VERA Files
A fake photo of the Sydney Opera House supposedly flashing the faces of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio is circulating online. On May 13 […]
When he assumes the presidency, Marcos Jr. and his spokesperson cannot simply turn away or completely ignore questions that demand transparency and accountability.
The May 9 elections once again showed that the exercise of suffrage in the Philippines is a family affair.
The figures reflected in transparency servers are unofficial. Only the respective board of canvassers (BOC) for each level have the power to produce the certificate of canvass (COC) that would be used to officially proclaim the winners of various positions.
Around 16,820 printed elections returns (ERs) have been encoded by the Pastoral Parish Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) by 11:20 a.m. of May 12, and matched with the electronically transmitted ERs from the vote counting machines (VCMs), council spokesman Van dela Cruz said at a briefing. The number represents 15.6% of the 107,785 total ERs.
For the first time I am voting in my father’s hometown. And as I write this I am inside the Alaminos Central Elementary School, one in over a few hundreds of registered residents who have come out to exercise our most sacred right to vote.
Political wounds may take time to heal completely, but the process should begin slowly soon after the votes are counted.
The 1986 political campaign of Cory Aquino was propelled by widespread indignation at the assassination of her husband, Ninoy, and the belief that a clique within the Marcos government had planned it.
Filipino voters head to the polls on Monday after months of being engulfed in a relentless and widening stream of falsehoods spewed out in multiple formats and platforms that is unprecedented in the country’s history.
Maribojoc, Bohol – With the lifting of the two–and-a-half-year ban on fiestas due to the Covid 19 pandemic, local folks are back to enjoying this much-loved celebration this month. And in an election year like this, the festivities are even more exciting with the anticipation of a political windfall.