Comelec/MB Candidates who are unsatisfied with the results of the recent general elections have the freedom to lodge their complaints, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Thursday, May 12. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said that they respect the sentiments of every...
Lente The Random Manual Audit (RMA) of the 2022 general elections is expected to finish in 45 days, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said. “It will last for 45 days kasi medyo marami po yung positions na i-audit and kasama pa po doon yung partylist na marami po talagang kandidato...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya believes that Smartmatic should be blacklisted following reports of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) during the election day last May 9. Kontra Daya Convenor Professor Danilo Arao said they received several reports of glitches in VCMs as well as...
The conduct of national and local elections in Pasay City was generally peaceful, the city police reported Monday, May 9. According to Col. Cesar Paday-os, Pasay City Police chief, they have not encountered any poll-related violation since the start of election. However, Paday-os said two...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima cast her vote at Saint Rita College in Parañaque around 10:15 a.m. De Lima, who is seeking reelection, was escorted by policemen after being allowed by Muntilupa courts to cast her vote in Paranaque City. A staunch critic of President Duterte, De Lima was jailed in...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the alleged red-tagging of some candidates and party-list groups during this year's elections. "Kontra Daya has documented several cases of red-tagging of certain candidates and party-list groups on...
Southern Police District (SPF) Director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced that a total of 923 policemen will be deployed to the 216 voting centers in the southern part of Metro Manila to ensure the safety of the voting public and election officials during the May 9 national and local elections....
In the spirit of transparency, Senatorial candidate Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) should publicly disclose its contingency plan should a power outage occur in the May 9 voting, and during the period of counting and canvassing....
Amid the ongoing campaigns for the 2022 national and local elections, health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon urged Filipinos to pick a leader who will make the country proud. (Unsplash) “We...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis ”Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said candidates seeking elective posts in the 2022 national elections should bare their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) in the spirit of transparency and accountability. Escudero said doing so...
The camps of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are reportedly locked in earnest yet frantic discussions over a possible partnership that could result in a powerhouse team for the May 2022 elections. And this would definitely include a...
A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26, 2021, where mild to asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will be quarantined. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In order for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to cast their votes on...
