Archive - PHL Vote 2016

  By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS FORMER Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro is being eyed by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to be his foreign secretary, not as defense secretary, as some new reports say, a source close to Duterte said. In an interview before the May 9 election, the source said Teodoro has not yet responded to the

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AMID claims of electoral fraud, the Commission on Elections assured the public the Smartmatic-introduced script in the transparency servers was purely “cosmetic” and would not affect results. On Thursday, poll chief Andres Bautista told reporters: “I can categorically say there is no cheating going on.” This was after Smartmatic’s Marlon Garcia, who

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS CHINA is hopeful that relations  with the Philippines will be better  under the government of Rodrigo Duterte, who will succeed President Benigno Aquino III on July 1. In a regular press conference in Beijing Wednesday,  Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang was asked about statements by Duterte that he is willing to talk

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL COMMISSION on Elections chief Andres Bautista says the country needs to change its election laws to keep up with the times because there is no turning back on automated elections in the Philippines. There is “disjunct” between a 30-year-old omnibus election law and the advancements that have changed Philippine elections over

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL VICE presidential aspirant Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claims a “new script” was entered into the transparency servers of election returns which eroded his lead over administration bet Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo. In a press conference today, the Marcos camp said at 7:30 p.m. on May 9, a computer command was

              By ELLEN T. TORDESILLAS IN a democracy, where we have the freedom to choose our leaders through an election, we deserve the leaders we get. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is the clear choice of the majority of the Filipino people and whatever kind of leader he turns out to be, we deserve him.

THE Random Manual Audit (RMA) Committee has released the official list of clustered precincts selected for random manual audit Tuesday. Representatives of the RMA team will be deployed to 715 cities and municipalities nationwide to manually count the votes. The results will then be compared to the election returns prepared by the Board of Election

By VERLIE Q. RETULIN THE Random Manual Audit (RMA) Committee has released the official list of clustered precincts selected for random manual audit Tuesday. Representatives of the RMA team will be deployed to 715 cities and municipalities nationwide to manually count the votes. The results will then be compared to the election returns prepared by

HE arrived smiling but toward the end of his speech almost teared up, and right when he said, “This is not a time for tears.” On noon Tuesday, a day after the elections, administration bet and Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II conceded to Rodrigo Duterte. “Digong, I wish you success.” Roxas said,

By VERA Files CALLING emergency accessible polling places (EAPPs) “a mere band-aid solution,” a poll watchdog has scored the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for failing to do enough to accommodate vulnerable voters. The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) said many persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens, pregnant women and indigenous communities were disenfranchised because

By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews GUINDULUNGAN, Maguindanao  — A resident of a neighboring town was shot dead as supporters of rival mayoralty bets of the Liberal Party (LP) and the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) clashed inside the compound of the Tambunan Central Elementary School at around 6:20 a.m., barely half an hour after polls opened

By FROILAN GALLARDO MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) — Poll violence resulted to the death of four supporters of local candidates and the burning of two elementary schools just hours before voting started in Lanao del Sur on Monday. Col. Roseller Murillo, chief of the Army 103rdInfantry Brigade said unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy