Posted by: quintessentialy on: July 24, 2009
Penalty mulled for candidate substitutions Watch video MANILA, Philippines–Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo is considering penalizing candidates who will field in substitutions in the May 2010 polls. Video report by INQUIRER.net�s Anna Valmero.
Posted by: quintessentialy on: June 17, 2009
POLL EXEC SAYS Poll automation won’t be a ‘Mega Pacific’ By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:51:00 06/17/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Elections MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has hired two retired justices to review the 2010 automation contract to avoid the repeat of the 2004 Mega Pacific case. “Comelec chairman Jose Melo made [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 20, 2009
Melo: Comelec can’t act on ‘early campaigns’ By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 07:08:00 05/20/2009 Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010, Advertising MANILA, Philippines—Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo admitted on Tuesday that the poll body cannot act on premature or early campaigning of several aspiring presidential and local candidates for the 2010 elections. “I’ve [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 14, 2009
COMELEC CHIEF SAYS ‘No more debates on poll automation’ By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:07:00 04/14/2009 Filed Under: Elections, Technology (general), Inquirer Politics MANILA, Philippines—Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Jose Melo urged that groups trying to sway the public from trusting the poll body’s automation plan to put doubts about its plan to rest. [...]
