial in 2012

Padaca speaks out on Comelec departure
Padaca says that she continues to be grateful to President Aquino for the distinct privilege of serving the country as Comelec commissioner for almost two years

Padaca out, Arthur Lim in as new Comelec commissioner
Lim is identified as being among the private prosecutors in the impeachment trial of ousted chief justice Renato Corona in 2013

Replay: Familiar moments in Corona, Erap trials
Some moments in the Corona trial look very familiar like we witnessed them once before during the impeachment trial of Joseph Estrada
Lingua Corona: Impeachment Lingo 101
After 4 weeks of trial Rappler puts together an impeachment lexicon for your honors counsels witnesses viewers and well dummies
#CoronaTrial: Day 15
Day 15: PSBank president back on witness stand and grilled by senator judges Pascual Garcia III stands firm in not disclosing info related to foreign currency deposits allegedly owned by Chief Justice Corona BPI Ayala branch manager testifies
#CoronaTrial: Day 12
Day 12: Defense grills BIR chief Henares; Session suspended for nearly 2 hours to tackle motion for subpoena of Corona accounts which they granted
#CoronaTrial: Day 7
Day 7: BIR chief continues testimony reveals tax records of Corona daughters
Who is Arthur Lim?
He handled a case that eventually forced the resignation of an SC justice
#CoronaTrial: Day 6
Day 6: BIR chief Kim Henares testifies presents tax records of Chief Justice Corona and wife