VERA FILES FACT SHEET: When is your vote considered ‘official’? 3 things you need to know
What happens after the polls close? When will election winners be declared? Here are three things you need to know.
Tag Archives: Elections 2022
PPCRV: First batch of election result parallel count a 100% match
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.
Legacy as motivation
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.
Moving forward after a divisive election campaign
Political wounds may take time to heal completely, but the process should begin slowly soon after the votes are counted.
History is made
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.
Firehose of disinformation floods run-up to election
The fact checks since February saw the proliferation of information that tends to sow confusion in the conduct of voting which could undermine the results of the election.
Boholanos in festive mood as many await cash-for-votes before the May 9 polls
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.
Why are Indigenous Women taking a stand for Leni-Kiko?
For the indigenous women, this election is a battle for life, dignity, and the defense of the land.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: What it means to be ‘unopposed’ in the 2022 polls
Unopposed candidates need only at least one vote to win, according to the Comelec.
World Press Freedom Day: Disinformation the new guns, goons, and gold
Retired ICC Judge Raul Pangalangan: “The Marcos dictatorship killed democracy by jailing journalists, shutting down newspapers, and installing government spies and watchdogs in newsrooms. Today, democracy is in peril without having to resort to such brutal measures. All it takes is to devalue the truth and displace reason from public discourse.”
