As senators-elect are set to be proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, May 18, Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco provided a glimpse of what will happen on proclamation day. Comelec Acting Spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN)...
It's time to open the bidding process to more vendors of vote-counting machines, an official of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at the San Juan...
The sudden increase in mobile phone sales in at least three municipalities in Surigao del Sur cannot be directly attributed to incidents of vote-buying, an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disclosed Sunday, May 15. Director John Rex Laudiangco, Comelec acting spokesperson. (Photo...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received more than 1,000 reports of vote-buying incidents that are related to the recently held national and local elections but a poll commissioner said these have not significantly affected the outcome of the elections. Comelec Commissioner Aimee Ferolino...
Voters whose ballots were rejected by the vote counting machines (VCMs) don’t necessarily lose their votes, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified Friday, May 13. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at...
Kakie Pangilinan, daughter of Kiko Pangilinan and Sharon Cuneta, earned mixed reactions joining several other protesters that gathered at the Palacio Del Gobernador in Intramuros, Manila, Tuesday, May 10. A video interview of her there went viral. She related, “Sabi ng iba na we have to accept...
President Duterte has lauded the swift completion of the 2022 elections but urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the hiccups of the recently concluded polls to disabuse the minds of those doubting its integrity. President Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made this statement...
A total of 41 violators were reportedly involved in 245 vote buying incidents recorded from Jan. 1 to May 9, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday night, May 11. In a news briefing with President Duterte aired on May 12, Año noted that the...
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...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, May 10, said she is currently discussing with “experts” about the allegations posted on social media on the conduct of the May 9 national polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from VPLR Media Bureau) Social media posts alleged irregularities in the...
House Deputy Speaker Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has called on the House of Representatives to probe the election day incident wherein nearly two thousand vote counting machines (VCMs) malfunctioned, inconveniencing thousands of voters. Voters lining up at a precinct in Iloilo City on Monday, May 9, for...
Despite the local and national elections being generally peaceful, glitches were reported in some areas, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday, May 9. As of 4 p.m. there were 14 schools that reported vote counting machines (VCM)...
