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Comelec replaces 150 VCMs

May 09, 2016 - 2:44 PM

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

VOTING MACHINES. The Philippines' vote-counting machines for May 9, 2016 have been manufactured by Smartmatic, which provided the same machines in the Philippines' first two automated elections. File photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Comelec's Guanzon: ‘There will be no failed election’

May 08, 2016 - 6:24 PM

The Comelec is ready for the country’s third automated elections – from human personnel down to the machines

READY. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says Comelec is ready a day before the national elections. Photo from Rappler

#PHVote wRap: Interview with Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon

May 08, 2016 - 2:00 PM

Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon talks to Cheche Lazaro about the elections

READY. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says Comelec is ready a day before the national elections. Photo from Rappler

Jones town in Isabela now under Comelec control

May 06, 2016 - 5:40 PM

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

May 05, 2016 - 7:48 PM

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

LAST MINUTE. Headed by Chairman Andres Bautista, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) makes another last-minute decision: to lease BGAN satellite devices for the May 9 elections. File photo by LeAnne Jazul/Rappler

Marawi, Abra soon under 'Comelec control'

May 03, 2016 - 7:55 PM

Comelec Commissioner Sheriff Abas says the poll body for one totally prohibits firearms in areas under Comelec control

'COMELEC CONTROL.' The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to place Marawi City as well as Abra under 'Comelec control,' Comelec Commissioner Sheriff Abas says. File photo by Karl Grobl

Comelec on mall voting, Diwata-1, Apple’s sales | 6PM wRap

Apr 27, 2016 - 6:30 PM

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Lanao del Norte town 'under Comelec control'

Apr 26, 2016 - 8:45 PM

This ensures that voters will not be discouraged from voting because of armed groups says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon

TIGHT SECURITY. A member of the Regional Public Safety Battalion stands guard outside the town hall of Pantar, Lanao del Norte town hall. File photo by Bobby Lagsa/Rappler

Mall voting: 13 days to go, Comelec still undecided

Apr 26, 2016 - 7:13 PM

This comes as the Comelec draws flak for its supposed lack of urgency in its preparations for the May 9 polls

MALL VOTING? Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says the poll body remains undecided on mall voting as of April 26, 2016. File photo by Paterno Esmaquel II

Top Comelec exec opposes mall voting

Apr 25, 2016 - 10:46 AM

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

TOP EXEC. Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim, the poll body's steering committee head for the 2016 elections, now opposes the proposal to conduct voting in malls. File photo courtesy of Comelec EID

Commissioner Guanzon on Comelec leak: Who's at fault?

Apr 21, 2016 - 8:30 PM

Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon also appeals to hackers: Sige na you na Ikaw na yun Genius na kayo Tama na

HACKER ARRESTED. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista (center) on April 21, 2016, presents the suspected hacker of the poll body's website. Hours later, the Comelec draws flak for the huge data leak after the hacking. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Comelec's Guanzon hits 'disgusting' Duterte rape joke

Apr 20, 2016 - 5:21 PM

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

RAPE JOKE. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon hits Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for his 'disgusting' joke about the 1989 rape of an Australian missionary. Photo of Duterte by Alecs Ongcal; photo of Guanzon by Joel Liporada/Rappler

Smartmatic donates paper for voting receipts

Apr 14, 2016 - 8:31 PM

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

THERMAL PAPER. The paper to be used in voting receipts (in photo) will be donated by technology provider Smartmatic. File photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Comelec junks vote canvassing, Al Jazeera, higher temperatures | 12PM wRap

Apr 13, 2016 - 12:26 PM

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Comelec junks planned canvassing in Manila Hotel

Apr 12, 2016 - 5:18 PM

The Comelec unanimously decides to hold the national canvassing of votes in the government owned PICC as in previous years

CANVASSING SET-UP? This is reportedly the mock set-up for the national canvassing of votes for the May 9 elections. Comelec reporters took photos of this mock set-up on April 5, 2016.

Comelec junks P26M 'bib vests' for teachers

Apr 05, 2016 - 4:54 PM

UPDATED Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says 5 of 7 poll executives sent written memos to cancel the purchase of election day uniforms

P26.5-MILLION DEAL. The Comelec will require teachers serving in the elections to wear these 'bib vest' uniforms in the May 9 polls. The Comelec is buying thousands of these for a total cost of P26.5 million. Photo by Paterno Esmaquel II/Rappler

Comelec eyes canvassing of votes in Manila Hotel

Apr 02, 2016 - 8:09 AM

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

CANVASSING SITE? The Comelec is considering to hold the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list representatives in the Manila Hotel, a private 5-star facility, instead of the government-owned PICC. Photo from Manila Hotel's Facebook page

Duterte hits Comelec’s Guanzon for ‘palpable bias’

Jan 22, 2016 - 4:58 PM

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

DUTERTE VS GUANZON. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wants Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to inhibit herself from hearing his cases before the poll body. Photo of Duterte by Alecs Ongcal; photo of Guanzon by Joel Liporada/Rappler

SC oral arguments, Duterte vs Roxas, Pacquiao-Bradley 3 | 6PM wRap

Jan 20, 2016 - 8:42 PM

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Did Guanzon hide photos with anti-Duterte lawyer?

