‘Vote-buying’ spree drives mobile phone sales

Chris Panganiban 05/15/2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Philippines —Mobile phones are selling like hotcakes after the May 9 general elections, thanks to local politics. For two straight days after the polls, many of the popular mobile phone brands were…

Robredo hasn’t yielded, asks supporters to accept majority’s decision

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 05/14/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Still no concession from Vice President Leni Robredo, but she appealed to her supporters on Friday to accept the decision of the majority. During the thanksgiving event of the Leni-Kiko tandem and slate at…

‘Fake news’ prompts Mindanao LGBTQIA+ group to hold voter’s education for members

Jigger J. Jerusalem 04/27/2022

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — One of Mindanao’s biggest groups of LGBTQIA+ has launched “Bayot, Botar!” (Gay, Vote!), a voters’ education caravan to fight “fake news” and disinformation among the communities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer…

Ace on BBM support: It’s a group decision

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – If it were up to him, aspiring Cebu governor and former Tourism Sec. Joseph Felix Mari ‘Ace’ Durano would prefer not to endorse any presidentiable. Durano clarified that the decision to support the…

Hackers claiming they can manipulate 2022 polls fall in Cavite, Laguna

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 04/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Three hackers who claimed they can breach the Commission on Election (Comelec) system and manipulate the outcome of the 2022 elections were arrested in Cavite and Laguna, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC)…

Vico Sotto: Vote-buyers will recoup money once elected

Catherine Gonzales 04/24/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto warned voters on Friday that vote-buying candidates would want to recoup the money they spend on assuming office. The first-time mayor made this warning after a woman told him that some…

Lacson, Sotto flag change in transmitting election data to 4G

Dexter Cabalza 04/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson and his running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III complained on Friday about the sudden change in the manner of transmitting election data and suggested it could be used…

Comelec pressed to act on OAV complaints

Kathleen de Villa 04/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Poll watchdog Kontra Daya has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to act urgently on alleged irregularities during the first week of overseas absentee voting (OAV), including alleged preshaded ballots, which have put a cloud…

Overseas voting for May 9 polls off to a bad start

Donna Pazzibugan, Jeanette Andrade, Tina G. Santos 04/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Absentee voting for Filipinos overseas was off to a bad start, described as “chaotic and disorganized” on the first day on Sunday in Hong Kong and delayed in North America as the ballots and…

Mayor Isko believes ‘silent majority’ will deliver votes for him on May 9

Doris C. Bongcac 04/09/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Isko Moreno Domagoso on Friday, April 8, expressed optimism that the “silent majority” from the lower and middle classes, as well as, the urban and rural poor will deliver…

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