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...
The conduct of elections in Muntinlupa City was peaceful, according to the Southern Police District (SPD). There are 311,750 registered voters in Muntinlupa, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Voting in the city started at 6 a.m. in 28 voting centers in nine barangays. There are...
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...
For Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) used in the May 2022 polls on Monday, May 9, have exhausted their use. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) at...
Despite various reports related to the delay regarding the arrival of replacement Vote Counting Machines (VCMs), Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon Casquejo, reported on Monday, May 9 that the conduct of the replacement has been swift. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary...
Feeding ballots to Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) should not be perceived as a means of cheating since it is a part of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) contingency measures, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia explained on Monday, May 9. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kasama po sa protocol natin...
Vice presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has called for an “honest, orderly, and peaceful” election. Mayor Sara Duterte (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) This, amid rampant cases of defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) and reports of election day violence. “We...
glen-carrie-wzKHNVTZmZo-unsplash The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said that the conduct of this year's general elections was smooth and peaceful so far. The election watchdog made the statement on Monday noon and was based on the observation of its volunteers who were...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) remained optimistic that the economy will return to its pre-pandemic growth this year as the country continues to build on progress in recovering from Covid-19. During the Philippine Consulate General town hall meeting in New York City on April...
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,...
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...
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...