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Despite shortcomings, int’l nonprofit lauds Comelec for PWD-inclusive polls

Jun 10, 2016 3:20 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AMID reports of people with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens climbing a flight of stairs to vote, an international nonprofit group finds this year’s elections “disability-inclusive” compared to previous ones. In its assessment, The Asia Foundation (TAF) lauded the Commission on Elections for its widened scope of accessible polling places (APPs) […]

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Comelec proclaims winners despite issues, protests

May 19, 2016 6:27 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AMID protests to stop the proclamation of winning candidates, the Commission on Elections proceeded to declare the Senate Magic 12 today at the Philippine International Convention Center. Newly minted senators Joel Villanueva, Emmanuel Pacquiao, Ana Theresia Hontiveros, Sherwin Gatchalian and Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa de Lima join returning senators Franklin Drilon, […]

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PPCRV servers altered, Marcos says

May 11, 2016 7:57 PM

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 […]

An elderly man uses a magnifying glass to read and fill out his ballot at the Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan. Photo by LUIS LIWANAG

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Despite EAPPs, voting not any easier for many PWDs and senior citizens

May 10, 2016 5:52 PM

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 […]

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Comelec: 2016 elections with fastest transmission rate

May 09, 2016 11:11 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL and VERLIE Q. RETULIN PRESIDENTIAL candidate Rodrigo Duterte is leading by a wide margin in an elections with the fastest transmission rate in the country’s history of automated polls. At 10:40 p.m., 75.38 percent of polling precincts have already transmitted election returns said poll chief Andres Bautista. Though the Commission on […]

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Dioleta Esteban, 80, casts her vote at the Sta. Lucia Elementary School in San Juan City. Photo by LUIS LIWANAG

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Glitches in vote-counting machines leave voters angry, disenfranchised

May 09, 2016 9:28 PM

By VERA Files AS Monday drew to a close, the Commission on Elections proclaimed the conduct of the polls to be generally smooth. The experiences of voters on the ground, however, stand in sharp contrast to the assessment, especially as regards vote-counting machines (VCMs), which in many areas throughout the day had had many malfunctions. […]

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Election-day violence leaves 10 dead; polls called ‘generally safe’

May 09, 2016 9:21 PM

By VERA FILES TEN people were killed and three wounded Monday in what police and the military described as “generally safe” elections. The Armed Forces of the Philippines recorded 22 election-related violent incidents (ERVIs) on election day, ranging from ambush, indiscriminate firing to arson and explosion, throughout the country, with most cases occurring in Mindanao. […]

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Before noon, problems abound for voters with disabilities nationwide

May 09, 2016 1:11 PM

By VERA FILES HALFWAY into the day of Monday’s elections, problems among voters with disabilities have been piling up from across the country. Initial reports as of noon show many persons with disabilities (PWDs) having a hard time exercising their right to vote, betraying a lack of preparation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), despite […]

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‘Fat’ dynasty: Ampatuans attempt a comeback

May 08, 2016 2:54 AM

By LUZ RIMBAN SHARIFF Aguak, Maguindanao—Inside the vast Ampatuan estate here in Barangay Poblacion, behind the private mosque and posh homes of family members, and next to what used to be a stable for the family’s horses, rests Andal Ampatuan Sr., late patriarch of the clan that has ruled this town for the past 52 […]

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Disability sector dealt another blow as voting in malls canceled

May 05, 2016 7:56 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL WHEN polling places open on May 9, none of them would be in malls, as had been planned and hailed months before the elections. On April 27, poll chief Andres Bautista announced that mall voting, a pilot project of his administration, will no longer push through. “I personally worked on […]

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