Archive - PHL Vote 2019

By seeking to penalize only “false and deceiving content online,” the bill neglects disinformation that spread through other vectors.

Pang anim si De la Rosa sa Metro Manila.

De la Rosa placed sixth in Metro Manila.

The single most formidable political force in the country today as shown by the results of the May 13 elections is not President Duterte nor his daughter, Sara, who made her debut in the national political scene with her newly-formed party Hugpong ng Pagbabago.

It’s been a long time coming: a Manila Mayor who is considered presidential timber.

The “Comelec order” in Bernos’ post was a combination of two different documents.

Former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who failed in his bid to return to the Senate in the just- concluded elections, called me up yesterday complaining of my description of him as “corruption-tainted.”

The recent midterm elections brought a lot of surprises. For me, the biggest surprise was the fall of the “House of Erap.”

A report by ABS-CBN’s Christian Esguerra said former President and former Manila mayor Joseph Estrada cannot understand why he lost the mayoralty race to Isko Moreno, whom he once promised to hand over the reins of the city after one term but later reneged.

Maribojoc, Bohol – Citing massive vote-buying by his opponent in the gubernatorial race in Bohol, former Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco announced he would file a petition for failure of election, a move he described as “the last one legal option to right an infirmed election.”

Misinformation, unclear instructions and long waiting hours hounded the Comelec's implementation of EAPPs.

This is not the first time that the Comelec had problems with the transparency server.

Suppliers of the polls may be charged due to technical glitches on Election -Comelec

Results of the city of Manila's electoral race provided more excitement.

Volunteers in the command center work in shifts, 24/7.

The canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups in Monday’s midterm elections start today.

Overall, the Commission on Elections said the political exercise was successful.

Jimenez said the Comelec is still investigating the problem with the VCM.

Trust is supposed to be an essential element in an election.

More than 61 million Filipinos are expected to head to the polls.

Bluntly put, Filipino politicians tend to have very bad reputations. Greedy, thieving, dishonest, opportunistic, corrupt, callous, and self-interested are the adjectives that immediately come to mind.

Here are five misconceptions you need to know.

VERA Files checked in with two Senatorial aspirants about how their campaign runs have been.

The Commission on Elections’ Precinct Finder application is now ready to use after they have addressed glitches reported by voters who tried to use it the past two days, . Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said Friday night.

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The National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) returned on April 30 the accredited granted them as observer for the Random Manual Audit by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) after they were refused access to election data, NAMFREL Secretery General Eric Alvia said Friday.

A clean and transparent polls. This is the continuing mantra of the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) despite getting accreditation as an observer barely six weeks before the May 13 polls

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