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Robredo on 15,000 more votes over Marcos: ‘This proves who was lying’
(UPDATED) 'This proves who was telling the truth and who was lying,' tweets Vice President Leni Robredo
DOCUMENT: SC asks Robredo, Marcos to comment on recount of votes in VP protest
The Supreme Court also asks both parties to submit a position paper on Ferdinand Marcos Jr's request to nullify election results in Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Maguindanao
SC raises 4 issues with Marcos' motion to probe Mindanao polls
(UPDATED) For one, which has the jurisdiction to probe election materials, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal or the Commission on Elections?
Robredo widens lead over Marcos in recount in 3 pilot provinces
(3rd UPDATE) Results of the recount of votes in Negros Oriental, Iloilo, and Camarines Sur in the vice presidential electoral protest show Robredo with 15,093 additional votes
Why Marcos wants SC to investigate election materials in 3 Mindanao provinces
To make his case that cheating and irregularities occurred in the 2016 polls, Ferdinand Marcos Jr cites the findings of a Comelec department in the protest of ex-Sulu vice governor Tan against former ARMM Governor Hataman
Funny that accusation of stealing would come from Bongbong Marcos – Robredo
'Between the two us, lahat ng na-achieve ko, pinagpaguran ko. Wala akong fake diplomas. Wala akong fake anything,' says Vice President Leni Robredo
Robredo to Marcos: How many times do I have to win for you to accept defeat?
Defeated vice presidential bet Bongbong Marcos, while frustrated with the latest PET ruling, says, 'The case goes on and we will go from strength to strength'
Carpio, Caguioa vote to dismiss Marcos protest, overruled
(UPDATED) The Presidential Electoral Tribunal votes 11-2, asking Vice President Robredo and former senator Marcos to comment on the latter's motion to nullify votes from 3 Muslim Mindanao provinces
Supreme Court to release initial recount results in VP protest
(6th UPDATE) Some quarters interpret Tuesday's decision – asking parties to comment on Marcos' 3rd cause of action, which is the annulment of votes in Lanao Del Sur, Basilan, and Maguindanao – can be disadvantageous to Robredo
Poll protest vs neophyte Negros Occidental town mayor dismissed
Irene Montilla defeated Joselito Malabor in the 2019 mayoral election in Isabela, Negros Occidental, by just 48 votes
More than 4M register to vote, exceeding Comelec target
The Comelec initially aimed to attract some 2 million Filipinos 18 years old and above and about 1 million voters 15-17 years old to register as voters this year
Cancel registration of 'rebellious' party-list groups? Not so fast, says Guanzon
'We live in a democratic country!' says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, as she hits the 'red scare' that canceling party-list groups may create
Comelec's Guanzon wants party-list nominees included in appointment ban
'There is no difference between them and those who run in regular elections as candidates,' says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon
Robredo asks SC: Release initial vote recount results in VP protest
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo's lawyers argue doing so would 'put to rest any apprehensions' of both camps regarding 'speculations' about the possible results of the ballot revision process
FALSE: ‘New evidence of widespread cheating’ by Robredo in 2016 VP election protest
This is a rehashed claim, based on an order from the Presidential Electoral Tribunal in June 2018
HRET takes over Durano poll protest vs Frasco for Cebu 5th district
The camp of defeated Ramon Durano IV is asking the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal to manually recount the votes
Bersamin: No definite voting yet on Robredo-Marcos poll protest
New round of deliberations are scheduled for October 8
House now wants to postpone barangay, SK polls to December 2022
Lawmakers approve on 2nd reading the amended House bill on the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, which is now similar to the Senate version
[EXPLAINER] Was Mocha Uson a candidate covered by the appointment ban?
