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(Part 1 of 2) To confuse and disinform was the name of the game in the 2016 presidential elections as well as in the 2019 mid-term polls, but this year’s presidential race was the most vicious.
Baseless and unproven accusations linking prominent political figures to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military arm, the New People’s Army (NPA), continue circulating online two years after the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020 took effect.
Most Filipino voters do not report abuse of state resources (ASR) for election by their local officials since only a few know the difference between legitimate social services and misuse of authority, while many are either afraid for their safety or do not believe that anything would be done about these cases, according to the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE).
Pinag-iisipan ng Kongreso ang pagpapaliban sa ikatlong pagkakataon ng halalan para sa mga opisyal ng barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) sa kabila ng pagtiyak ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa kahandaan nitong isagawa ang eleksyon ayon sa nakatakdang petsa Dis 5 ngayong taon.
Congress is mulling over the postponement for the third time of the elections for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials despite assurances from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on its readiness to hold it as scheduled on Dec. 5 this year.
Petitioners have five days to file a temporary restraining order before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) declares as “final and executory” the en banc decision to uphold the non-disqualification of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., lawyer and Clerk of the Commission Genesis Gatdula said.
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The Makabayan bloc and senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares have not been disqualified from the 2022 national elections, contrary to the claim in a fake Commission on Elections (Comelec) resolution circulated […]
Duha ka (FB) pages ug usa ka netizen ang nagpakatap og usa ka hulagway—nagpakita kang Bise Presidente Leni Robredo ug mga opisyal sa Commission on Elections (Comelec), taliwa sa uban- […]
Two Facebook (FB) pages and a netizen are circulating a photo – showing Vice President Leni Robredo and officials from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), among others – with false […]