Tag: Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

From 71K To 109K: Jinggoy Estrada Flags Surge In ‘Flying Voters’ In San Juan

(POLITIKO) Former San Juan mayor now Senator Jinggoy Estrada has decried the alleged proliferation of flying voters in San Juan for next year’s elections. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the budget on Monday (Nov. 18), Estrada said registered San Juan city voters sharply increased to 109,640, or an increase of 32.13 percent in 2022…
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Estrada flags COC of councilor candidate for incomplete address

(ABS-CBN NEWS) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has flagged the certificate of candidacy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. cy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. “I have here a copy of the COC of one candidate for councilor in San Juan.…
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Jinggoy Estrada raises concern over San Juan City’s ‘flying voters’

(INQUIRER) MANILA, Philippines — Alleged flying voters in San Juan City took the center stage of the Senate’s deliberations on the proposed funding of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) held Monday. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada couldn’t help but utter a curse at San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, claiming that no candidates from…
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Comelec task force to probe ‘unusual’ registered voter hikes in some cities

(GMA NEWS) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formed a task force to look into the supposed “unusual” increase in the number of registered voters in some localities. This was divulged during the continuation of the Senate plenary deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget after Senator Nancy Binay and Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy…
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Estrada flags COC of councilor candidate for incomplete address

(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has flagged the certificate of candidacy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. cy for councilor that was filed with an apparently in complete address. “I have here a copy of the COC of one candidate for councilor in San Juan. Ang…
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PHOTO RELEASE: Jinggoy raises alarm over proliferation of flying voters in San Juan City

Jinggoy raises alarm over proliferation of flying voters in San Juan City:  Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada flags what he noted as a sharp and irregular increase in registered voters in San Juan City during the deliberation on the proposed 2025 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on November 18, 2024. Based on documents, Estrada…
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Senators flag uptick in number of voters in some areas

(ABS-CBN) MANILA — Some senators on Monday flagged the supposedly ballooning number of voters in parts of the country ahead of the May 2025 elections. During the budget hearing for the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senator Nancy Binay drew attention to cases in their home areas of San…
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Jinggoy questions ‘irregular’ 32% surge in San Juan voters

(PHILSTAR) MANILA, Philippines — Despite being the second least populated city in the National Capital Region, San Juan City saw a dramatic increase of voters in 2022 with 109,640 people casting their ballots: which is around 86.77% of the city’s population based on the 2020 census.  Local politics found its way into the upper chamber…
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Senators outraged by Guo election bid

(THE MANILA TIMES) SENATORS expressed outrage on Saturday over the possibility that dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo might seek reelection next year despite being stripped of her title and being charged with serious crimes, including human trafficking. “It seems that Alice Guo has not stopped defrauding the people, even though she is in jail,” said…
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Huwag sa pekeng Pilipino! Estrada says Alice Guo has no right to run for reelection

(POLITIKO) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has frowned on the idea of allowing dismissed mayor Alice Guo to seek reelection in Bamban, Tarlac as she faces serious charges of human trafficking. The senator said Guo has no right to run for public office, which should be reserved for Filipinos only. He accused Guo of…
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