For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the issues raised against a number of party-list organizations running in the May 2022 polls are now procedurally moot. Commissioner George Garcia (Comelec FB) Comelec Commissioner George Garcia was reacting to the 124 of the 177 PL groups...
The number of party-list groups flagged by Kontra Daya for being part of political dynasties or big businesses, having unclear or questionable advocacies and representations, having connections with the government or military, having incumbent local officials as party-list nominees, or having...
After poll watchdog Kontra Daya pointed out that the country's party-list system continues to be hijacked by the rich and powerful, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, March 4, that they follow guidelines in approving groups. Comelec/MB Commissioner Aimee Ferolino said that amid...
Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya said it has flagged at least 120 out of 177 party-list groups for being identified with political clans and big businesses, as well as for having incumbent local officials, connections with the government and military, unknown or unclear advocacies and...
Kontra Daya has asked the public to be vigilant against various forms of election fraud now that the campaign period for national candidates and party-list groups already started. Kontra Daya The poll watchdog group said the people should closely monitor any abuse and misuse of government...
Kontra Daya on Friday, Jan. 28, asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate Commissioner Rowena Guanzon's allegation of influence-peddling in relation to the disqualification cases of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Kontra Daya In a statement, the poll watchdog...
Kontra Daya said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should junk the petition of PDP-Laban seeking to re-open the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for making a mockery of election rules. Kontra Daya FB "The petition is so laughable that it should be dismissed immediately," Kontra...
Kontra Daya FB Poll watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “dismiss” the petition filed by a group which seeks to postpone the conduct of the 2022 general elections. “Kontra Daya calls on the Commission on Elections to immediately dismiss the petition filed by the...
With less than six months to go before the May 2022 polls, Kontra Daya has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that the upcoming elections will be clean and honest. Kontra Daya FB In a letter addressed to Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas, the group urged the poll body to...
Kontra Daya has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to declare placeholders as nuisance candidates. Kontra Daya FB The poll watchdog group issued the call as it denounced certain candidates' mockery of election rules, particularly the withdrawal and substitution for President and Vice...
Kontra Daya Poll watchdogs said the public should be vigilant during the selection of four officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in 2022. Both Kontra Daya and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) expressed their support for the proposal of public's participation of vetting...
Kontra Daya has given their take on the unending issue of vote buying that has been going around for weeks and said that while it is wrong to encourage voters to take the money, they should not be judged should they choose to accept it. In an interview on ANC, the poll watchdog convenor Danilo Arao...
