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Comelec to resume ballot printing today ‘at all costs’

By Mayen Jaymalin | 6 days ago

After several deferments, the printing of official ballots for the May 2025 midterm elections is finally resuming today at...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Resolve this ASAP

January 16, 2025 - 12:00am

With just four months to go before election day, the printing of 73 million ballots is back to square one.

Opinion

LIVE: NPO printing replacement official ballots for BSKEs

By PhilstarLIVE | August 21, 2023 - 3:50pm

The National Printing Office on Monday started the printing of revised quantities of ballots that will be used for the upcoming...

Headlines

NPO dumepensa sa akusasyon

By Angie dela Cruz | October 26, 2022 - 12:00am

Sumusunod ang bagong pamunuan ng National Printing Office sa Republic Act Republic Act 984 o ang Government Procurement Reform Act at nagpapatupad na ng mga reporma.

Bansa

COA: NPO hired private printers without contracts

By Elizabeth Marcelo | June 25, 2019 - 12:00am

The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the National Printing Office (NPO) for spending P121.691 million on the services...

Headlines

Return P139 million in rental payments, NPO execs told

By Elizabeth Marcelo | December 6, 2018 - 12:00am

The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered five ranking officials of the National Printing Office (NPO) to return to the government...

Headlines

Comelec destroys spoiled ballots

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 12, 2018 - 12:00am

Over 1.05 million excess and spoiled ballots were destroyed yesterday by the Commission on Elections at the National Printing...

Headlines

Manual ­ballots, ­contingency lang - Comelec

By Doris Franche-Borja | January 29, 2016 - 9:00am

Nilinaw ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista na contingency lamang ang ginagawang pag-imprenta ng manual ballots sa National Printing Office (NPO).

Bansa

Ballot printing delayed anew

By Sheila Crisostomo | January 26, 2016 - 9:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided with a “heavy heart” to once again move the scheduled ballot...

Headlines

Comelec approves ballot printing deal

By Sheila Crisostomo | November 3, 2015 - 9:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday approved the contract with the National Printing Office (NPO) for the printing...

Headlines