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^5 Named after the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon, Maria Aurora Aragon-Quezon, the province was separated from the province of Quezon on August 13, 1979. Prior to that, it became a sub-province of Quezon after Aurora's death in 1951.
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.
Elections in the Philippines are of several types. The president, vice-president, and the senators are elected for a six-year term, while the members of the House of Representatives, governors, vice-governors, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board members), mayors, vice-mayors, members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod/members of the Sangguniang Bayan (city/municipal councilors ...
The introduction of semi-automatic ballot-counting technology used in the general election however suffered from a number of technical and procedural problems. Civil society group CenPEG and minor party All Filipino Democratic Movement (KAAKBAY), amongst others, questioned the constitutionality of the election and its safety against electoral fraud or cheating.
July 22, 2024 () Duration: 1 hour and 17 minutes: Venue: Session Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex: Location: Quezon City, Philippines: Filmed by: Radio Television Malacañang: Participants: Bongbong Marcos Francis Escudero Martin Romualdez: Languages: English, Filipino: Previous: 2023 State of the Nation Address: Next: 2025 State of the Nation ...
February 22 – COMELEC awards a ₱17.9 billion-contract to a joint venture led by South Korean firm Miru Systems to provide voting machines and other logistics for the 2025 general election, officially ending Smartmatic's role as the country's provider of voting machines since the automation of elections in 2010. [36]
The November 2016 barangay and SK elections were postponed to May 2018, and the following election was scheduled for May 2020, then every three years thereafter. [6]On September 30, 2019, the Senate of the Philippines passed a bill postponing the date of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to December 5, 2022. [7]