VERA Files
Their local compatriots and friends rejoiced when Rodrigo Duterte appointed them to the Commission on Elections. That is very Filipino. Failure to see the bigger picture and the damage it does to the national body politic is also Filipino.
Bakit isinasantabi ng Comelec ang pagbabawal sa “premature campaigning” sa barangay at SK elections ngayong taon?
Why is Comelec challenging the ban on “premature campaigning” for this year’s barangay and SK elections?
(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.
(Una sa dalawang bahagi) Lituhin at linlangin ang naging laro noong 2016 presidential elections gayundin sa 2019 mid-term polls, ngunit ang presidential race sa taong ito ang pinakamasama.
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.
Mga walang basehan at hindi napatunayang akusasyon na nag-uugnay sa mga kilalang personalidad sa pulitika sa Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) at armadong grupo nito, ang New People’s Army (NPA), ay patuloy na kumakalat online dalawang taon matapos magkabisa ang kontrobersyal na Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) ng 2020.
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.