This is a #PHVote newsletter sent to Rappler subscribers on May 3, 2019.

We’re down to the last 10 days before we troop to polling precincts on May 13! Through their votes, Filipinos will determine what the government’s composition – especially that of Congress – would be like during the last half of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in office. 

Fortunately, there is still time to catch up – you can still dive into the candidates’ qualifications, their platforms, and whether or not they deserve one of the 12 circles you’re going to shade on the ballot.  

We try to get you above the noise of the campaigns with podcast episodes that tackle well-chosen election-related topics with our editors, reporters, and researchers, from the anatomy of campaign sorties to why there are still dead people on the voters’ list.  

So why are we doing podcasts? Because you can listen to them anywhere and anytime no matter what you are doing!  

Just open your preferred podcast streaming website (Spotify, Itunes, or Soundcloud), go to Rappler’s podcast page,  and listen away – while you are doing the dishes or stuck in traffic (and we know how much time we spend in traffic)!  

Below are Rappler podcast episodes that you can listen to before May 13: 

#PHVote: Bakit may mga patay na nasa voters’ list pa rin? (Why are dead people still on voters’ list?)

In this podcast, I sat down with Rappler news editor Miriam Grace A. Go to discuss how families can remove their departed relative from the voters’ list so their names won’t be used in election fraud. 

#PHVote: Paano ang pagboto sa party list? (How do you vote according to party list?)

Confused as to how party-list groups are elected into Congress? Listen to this podcast, where I again talk to Rappler news editor Miriam Grace A. Go on the process and the history of proportional representation in the House of Representatives. 

#PHVote: Ano ang papel ng mga titser tuwing eleksiyon? (What is the role of teachers during elections?)

We already know that the role of teachers indeed go beyond the 4 walls of the classroom. But do we know how crucial they are during elections? Rappler education reporter Sofia Tomacruz explains to me the dangers teachers face as they stay on the front lines of preserving a democratic exercise such as voting.

Campaign Convos: Sara Duterte and honesty

Is honesty really a non-issue? Did musician Billy Joel hit it right when he said everyone is so untrue? In this podcast, Rappler reporters Lian Buan and Pia Ranada talk about honesty as a qualification for candidates and why Malacañang is so hesitant to make a stand on it. 

Campaign Convos: Comparing Hugpong ng Pagbabago and Otso Diretso campaigns

In this two-part podcast, Otso Diretso campaign reporter Mara Cepeda and Hugpong ng Pagbabago campaign reporter Pia Ranada discuss how the two opposing slates conduct their campaigns, including how specific candidates stand out, for good or bad.  

Campaign Convos: Explaining Bong Go’s rise in the surveys

We know his name. We know his selfies. But do we know how he rose in the surveys? Listen to Rappler reporters Paterno Esmaquel II and Pia Ranada discuss Bong Go’s campaign, which has benefitted so much from his close association with President Duterte.

Campaign Convos: Skip the gimmicks – we assess senatorial candidates based on platform

In this two-part podcast, Rappler’s 4 campaign reporters Pia Ranada, Lian Buan, Mara Cepeda, and Camille Elemia assess the senatorial candidates based on their platform and track record, wading through the noise and beyond gimmickry.

Campaign Convos: Anthony del Rosario on HNP’s 2022 plans, locking horns with Alvarez

Rappler reporter Pia Ranada sits down with Hugpong ng Pagbabago secretary-general and Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario to discuss what their senatorial bets’ lead means for the regional party in preparation for the 2022 national elections looms. 

Campaign Convos: The problem of the Opposition

Beyond lack of resources and support from local politicians, the opposition senatorial candidates are dealing with challenges rooted in the political and ideological differences of its candidates. In this podcast, Rappler reporters Lian Buan and Mara Cepeda discuss the implications of these problems.

The above are just a few of the many multimedia material we’ve produced in time for the 2019 elections. We are still going to release new ones as we near May 13 and, of course, even after the polls. 

Please visit Rappler’s Videos & Podcasts page to get updates! Don’t forget to like Newsbreak on Facebook and follow @newsbreakph on Twitter. 

If you have any suggestions or a topic in mind that we should tackle in our podcasts or even for stories in general, feel free to send us an email at investigative@rappler.com!

Vote wisely on May 13! – Rappler.com