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The COMELEC has always waited on official communication from the relevant chamber before scheduling a special election. [1] Meanwhile, according to RA No. 8295, should only one candidate file to run in the special election, the COMELEC will declare that candidate as the winner and will no longer hold the election. [2]
The COMELEC was created by a 1940 amendment to the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines.Prior to the creation of the COMELEC, supervision over the conduct of elections was vested by law in the Executive Bureau under the Department of Interior and, later directly by the same department.
The Omnibus Election Code bans persons or organizations who hold contracts with the government from contributing to candidates' election campaigns. In addition, under Comelec Resolution No. 10772 and the Corporation Code of the Philippines, corporations are allowed to make campaign donations of up to 5% of its taxable income. [15]
After the barangay elections were postponed to October 2023, COMELEC chairperson George Garcia stated that they will hold the election in February 2023. [13] Speaker Martin Romualdez (Leyte–1st) served as the district's caretaker while the seat was vacant. [14] COMELEC Resolution No. 10848 set the timetable for the election. [15]
Voter registration in the Philippines is the process of filing an application to have a voter's record at the Commission on Election in a specific date and designated places set by the Comelec. [ 1 ]
Numerous organizations have held debates for the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections.The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will organize five debates, three of which are for the presidential candidates, and the other two for the vice presidential candidates. [1]
The following is the official canvassing of votes by the Congress of the Philippines for the 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential election.The canvassing started on May 24, 2022 [1] and ended a day later, making it the fastest congressional canvassing process in Philippine electoral history.
[1] Calamba was separated from the second congressional district of Laguna by virtue of Republic Act No. 11078, which granted the city separate representation on September 24, 2018. [2] The city elected its first representative in the 2019 elections.