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Comelec urges public to join nationwide mock elections

Feb 12, 2016 3:59 PM

THE Commission on Elections is urging the public to observe the mock elections to be held simultaneously across 40 voting centers nationwide from 7 a.m. to noontime tomorrow, Feb 13. A total of 25,609 registered voters are expected to participate in the simulation in 20 selected cities and municipalities from Aparri to Basilan. (See Vote-counting […]

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Comelec unveils mockup accessible precinct

Feb 08, 2016 2:56 PM

[metaslider id=33666] Text and photos by MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL WHAT are the features of an accessible polling place (APP) for voters with disabilities? The Commission on Elections on Saturday set up the Pura V. Kalaw Elementary School in Cubao, Quezon City as a mockup accessible precinct to show how an APP for the 2016 presidential elections […]

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Fewer registered PWD voters for 2016 elections

Feb 07, 2016 10:35 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL and LALA ORDENES DESPITE efforts of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and civil society to get eligible persons with disabilities to register, vote and do it with ease, the number of registered voters with disabilities for the May elections has slipped 14 percent from the 2013 polls. Comelec’s “No Bio, No […]

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Mall voting only a temporary solution

Jan 07, 2016 2:57 PM

By VERLIE Q. RETULIN MALL voting may provide ease and convenience to persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens, but it is not the proper solution to address accessibility problems, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Andres Bautista said on Monday. During the second public hearing on the transfer of certain polling precincts to malls, Bautista […]

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Poll watchdog to monitor rights violations vs PWDs

Dec 12, 2015 2:13 PM

By MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL A newly formed multi-sectoral election watchdog has vowed to monitor the level of inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) not only on polling day itself but also during the government’s preparations for the 2016 elections. Ensuring the accessibility of polling places and holding PWD-sensitivity trainings are part of […]

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PWDs to Comelec: Inform us early about mall voting

Nov 30, 2015 8:14 PM

By JAKE SORIANO Early and adequate information dissemination about the planned mall voting next year would be key to its success. This was what persons with disabilities (PWDs) told the Commission on Elections (Comelec) during a public consultation Friday, while expressing general support for the initiative. “The general feeling of persons with disabilities is that […]

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Voting precincts with huge PWD population may be moved to malls

Nov 11, 2015 5:39 PM

By JAKE SORIANO Photos by DANIEL ABUNALES IF all goes according to plan, voting next year will be more convenient for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Areas with high concentrations of PWD voters might see the last of cramped public school classrooms, as polling could be transferred to hundreds of air-conditioned malls nationwide. The Commission on […]

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PWD express lanes no match vs avalanche of last-minute registrants

Nov 03, 2015 1:11 PM

[metaslider id=32959] By JAKE SORIANO MANILA AND DAVAO CITY — Express lanes and priority treatment were of little help for persons with disabilities (PWDs) who turned up at election offices on the last week of voter registration. Commission of Elections (Comelec) offices and satellite registration centers were swamped last week, causing logistical problems for its […]

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A sign of PWD clustered precincts at the entrance of Salawag Elementary School in Cavite in the 2013 elections.

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5 things PWDs should know about voter registration

Oct 20, 2015 2:13 AM

By JAKE SORIANO IN less than two weeks, on Oct. 31, the Commission on Elections is ending voter registration. Those who fail to register on or before the date won’t be able to vote next year. For persons with disabilities (PWDs), participation in the May presidential elections will test whether government and civil society initiatives have indeed […]

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Comelec urged to step up efforts for voters with hearing disabilities

Jul 20, 2015 12:10 AM

[metaslider id=32252] By VERA Files WHILE the registration in malls is becoming popular among persons with disabilities (PWDs), some of them find the poll services lacking. Cousins Maricar Bernardo, 21, and Karen Yepez, 26, both persons with hearing disability, went to SM City San Lazaro to register on Friday. Both first-time registrants, they were prioritized […]

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