Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying. Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
Vice presidential candidate and Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, May 9 said the Senate and House of Representatives are ready to receive the first few copies of election returns and certificates of canvass (COCs) that would be sent to Congress itself. According to Sotto, some of these...
The Pasay City Commission on Election (Comelec) told policemen assigned to the city’s 24 polling precincts to station themselves at least 50 meters away. According to Pasay City police chief Col. Cesar Paday-os, Atty. Rolando Santiago, Pasay election officer, informed them to set up their help...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has casted his vote in San Juan together with his mother, former San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez. media Ejercito arrived at Xavier School in San Juan City around 9:15 a.m. to cast his vote. In an interview afterwards, Ejercito said he is more...
Even this Election Day, some parties have still not desisted from circulating fake news claiming independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’' Lacson has withdrawn from the race. ‘’That is simply not true,’' Ashley Acedillo, spokesman of Lacson, said. Independent...
A legal adviser of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) has found violations by some poll watchers in some polling precincts in Las Pinas City for trying to approach some voters at the Las Pinas National East High School. The PPCRV said the poll watchers were given a warning...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) replaced 524 electoral boards in Cotabato City with members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who will serve as special electoral boards on Election Day, May 9, according to poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB During a press...
The Commission on Elections vowed on Monday, May 9, that the elections will push through no matter what problems will be encountered during the conduct of the elections. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on May 9, 2022(Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Comelec Acting...
Partido Lakas ng Masa (LM) presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” De Guzman has cast his vote for the 2022 national elections. (Ka Leody de Guzman/Facebook) The labor leader cast his vote at the Cainta Elementary School in San Andres, Cainta Municipality, Rizal on Monday, May 9. He voted...
UniTeam vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has cast her vote for the 2022 national elections. Mayor Sara Duterte (Photo by Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) The presidential daughter cast her vote at the Daniel R. Aguinaldo High School in Davao City, Davao Region on...
Voters lined up early morning to cast their votes at Potrero Elementary School in Malabon on Monday, Election Day, May 9. Some voters were seen looking for their names to make sure that they are in the right polling station. As of 7:00 a.m., the number of voters started to decline compared to the...
Eager voters flocked to Fortune Elementary School in Marikina City on Election Day, May 9, where around 20,853 individuals are expected to cast their ballots. Photo courtesy of Khriscielle Yalao / MANILA BULLETIN Santan Street was closed to vehicles as long lines began forming outside the school as...