FACT CHECK: “Running only for money” video of Richard Gomez AI-manipulated
The video of Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th Dist.) supposedly saying he is running again for a congressional seat just to get rich was manipulated through AI.
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FACT CHECK: NO 24-hour curfew from May 1 to 15 in Cavite
A Facebook (FB) user re-uploaded an old graphic from April 2020, falsely presenting it as a recent announcement of a 24-hour curfew in Cavite from May 1 to 15.
Comelec holds registration for Manila PWDs
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be holding a satellite registration for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and senior citizens of Manila on Sunday, June 1. To be held at the Central Section of Rizal Park, the registration will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Voters are to bring at least one valid ID. For more information,
Only 10 PWDs to vote in special polling places
By DARLENE CAY OVER 54 million Filipinos will be electing barangay officials on Monday, but in special polling precincts for persons with disabilities, only 10 will be able to cast their votes. The Commission on Elections has assigned four SM malls nationwide as pilot accessible polling places for PWDs and senior citizens. Calling this exercise
Vote-buying, illegal campaigning mar Monday’s polls
PESO bills circulating in Samar province had taken on a slightly different look till the runup to election day itself. On their face appeared new names: those of candidates, both administration and opposition, that dwarfed the names of heroes to whom the bills have been assigned. In Cabanatuan City, eight Ford XLT 15-seater passengers unloaded about
Over 1,700 Cebu teachers face disenfranchisement
By LALA ORDENES and IRENE ROSALES CEBU City—Unless they grow a pair of wings on election day, 1,770 public school teachers who are on poll duty here may not be able to cast their votes on May 13. Three teachers will man each of Cebu City’s 592 clustered precincts as members of the Board of
Pangasinan gubernatorial race heats up
By JOHANNE MARGARETTE R. MACOB DAGUPAN City – Who’s the better man? Or who’s facing fewer charges? It’s a battle all the way to the top for Pangasinan gubernatorial candidates Amado Espino Jr and Hernani Braganza in their race to claim Urduja House, amid plunder charges filed against them. Just last week, both candidates were
‘Election is war’ — Padaca
By LALA ORDENES “THE election is war, there is no room for gentleness.” This is the advice of newly appointed Comelec Commissioner Grace Padaca to non-governmental organization (NGO) members who are fielding or supporting candidates in the 2013 elections.