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Comelec replaces 150 VCMs
Vote counting machine glitches have been reported in various localities nationwide since polls opened at 6 am

Comelec's Guanzon: ‘There will be no failed election’
The Comelec is ready for the country’s third automated elections – from human personnel down to the machines

#PHVote wRap: Interview with Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon
Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon talks to Cheche Lazaro about the elections

Jones town in Isabela now under Comelec control
The Comelec en banc approves the recommendation of its regional official following the death of two local candidates in April

Last minute, again: Comelec to lease more satellite devices
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon who dissented says of the decision to lease more BGAN satellite devices: Why only now?

Marawi, Abra soon under 'Comelec control'
Comelec Commissioner Sheriff Abas says the poll body for one totally prohibits firearms in areas under Comelec control

Comelec on mall voting, Diwata-1, Apple’s sales | 6PM wRap
Watch Rappler’s 6PM newscast with Zak Yuson

Lanao del Norte town 'under Comelec control'
This ensures that voters will not be discouraged from voting because of armed groups says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon

Mall voting: 13 days to go, Comelec still undecided
This comes as the Comelec draws flak for its supposed lack of urgency in its preparations for the May 9 polls

Top Comelec exec opposes mall voting
Election watchdog PPCRV also questions the mall voting proposal of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista

Commissioner Guanzon on Comelec leak: Who's at fault?
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon also appeals to hackers: Sige na you na Ikaw na yun Genius na kayo Tama na

Comelec's Guanzon hits 'disgusting' Duterte rape joke
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says she will propose a Code of Conduct for Candidates and will reform election rules to emphasize gender sensitivity and gender equality

Smartmatic donates paper for voting receipts
While the Comelec accepts this donation Commissioner Rowena Guanzon asserts it is graft to accept 1 1 million rolls of thermal paper from Smartmatic

Comelec junks vote canvassing, Al Jazeera, higher temperatures | 12PM wRap
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Comelec junks planned canvassing in Manila Hotel
The Comelec unanimously decides to hold the national canvassing of votes in the government owned PICC as in previous years

Comelec junks P26M 'bib vests' for teachers
UPDATED Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says 5 of 7 poll executives sent written memos to cancel the purchase of election day uniforms

Comelec eyes canvassing of votes in Manila Hotel
This is set to be a first for the Comelec which for years has held the national canvassing of votes at the government owned PICC

Duterte hits Comelec’s Guanzon for ‘palpable bias’
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers should ‘not use the media’ to pressure the poll body

SC oral arguments, Duterte vs Roxas, Pacquiao-Bradley 3 | 6PM wRap
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Did Guanzon hide photos with anti-Duterte lawyer?
UPDATED Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is set to appeal a Comelec order allowing Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to hear cases against him

Poe vs Comelec, approved PH bills, ISIS Android app | 12PM wRap
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Comelec division: Guanzon can hear Duterte cases
I am very independent minded Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon tells Rappler as critics claim conflict of interest

Duterte: Comelec's Guanzon should inhibit in my case
The presidential candidate says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is a close friend of Sheila Bazar lawyer of an anti Duterte petitioner

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

Robredo: 'Comelec should be beyond all this'
Election officials should have no time for squabbles that erode the public s confidence in the institution says the LP s vice presidential candidate

Election officials mend ties after public feud
The Comelec shows a united front in a rare media briefing with all 7 members present

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

Duterte-Cayetano platform, Bautista on Poe, Harrison Ford | 12PM wRap
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Elections chief denies bias for Grace Poe
His accuser Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has herself been accused by the opposition UNA of working for administration standard bearer Mar Roxas

LP to Chiz Escudero: This isn't about your 'whims'
LP spokesman Barry Gutierrez distances the coalition from Comelec

Comelec on Poe, US-South Korea alliance, David Bowie | 6PM wRap
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Comelec files new comment on Grace Poe case
3rd UPDATE After an unauthorized comment filed with the Supreme Court by one commissioner the poll body files a new document signed by all 7 members

Comelec exec slams chief for ‘showing partisanship’
‘He voted in favor of Grace Poe; now he wants to shoot down our comment ’ Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon tells Rappler

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

What now for Grace Poe? 3 things to expect
The next battleground for the presidential aspirant is the Supreme Court

Comelec votes on Grace Poe appeal vs disqualification
Commissioner Guanzon hints the decision can be inferred from the individual votes of the commissioners at the division level

Comelec shouldn’t accept Duterte COC, poll exec says
Commissioner Guanzon is the only Comelec member who refused to accept Mayor Duterte’s certificate of candidacy

Comelec exec: Political parties should field more women candidates
The Philippines now ranks first in Asia and the Pacific when it comes to closing the gender gap but gaps in leadership levels still persist

If SC stops Smartmatic, ex-bidder eyed to save polls
Unlike Smartmatic disqualified bidder Dermalog says it can refurbish 81 000 old vote counting machines by December
Competitor scores Smartmatic for ‘monopoly’ on polls
Without naming Smartmatic Dermalog CEO Gunther Mull says ‘the vendor in this position is trying to monopolize and I think it’s quite obvious’

Poll exec hits Smartmatic for refusing to fix PCOS
UPDATED While joining the unanimous decision to lease 93 000 machines from Smartmatic another poll commissioner says he voted ‘with a heavy heart’

Sacked PNP officials, Roxas on Binay, failed bidding | 6PM wRap
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Aquino swears in Garin, Hontiveros, 32 others
President Benigno Aquino III also administers the oath taking of new Commission on Elections commissioners Rowena Guanzon and Sheriff Abas

CA confirms Comelec exec despite UNA tirades
Initially criticized by the opposition party poll commissioner Rowena Guanzon says not even opposition senators blocked her confirmation

Webcams proposed to guard 2016 ballots
The Commission on Elections mulls the semi automated process proposed by an election watchdog

New Comelec member denies 'bias' vs Binay
UNA fears that Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon will ensure that Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II wins as president by hook or by crook

UNA slams LP for plotting Comelec 'takeover'
I don t respond to these things Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II says after UNA accuses Roxas of dipping his hands in Comelec

Pro-women lawyer wants to be SC lady justice
A former COA official and long time women s rights litigator is interviewed for the post of Supreme Court Associate Justice

Palace: Tan, Jardeleza 'qualified' for SC post
Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda however says President Aquino will keep his distance from the SC nomination process until he gets the JBC shortlist
