Comelec on Marcy Teodoro Proclamation: CBOC Must First Issue Notice

Comelec on Marcy Teodoro proclamation: CBOC must first issue notice

Marcy Teodoro talks to the media in a chance interview on May 12, 2025. — File photo by Jason Sigales MANILA, Philippines — The city board of canvassers (CBOC) of Marikina City will have first to issue a notice before it can proclaim Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro as the winner of the city’s 1st District congressional race, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia. Garcia made the clarification on Tuesday when asked…

Marcy Teodoro laments delay in proclamation as Marikina 1st District rep

Former Marikina mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro lamented Tuesday the refusal of the local office of the Commission on Elections to proclaim him as the winning congressional candidate of the city's 1st district despite the issuance of a certificate of finality and entry of judgment on his case.

Teodoro’s Marikina win final, immediately executory

The poll body issued the certificate of finality for the proclamation of Teodoro on Tuesday, days after the Comelec lifted the suspension of his proclamation due to a petition assailing his candidacy for Marikina’s 1st district. 

Comelec eyes more personnel to expedite ballot verification

MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking at hiring more personnel to fast-track the verification of printed official ballots. In an interview, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said they are looking at employing 300 people to augment the current 800 verifiers due to the slow…