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On September 30, 2021, the Philippine Democratic Socialist Party announced the candidacy of their party chairman, Gonzales in the 2022 elections. Panfilo Lacson (Independent), incumbent senator In July 2021, Senate President Tito Sotto confirmed that Lacson will run for president in a tandem with him.
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. Since 1992, on presidential election days, the presidency, half of the Senate, the House of ...
Lakas. The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9, 2022, for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level – national, provincial, and local – except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot is the election for the successors to President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo.
The 2022 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 16th vice presidential election in the Philippines since 1935, and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992 .
However, by a vote of 8–7, the Supreme Court still decided to continue disallowing major political parties from participating in the party-list elections, directly or indirectly. Qualification to the ballot. In Bagong Bayani-OFW Labor Party vs. COMELEC, the Supreme Court laid down the requirements in which groups can qualify to the ballot:
The Commission on Elections ( Filipino: Komisyon sa Halalan ), abbreviated as COMELEC, [2] is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections in the Philippines . The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Audit and ...
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 ...
Calendar. Filing of candidacies: October 1 to 8, 2021. Deadline in substituting a candidate for it to appear on the ballot: November 15, 2021. Campaign period for nationally elected positions: February 8 to May 7, 2022. Campaign period for locally elected positions: March 25 to May 7, 2022. Election day: May 9, 2022.