Jan 20, 2016 - 3:06 PM

UPDATED Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is set to appeal a Comelec order allowing Commissioner Rowena Guanzon to hear cases against him

MISSING PHOTOS? The background shows Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (1st from left) with lawyer Maria Sheila Bazar (2nd) in a public Facebook photo uploaded on December 26, 2011. The foreground shows the error message supposedly received by the camp of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte when they tried to access the background photo again on January 12. Duterte's camp submitted both the background and foreground images to the Comelec as part of a motion to inhibit Guanzon.

Poe vs Comelec, approved PH bills, ISIS Android app | 12PM wRap

Jan 19, 2016 - 12:49 PM

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Comelec division: Guanzon can hear Duterte cases

Jan 18, 2016 - 6:53 PM

I am very independent minded Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon tells Rappler as critics claim conflict of interest

CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte submits to the Comelec this purported screen shot of Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (1st from left) with lawyer Maria Sheila Bazar (2nd) in a public Facebook photo uploaded on December 26, 2011. Photo from Duterte's motion submitted to Comelec

Duterte: Comelec's Guanzon should inhibit in my case

Jan 16, 2016 - 3:17 PM

The presidential candidate says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon is a close friend of Sheila Bazar lawyer of an anti Duterte petitioner

CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte submits to the Comelec this screen shot of Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (1st from left) with lawyer Maria Sheila Bazar (2nd) in a Facebook photo uploaded on December 26, 2011. Photo from Duterte's motion submitted to Comelec

Ex-Corona prosecutor is Comelec lead counsel vs Poe

Jan 15, 2016 - 9:30 PM

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

LEAD COUNSEL. Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim, the poll body's lead counsel in the cases filed by Senator Grace Poe, once served as a private prosecutor in the impeachment trial of then chief justice Renato Corona. File photo by Joel Liporada/Rappler

Robredo: 'Comelec should be beyond all this'

Jan 12, 2016 - 7:49 PM

Election officials should have no time for squabbles that erode the public s confidence in the institution says the LP s vice presidential candidate

INTERAL ISSUES. LP vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo calls on the Comelec to fix its internal squabbles or risk losing the public's trust. Photo from Leni Robredo's Facebook account

Election officials mend ties after public feud

Jan 12, 2016 - 6:45 PM

The Comelec shows a united front in a rare media briefing with all 7 members present

ISSUE SETTLED. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista (left) and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon mend their ties after a publicized rift over cases involving Senator Grace Poe. File photos by Rappler

Comelec adopts Guanzon comment vs Grace Poe

Jan 12, 2016 - 3:56 PM

We shall not be sidetracked by any other issues Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim says in a rare media briefing

COMMENT ADOPTED. The Commission on Elections decides to adopt the comment filed by Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (in photo) against Senator Grace Poe before the Supreme Court. File photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Duterte-Cayetano platform, Bautista on Poe, Harrison Ford | 12PM wRap

Jan 12, 2016 - 12:00 PM

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Elections chief denies bias for Grace Poe

Jan 11, 2016 - 7:50 PM

His accuser Commissioner Rowena Guanzon has herself been accused by the opposition UNA of working for administration standard bearer Mar Roxas

BEFORE THE TENSION. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista (right) and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (left) chat on the sidelines of their oath-taking at the poll body's main office on May 4, 2015. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

LP to Chiz Escudero: This isn't about your 'whims'

Jan 11, 2016 - 7:30 PM

LP spokesman Barry Gutierrez distances the coalition from Comelec

COMELEC CONFLICT. The spokesman of the ruling coalition takes to task VP aspirant Francis Escudero. Photos from Twitter/Rappler file photos

Comelec on Poe, US-South Korea alliance, David Bowie | 6PM wRap

Jan 11, 2016 - 7:02 PM

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Comelec files new comment on Grace Poe case

Jan 11, 2016 - 2:17 PM

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’

Jan 10, 2016 - 2:55 PM

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

BETTER DAYS. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista (left) and Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (right) pose during their oath-taking ceremony in the poll body's main office on May 4, 2015. File photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Elections chief disowns Guanzon's comment vs Poe

Jan 08, 2016 - 9:14 PM

Election Chairman Andres Bautista issues a memo to Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for filing an unauthorized comment with the Supreme Court

CHAIRMAN BYPASSED. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista questions Commissioner Rowena Guanzon for filing a comment against Senator Grace Poe before the Supreme Court. File photo by Joel Liporada/Rappler

