Comelec defends accuracy of 2022 elections, seeks redefinition of rules
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) defended Wednesday the accuracy of the 2022 national elections, amid critics’ petitions to access the ...
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‘No more distractions, obstructionists’ as Comelec junks DQ case vs. Cagayan Gov. Mamba
JUSTICE prevailed! Thus exclaimed Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba following the decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc over ...
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Felicitations to our next leaders
We stand and give our hand to Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte-Carpio, officially proclaimed Wednesday evening as the duly ...
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Inday Sara’s political party wins majority of local, national posts
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the ruling regional party in Davao Region, dominated the 2022 elections with ...
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Did ‘magic’ happen in the counting?
"This is the greatest irony." Free, fair and credible elections are a hallmark of a democracy. And while it’s just ...
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Dealing with political grief
"“Collective grief may occur when the loss relates to a group where commonly shared assumptions are shattered,” wrote grief researcher ...
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Comelec officials cite ‘historic’ May 9 elections with 83% voter turnout
A historic 83 percent of the more than 65 million voters participated in the May 9 elections, Commission on Elections ...
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Submit statement on spending, contributions, candidates told
All participants in the May 9 elections, including candidates who had withdrawn their candidacies, are required to submit their Statement ...
Read moreAutomated polls prove their worth once again
"The truth will have its day." Although 107,000 of the Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) performed flawlessly, during the early hours ...
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People Power III
"BBM won in 80 percent of the archipelago, 75 of 81 provinces, 15 of 17 regions, 16 of the 21 ...
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