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The President wears the PH flag

Jun 30, 2016 11:11 PM

By Ellen Tordesillas When outgoing president Benigno Aquino III and incoming president Rodrigo Duterte met yesterday for the traditional turnover of the reins of the government, the big difference between the two was very much noticeable by the small item they each wore on their left chest. Aquino was wearing his yellow ribbon […]

Failure of elections declared in 52 polling precincts

May 13, 2016 8:33 AM

THE Commission on Elections will hold special polls in 52 polling precincts where failure of elections was declared either due to violence, lack of official ballots or misdelivered ballots. See where they are. –Maria Feona Imperial

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Random manual audit areas

May 11, 2016 2:17 AM

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 […]

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Guide on how to vote in emergency accessible polling places

May 07, 2016 10:06 PM

ON May 9, persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens and heavily pregnant women may choose to vote in emergency accessible polling places (EAPPs) in case their precinct is located on the higher floors of voting centers. EAPPs are makeshift tents located at the ground floor of multi-level voting centers, intended to make the voting process easier […]

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Comelec sets guidelines on replacement ballots

May 07, 2016 8:12 AM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL ELECTION inspectors will now know whether or not to issue replacement ballots to voters whose ballots would be rejected by vote-counting machines (VCMs). Provided, it is not the voter’s fault. Five days before polls, the Commission on Elections amended its rules on rejected ballots to include contingency procedures through Resolution […]

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Just 1 hash code for all vote counting machines

May 06, 2016 2:55 PM

HASH codes will determine the authenticity of the software used in the vote-counting machines. There is only one hash code used for all VCMs in the country: A1 47 91 C4 2F DA 95 7C 47 DB E3 EA 52 FB 2A A3 9D BF DA AF F6 83 68 7A 80 B6 9F 61 A1 13 […]

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Where not to post campaign materials

Mar 10, 2016 6:19 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL TARPAULINS and posters of candidates vying for national posts are everywhere, from billboards, vehicles and lamp posts. But are they supposed to be there? For this year’s elections, the Commission on Elections has imposed stricter measures on posting campaign paraphernalia. Citizens are encouraged to report cases of illegally posted campaign materials […]

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Voter verification features of vote-counting machines

Mar 05, 2016 12:31 AM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL AFTER months of debate, the Commission on Elections has finally resolved to activate the on-screen verification (OSV) feature of vote-counting machines (VCMs) for the May 9 elections. Voters will be allowed a maximum of 15 seconds to verify whether or not their choices are accurately read by the VCMs. If there are […]

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Who are the 2016 voters?

Mar 03, 2016 10:22 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THERE are about 54 million voters registered for this year’s presidential elections. Who are they? Where are they? The interactive graphic below tells us.

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Follow rules on posting of ads, candidates told

Feb 05, 2016 12:24 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL A week before official campaign period kicks off, the Commission on Elections has warned candidates to comply with rules on posting campaign materials – else be shamed in public and be sanctioned for committing an election offense. The Comelec signed on Tuesday an agreement with the Department of Public Works and […]

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