Until all election rules are harmonized, we have to contend with loophole-ridden laws and regulations that the likes of Mocha Uson and friends can easily take advantage of
CHEAT SHEET: The Marcos vs Robredo electoral protest
(3rd UPDATE) There are 5 possible scenarios that can come out of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal's next resolution
Poll watchdog urges lawmakers to include party-list nominees in appointment ban
Kontra Daya makes the call after controversial pro-Duterte blogger Mocha Uson is appointed to OWWA just a few months after her party lost in the 2019 elections
Senate approves postponing barangay, SK elections to 2022
There are 21 senators who supported the measure seeking to postpone village and youth polls to December 5, 2022
Postponing the barangay and SK elections – again
It shows how we regard village and youth governance
FALSE: 'Final, official result' of 2016 vice presidential elections out
As of posting, there are no official figures from the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, which has yet to decide on whether or not to proceed with the rest of the recount prompted by the Bongbong Marcos election protest
Senate approves on 2nd reading moving barangay, SK polls to 2022
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto warns the chamber that the new President may ask the Congress to postpone barangay and SK elections again
House panel wants to postpone barangay, SK elections to May 2023
However, members of the Makabayan bloc say elections should go on as scheduled in 2020 as it has become the custom of the Duterte administration to postpone the BSKE
Comelec urges lawmakers against holding barangay, SK elections with national polls
'If the election will be done by October, and the national election will be done by May, the personnel of Comelec will be divided in preparing for' both exercises, says Comelec Commissioner Antonio Kho Jr
Funds for 2020 barangay polls to be realigned to DA, DepEd instead
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says legislators are already set to postpone the 2020 barangay and SK elections, whose funds can now be realigned to other government programs next year
Comelec approves Duterte Youth's new substitute nominees
(UPDATED) This comes despite Comelec rules stating the deadline for withdrawals and substitution of nominees of party-list groups is before the close of polls on election day
SC to Comelec: Proclaim Shirlyn Nograles as South Cotabato representative
The Supreme Court nullifies the Commission on Elections' order to suspend the election for representative of South Cotabato's 1st District
Senate panels approve postponement of barangay, SK elections to May 2023
If passed, barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials would remain in a holdover capacity, serving 5 years in office, instead of just two
Cardema withdraws as Duterte Youth's nominee
(UPDATED) Duterte Youth chair Ronald Cardema makes a move to end his own congressional bid, citing Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon's 'public harassment' as the reason for his withdrawal
PET to issue report soon on Marcos poll protest vs Robredo – Bersamin
'We should be careful of what we do here because the credibility of our processes as well as the political system here is at stake,' says Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin
Comelec asked to disqualify Duterte Youth from party list
The petitioners argue Duterte Youth's party-list registration should be deemed void from the beginning as it failed to meet jurisdictional requirements of publication and public hearing
Comelec division junks protest vs Vico Sotto
(UPDATED) Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez says the 2nd division decided unanimously, citing the 'insufficiency in form and substance' of Eusebio's protest
MAP: Major political families in PH after the 2019 elections
(UPDATED) Rappler counts at least 163 families whose members include a senator, House representative, or governor, serving at the same time as relatives in other local positions
Villar claims NFA campaigned against her in May 2019 elections
Senator Cynthia Villar blasts the National Food Authority for not buying palay from local farmers due to high moisture content – a charge the new NFA chief denies
By 2022 elections, Comelec will be packed with Duterte appointees
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism points out the exit of seasoned poll commissioners means the appointment of newer ones who have limited experience running national automated elections
COA hits Comelec for poor planning, wastage in past polls purchases – PCIJ
For instance, 60 contracts entered into by the election body worth P2.58 billion did not have the needed documents that would ensure availability of funds, reports the PCIJ
Comelec, not HRET, can decide on Cardema case – election lawyer
Election lawyer Emilio Marañon III says it is wrong for Duterte Youth's Ronald Cardema to say that the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal must decide on his eligibility
66% of Comelec's fingerprint verification machines malfunctioned in 2019 polls – PCIJ
The voter registration verification project - worth nearly a billion pesos – is the poll body's second most expensive contract in line with the 2019 midterm elections
37% of voters failed to choose a party-list in 2019 elections – PCIJ
A report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism finds new ballot designs as one reason behind undervoting in the party-list race
Party-list bloc 'respects' cancellation of Cardema nomination
1-Pacman Representative Michael Romero says that while the party-list bloc recognizes Duterte Youth as a winning group in the 2019 polls, they have yet to recognize its nominee
Election lawyers, youth leaders seek to block Duterte Youth's new nominees
(UPDATED) Former poll chief Sixto Brillantes Jr also backs the petition of Millenials PH against Duterte Youth's withdrawal and substitution of new nominees
Rappler Talk Basagan ng Trip edition: Is there hope for democracy after the 2019 elections?
Basagan ng Trip host Leloy Claudio talks to First Quarter Storm activists Ed Garcia and Noel Tolentino, and Akbayan's Gio Tingson in this special episode
Guanzon seeks probe into ‘misrepresentation’ in Cardema's nomination document
Duterte Youth's Ronald Cardema may face criminal charges for violating the Omnibus Election Code
Imee Marcos wants gov't to postpone barangay, SK elections to 2023
Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos says she is open to 'meeting halfway' with Senator Bong Go, who proposed to postpone the elections to October 2022
After Cardema nomination canceled, other Duterte Youth nominees withdraw
Ducielle Marie Suarez, wife of Duterte Youth Chairman Ronald Cardema, is now the party's second nominee
Most Filipinos express 'big trust' in results of 2019 elections – Pulse Asia
The results of a June 2019 Pulse Asia survey also show that 91% of Filipinos favor automated elections
