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...
More than half of the registered voters in Rizal Province voted for the tandem of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos Jr, and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Based on the certificate of canvas processed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers in Rizal, presumptive president Marcos, Jr....
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo has called on her supporters to accept the outcome of the elections although it did not go in their favor. "Habang lumilinaw na ang litrato, kailangan din nating simulang tanggapin na hindi ayon sa mga pangarap natin ang resulta ng eleksyong ito (As the picture...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario-Braid An unparalleled election. Election 2022 had 65.7 m registered voters and the turn-out has been high despite the pandemic. It was a fight between two polar opposites. Electoral returns came in lightning speed which elicited suspicion. Long queues were reported,...
Disinformation "stole from us the truth, the history and the future." That was according to outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo, who asserted on Friday night that the widespread hatred and lies that have been around for a decade prevailed in this year's elections. During her thanksgiving party at...
Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) announced the extension of their command center’s operations on Friday, May 13. The announcement was made by PPCRV Media Director Agnes Gervacio in a press briefing held Friday afternoon. Initial schedule released prior to...
DAVAO CITY – In 2016 elections, then vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo dominated the race in Mindanao as she won in four of the six regions, namely, Zamboanga, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Robredo was eventually proclaimed vice...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has shut down operations of the transparency media server (TMS) at the Quadricentennial Pavilion, at the University of Santo Tomas on Friday, May 13. Comelec/MB In a letter signed by Director James Jimenez, all political parties, accredited media organizations...
Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support Partylist (ACT-CIS) remained on top of the partylist race based on the results of the partial and official canvassing of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday night, May 13. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan presides over the...
Church-backed poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Friday, May 13, announced that they have so far received a total of 45,135 physical election returns (ERs). (PPCRV) This, according to PPCRV Media Director Agnes Gervacio, equates to 41.88 percent of the total ERs...
Actor Robin Padilla is still leading in the May 2022 polls senatorial race. Comelec/MB The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, is canvassing the votes for senators and partylist representatives at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum Tent in Pasay City. Based on...
Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC in Pasay City on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has welcomed the recent report of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible...
