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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
FAST FACTS: Who is acting Comelec chairman Christian Lim?
A private law practitioner for over 12 years, Lim had experience in election law before joining the Comelec as one of the youngest commissioners appointed to the poll body
Comelec, Solano, Maute funder | Evening wRap
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Comelec Commissioner Lim named acting poll chief
(3rd UPDATE) 'You're looking at a man who has a wealth of experience in managing elections and also the seniority to carry the day,' Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez says
Comelec's Christian Lim faces graft complaint over 2015 Smartmatic deal
Former Biliran representative Glenn Chong the complainant also says Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim should be impeached
Comelec chief on impeachment complaint: 'Mukhang kakayanin'
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista says he can explain the allegations against him in an impeachment complaint filed at the House of Representatives
Comelec junks protest vs Makati Mayor Abby Binay
The Comelec First Division says Romulo Kid Peña Jr did not indicate the particular precincts where voting machines wrongly scanned ballots
Comelec asks SC to allow 'back up' of files amid Marcos case
The SC sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal directs the Comelec to send a copy of this request to Vice President Leni Robredo and Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Drugs in PH, Comelec on Bautista, abortion victory | 12PM wRap
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Memo filed vs Comelec chairman's Japan trip
Commissioner Christian Lim says Chairman Andres Bautista cannot sign his own travel authority to ensure checks and balances in Comelec
Cameron resigns, Marites Flor, China Airlines strike | 6PM wRap
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Brexit, Comelec conflict, Zika vaccine | 12PM wRap
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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
Comelec accepts Lim's resignation as CFO head
UPDATED Executive Director Jose Tolentino Jr is named officer in charge of the Comelec s Campaign Finance Office
Macalintal to Comelec: Don't accept Lim's resignation
Lawyer Romulo Macalintal says Comelec Commission Christian Lim – and other officials – shouldn t be so thin skinned if the en banc doesn t follow his office s recommendations
PH traffic, CBCP on ‘vigilantism,’ LeBron James | 6PM wRap
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Comelec office: No to LP's late SOCE filing
Granting the Liberal Party s request for a deadline extension would be unfair to other candidates and parties that complied with the prescribed period
Comelec to double-check votes in 6 provinces
Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim says the Comelec sitting as the National Board of Canvassers wants to double check if any municipality has been omitted from the certificates of canvass
Comelec, Binay congratulates Duterte, Pope Francis | 12PM wRap
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Comelec: Hash code issue blown out of proportion
It s being used to discredit the elections says Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim
Comelec on uncertified poll system: Not our fault
Naiinis ako kasi you’re also kept in the dark a Comelec commissioner says of an independent committee s failure to certify before Congress that the voting system is operating properly securely and accurately
Replacement ballots, Freedom House, Diwata-1 | 12PM wRap
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Comelec on mall voting, Diwata-1, Apple’s sales | 6PM wRap
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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
Comelec divided on rules 2 weeks before polls
Commissioner Christian Lim joins Commissioner Sheriff Abas in opposing a rule that allows voters to get replacement ballots
Top Comelec exec opposes mall voting
Election watchdog PPCRV also questions the mall voting proposal of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista
Comelec ballot rule may rob voters of right to vote
The most senior Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim disagrees with the new ballot rule hinting it can also be used for cheating
Wrong votes? Comelec to 'note' receipt objections
For the first time Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim explains the changes in the voting process after the SC ordered the printing of voting receipts
Diwata-1, Brussels attacks, US elections | 6PM wRap
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Comelec eyes start of voting period at 6 am
The Comelec says it needs a longer voting period due to the Supreme Court ruling on voting receipts
Comelec: 38.5M ballots printed for May 9 polls
This is 69 of the 55 74 million ballots needed for the May 9 elections
PH campaign season, crisis in Comelec, North Korea’s rocket | 6PM wRap
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Comelec faces crisis as campaign season begins
Commissioner Christian Lim warns that the Comelec might need to postpone the May 9 national and local elections in a few areas
Ballot printing delayed for the 3rd time
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista quells fears that this problem could force the poll body to postpone the elections
Comelec: 1,400 bets to lose political party perks
They can still run but they’ll just be now considered as independent Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim tells Rappler
PODCAST: Most senior poll exec on challenges facing Comelec
Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim discusses a wide range of issues including the petitions against Rodrigo Duterte and Grace Poe
Comelec commissioner explains vote in favor of Grace Poe
Commissioner Christian Lim is the lone voice of dissent in the Comelec First Division which cancelled Senator Grace Poe s certificate of candidacy for president in the 2016 elections
Controversial Smartmatic wins P500-M poll transmission deal
Smartmatic wins this contract even if it failed to transmit around 23 of election results from vote counting machines in 2013
Philippine military clueless on China poll ‘sabotage’
UPDATED An election watchdog hits a Comelec commissioner for making a very careless statement about China s reported attempt to sabotage the 2016 polls
Poe for president, China’s reclamation, Mecca accident | 6PM wRap
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China might sabotage 2016 polls – Comelec
2nd UPDATE The Chinese Embassy says The so called attempt by China to sabotage the 2016 elections is totally groundless and a sheer fabrication
DLSU to host official scrutiny of voting machines
The months long source code review begins on October 1 This ensures that voting machines cannot be easily rigged
Comelec junks own bid to extend campaign period
The poll body finds out that legally ‘the Comelec does not have any authority to move the campaign period’
Comelec fails to meet poll automation target
The poll body s timeline shows a significant delay in preparations compared with the last two automated elections
2 bids, 1 choice to seal fate of 2016 elections
By July the Comelec is set to decide whether to repair its existing vote counting machines or buy 100 000 new ones for the elections in 2016
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
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
‘PH needs realistic election spending cap’
Candidates file untruthful finance reports because the law only allows an unrealistically low campaign expenditures
Nancy Binay outspends Poe, Aquino
Those who fail to submit campaign finance reports cannot assume office on June 30 according to Comelec Commissioner Christian Lim
Comelec wants cap on poll contributions
It s used for money making a poll commissioner says – the candidate solicit campaign contributions then withdraws from the race
