The Manila Times – Guidelines for courts during Covid emergency set
By Jomar Canlas | The Manila Times The Supreme Court on Thursday set guidelines for courts following the increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. In an administrative circular dated
Manila Bulletin – Filipinos abroad may continue registering as overseas voters
By Leslie Aquino | Manila Bulletin Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said that only registration at the local field registration centers for overseas voting are suspended at the
Business Mirror – SC suspends court hearings until March 18 as virus cases rise
By Business Mirror The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of all court hearings in light of the continued rise in the number of persons infected with Covid-19. The suspension
Business Mirror – COVID-19 hinders voter listing abroad
By Samuel P. Medenilla | Business Mirror THE Commission on Elections and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) are still confident they will still hit their target of registering 2
The Manila Times – Failure of PH Councilors League polls condemned
By Dexter A. See | The Manila Times BAGUIO CITY: The city council has condemned the failure of elections of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) National-Island Officers for 2020 as
Manila Standard – ‘Poll registration to go on despite virus’
By Vito Barcelo | Manila Standard The Commission on Elections on Thursday said it will not suspend the registration of overseas voters and local registrations for the May 2022 elections
Manila Bulletin – Voter registration overseas not suspended — Comelec
By Leslie Ann Aquino | Manila Bulletin The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is not suspending the ongoing overseas voter registration despite the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Comelec Commissioner
The Manila Times – The maneuvering for the 2022 elections has begun
By Ricardo Saludo | The Manila Times THE Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) terminated. ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise held up. Metro Manila water concessions canceled. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport project delayed,
The Philippine Star – Hybrid automated sa 2022 elections ikinakasa
By Gemma Garcia | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Upang maiwasan umano ang pagkuwestiyon sa integridad sa tuwing may halalan ay ikinakasa na ng Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms
ABS-CBN News – Senate panel to test ‘hybrid election’ system in May
By Katrina Domingo | ABS-CBN News MANILA – A Senate committee is expected to test in May a new election system that involves both manual and automated procedures, Sen. Imee
The Manila Times – In pursuit of transparency in the vote counting
By Lito Averia | The Manila Times CALLS for manual elections were once again highlighted just last week, although at a smaller election event. Controversies arose as the Philippine Councilors’
The Philippine Star – Once more we must remove Smartmatic
By Valeriano Avila | The Philippine Star Unfortunately, I failed to read this news from PDI dated last May 30, 2019 when President Rodrigo Duterte was visiting Japan and told
GMA News Online – Imee wants hybrid election systems presented at Senate hearing
By Dona Magsino | GMA News Online Senator Imee Marcos is looking to test available hybrid election systems as she continued her push for a part-manual, part-automated elections in 2022.
Daily Tribune – DILG explains PCL polls failure
By Paula Antolin | Daily Tribune Delays attributed to the failure of the contracted systems provider to deliver a fully functioning automated election system led to the failure of elections
The Philippine Star – Comelec cancels Singapore, ME voting app test due to COVID-19
By Sheila Crisostomo | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Amid the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to cancel testing of its
The Manila Times – Marcos prods SC: Act on poll protest
By Jomar Canlas | The Manila Times Former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to immediately resolve his election protest, along with all pending incidents to
The Manila Times – Tandem voting
By Ma. Lourdes Tiquia | The Manila Times TANDEM voting is supposed to be the way to go in 2022 but to enforce this, the Constitution has to undergo an
Inquirer.net – Comelec OKs test run of mobile voting app
By Tina G. Santos | Inquirer.net MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified the countries where the test run of the overseas mobile voting application will be
The Philippine Star – Comelec eyes 2 million Pinoy voters overseas
By Mayen Jaymalin | The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is hoping to attract two million Filipinos overseas to register and vote in the May
Business Mirror – Lessons from the Iowa App-ocalypse
By James Jimenez | Business Mirror Unlike the Philippines, where only a handful of people get to actually decide who runs for office, political candidates in the United States are