Comelec fights back vs Poe before the Supreme Court

Jan 07, 2016 - 5:45 PM

The Comelec says it did not commit any grave abuse of discretion when it barred Grace Poe s presidential bid

PROTEST OUTSIDE SC. A Filipino police officer stands guard in front of a banner of Senator Grace Poe during a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court on December 28, 2015, against the Commission on Elections ruling to bar Poe from running for Philippine president. Photo by Mark Cristino/EPA

What now for Grace Poe? 3 things to expect

Dec 23, 2015 - 4:00 PM

The next battleground for the presidential aspirant is the Supreme Court

ROAD TO SC. The camp of Senator Grace Poe questions the timing of the release of the decision by the Commission on Elections en banc. Despite this, the camp maintains they will fight it out until the Supreme Court. Photo from the Office of Sen. Grace Poe. Photo by Dax Simbol/Rappler

Comelec votes on Grace Poe appeal vs disqualification

Dec 22, 2015 - 5:00 PM

Commissioner Guanzon hints the decision can be inferred from the individual votes of the commissioners at the division level

Photo by Camille Elemia/Rappler

Comelec shouldn’t accept Duterte COC, poll exec says

Dec 17, 2015 - 4:20 PM

Commissioner Guanzon is the only Comelec member who refused to accept Mayor Duterte’s certificate of candidacy

DISSENTING COMMISSIONER. Unlike 6 other Comelec members, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says the poll body shouldn't accept Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's certificate of candidacy, at least for now. File photo by Joel Leporada/Rappler

Comelec exec: Political parties should field more women candidates

Nov 25, 2015 - 8:30 AM

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

MORE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT. Senatorial candidates Leila de Lima, Susan Ople, and Lorna Kapunan answer questions in a forum moderated by Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon. Photo by Jee Geronimo/Rappler

If SC stops Smartmatic, ex-bidder eyed to save polls

Aug 20, 2015 - 2:10 PM

Unlike Smartmatic disqualified bidder Dermalog says it can refurbish 81 000 old vote counting machines by December

Competitor scores Smartmatic for ‘monopoly’ on polls

Aug 14, 2015 - 6:01 PM

Without naming Smartmatic Dermalog CEO Gunther Mull says ‘the vendor in this position is trying to monopolize and I think it’s quite obvious’

DISQUALIFIED BIDDER. Dermalog CEO Gunther Mull criticizes Smartmatic's supposed monopoly over Philippine elections. Photo by Joel Leporada/Rappler

Poll exec hits Smartmatic for refusing to fix PCOS

Aug 14, 2015 - 4:15 PM

UPDATED While joining the unanimous decision to lease 93 000 machines from Smartmatic another poll commissioner says he voted ‘with a heavy heart’

HITTING SMARTMATIC. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon says Smartmatic 'seemed to have taken advantage of the time constraint' the Comelec is facing. File photo by Joel Leporada/Rappler

Sacked PNP officials, Roxas on Binay, failed bidding | 6PM wRap

Jun 30, 2015 - 6:43 PM

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Aquino swears in Garin, Hontiveros, 32 others

Jun 30, 2015 - 4:27 PM

President Benigno Aquino III also administers the oath taking of new Commission on Elections commissioners Rowena Guanzon and Sheriff Abas

NEW APPOINTEES. President Benigno Aquino III administers the oath of office to new officials o June 30, 2015. Photo by Lauro Montillano/Malacañang Photo Bureau

CA confirms Comelec exec despite UNA tirades

Jun 10, 2015 - 6:52 PM

Initially criticized by the opposition party poll commissioner Rowena Guanzon says not even opposition senators blocked her confirmation

POLL COMMISSIONER. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (right) has gotten the nod of the Commission on Appointments (CA). Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Webcams proposed to guard 2016 ballots

May 29, 2015 - 6:54 PM

The Commission on Elections mulls the semi automated process proposed by an election watchdog

New Comelec member denies 'bias' vs Binay

May 05, 2015 - 8:09 PM

UNA fears that Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon will ensure that Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II wins as president by hook or by crook

NEW COMMISSIONER. Newly appointed Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon shakes hands with Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim as Guanzon takes her oath of office on May 4, 2015. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

UNA slams LP for plotting Comelec 'takeover'

Apr 10, 2015 - 5:54 PM

I don t respond to these things Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II says after UNA accuses Roxas of dipping his hands in Comelec

'NATIONAL RECONCILIATION.' This is how Senator Loren Legarda describes the photo she snapped of the two bitter rivals. File photo by Senator Loren Legarda

Pro-women lawyer wants to be SC lady justice

May 29, 2014 - 4:36 PM

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

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:15 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda however says President Aquino will keep his distance from the SC nomination process until he gets the JBC shortlist