Asian poll watchdog flags 'systemic issues' during Phl elections
The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) launched its final report on the 2025 Philippine midterm elections on Thursday, citing several "systemic issues"…
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The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) launched its final report on the 2025 Philippine midterm elections on Thursday, citing several "systemic issues"…
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Many of the newly sworn-in leaders, taking up the cudgels from their predecessors, may find some level of ‘dugyot’ that would require a thorough rubdown,…
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The Senate motion, supported by 18 senators, is aimed at having the House certify that the impeachment process adhered to the constitutional requirements, such…
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte was unable to cast his vote on Monday, Election Day, despite his lawyers’ efforts to convince the Commission on Elections…
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As the midterm elections drew near, poll watchdogs noted that automated counting machine (ACM) errors accounted for half of all reported election violations.
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The electorate’s hope for economic transformation is evident, but it is tempered by structural realities: tax policy ambiguities, bureaucratic inefficiencies,…
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Philippine elections have never been totally clean. Killings, intimidation, corruption and all sorts of election law violations have always accompanied every…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said a total of 28 vote-buying and vote-selling incidents involving 68 individuals from various regions were…
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PAOAY, Ilocos Norte — A sitting Batac City Councilor and 14 others were arrested on Sunday morning, 11 May 2025, for alleged involvement in vote-buying and…
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Poll watchdog Vote Report PH has so far received a total of 566 reports of electoral irregularities as of Monday afternoon.
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For the first four hours of the voting period, poll watchdogs Kontra Daya and Vote Report PH already received verified reports of technical issues with the…
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A city councilor from Batac and 13 others were arrested on the morning of Sunday, 11 May, following a joint police operation that uncovered an alleged…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Saturday that it logged 18 individuals facing charges in five regions nationwide for alleged vote buying and…
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This election is our opportunity to help bring those voices to the forefront — not out of charity, but because justice demands it.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec), through its Committee on Kontra Bigay, has issued a Show Cause Order dated 8 May 2025 addressed to Laoag City Mayor and…
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As the election season nears, filmmaker and content creator Jack Logan is sounding the alarm on the use of “ayuda,” or financial aid, as a deceptive…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has dismissed the disqualification case filed against senatorial bet Camille Villar over alleged vote buying.
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LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — A woman was arrested Thursday noon, 8 May, in Barangay 48-A, Laoag City for her alleged involvement in vote buying, sources…
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