Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. AND 
HON. BRIAN RAYMUND S. YAMSUAN 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article IX-C, Section 2, Paragraph 9, provides that one of the main 
functions of the Commission of Elections is to “submit to the President and the 
Congress a comprehensive report on the conduct of each election, plebiscite, 
initiative, referendum or recall.”  
Although the Comelec has been complying with this provision after every regular 
election, basic electoral data contained in the report are not even complete, let alone 
comprehensive. Interested parties, candidates, and researchers find the voluminous 
report of very limited value because the data in these reports are not comparable. 
As an implementing act of the aforementioned constitutional provision, this bill 
defines the word “comprehensive” in terms of the minimum contents of such a report. 
By providing the minimum contents of the report, the objective of the bill is to ensure 
that the Comelec report shall contain basic and complete electoral data as a matter of 
record.   
Further, it provides that the report be made automatically available in the National 
Library, all libraries of state colleges and universities, and provincial or city, or 
municipal libraries. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is most earnestly sought. 
LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. 
BRIAN RAYMUND S. YAMSUAN 
May 9, 2023
8:00 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ____ 
Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR. AND 
HON. BRIAN RAYMUND S. YAMSUAN 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A 
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF ELECTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT 
AND TO CONGRESS BY THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Comprehensive 
COMELEC Report Act”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to document 
significant political processes such as elections.  In line with this, Commission on 
Elections is directed by the Constitution to prepare and submit a comprehensive 
report on the conduct of each election, plebiscite, initiative, referendum, and recall to 
the President and to Congress. 
SECTION 3. Nature and Contents of the Comprehensive Report. – A 
comprehensive COMELEC Report to the President and the Congress after every 
regular or special election shall contain, but not be limited to, the following: 
(A) 
Narrative Assessment. 
(1)
A complete but concise explanation of the context of the election(s) 
conducted and the election calendar.
(2)
Amendments to salient features of the election code and other laws 
governing the conduct of the electoral exercise.
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(3) 
Cost of Administering the Particular Political Exercise  
(a) 
The actual cost of the election to the national and local governments, if 
any;  
(b) 
A breakdown of expenditures by item. 
 
(4) 
Other information that the Commission of Elections deems important. 
 
(B)  Basic Electoral Data 
(1) 
On Voters  
(a) 
Number of registered voters per city/municipality;  
(b) 
Number of voters who actually voted (voters’ turnout) per city/municipality;  
(c) 
Number of the Voter’s Registration Records (VRRs) used and canceled. 
 
(2) 
On Precincts 
(a) 
Number of precincts that functioned in the immediately preceding elections 
by city/municipality;  
(b) 
Number of precincts newly created for the election under consideration by 
city/municipality;  
(c) 
Total number of precincts for the election under review by city/municipality;  
(d) 
Number of precincts that actually functioned or failed to function by 
city/municipality and the grant total number of precincts nationwide. 
 
(3) 
On the number of Ballots, Election Returns, Ballot Boxes, and other 
accountable forms. 
(a) 
Number of printed ballots, election returns, and other accountable forms;  
(b) 
Number of ballots, election returns, ballot boxes, and all other accountable 
forms actually used, spoiled, and unused. 
 
(4) 
On Candidates 
(a) 
List of all candidates, party affiliation, and their profession; 
(b) 
Number of votes each candidate garnered by type of position.  
(i) 
for President and Vice-President – the results by province and city in all 


 
 
other regions except NCR where it is by city and municipality;  
(ii) 
for Senators – the results by province;  
(iii) for Congressmen - the results by the district;  
(iv) for Governor, Vice-Governor, and Members of the Sangguniang 
Panlalawigan – the results by province  
(v) 
for Mayors, Vice-Mayors, and Members of the Sangguniang 
Pangbayan/Panglungsod – the result by city/municipality or district.  
(c) 
Amount and sources of campaign funds, if already available. 
 
(5) 
On election protests, violence, and other election violations and offenses list 
and status of election protests filed with regards to the election(s) being 
reported; 
(a) 
Number of election-related incidents of violence, offenses, and violations 
of the election law by provinces and cities for all regions except for NCR 
where it will be by cities and municipalities. 
 
(6) 
Other data that the Commission on Elections may deem important. 
 
SECTION 4. Date of Publication. – The COMELEC shall submit the comprehensive 
Report at exactly six (6) months or at most, one (1) year after the holding of a regular 
or special election. 
 
SECTION 5. Dissemination of and Accessibility to the Report. – In addition to the 
President and the Congress, the COMELEC shall provide copies of the Report to all 
public libraries. 
 
SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. – Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule, or regulation contrary 
to or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or 
amended accordingly. 
 
 
SECTION 7. Separability Clause. – If any part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,