ELECTION NEWS
May 2019
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Losing candidates seek special polls in Lanao (Inquirer)
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Duterte to COMELEC: Dispose of Smartmatic (CNN)
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House blames Comelec for low party-list votes (Inquirer)
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Comelec receives 36 electoral protest cases (Manila
Standard)
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Ballot layout on party-list questioned (Businessworld)
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Group demands transparency from Comelec (ABS CBN)
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Alert due to polls lowered in Luzon, Visayas (Philstar)
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Poll bets must meet June 13 deadline for expenses
report: Comelec (ABS CBN)
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Comelec starts receiving poll protests (Manila Bulletin)
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Poll watchdogs query COMELEC on 'meet-me-room' (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec records highest overseas voter turnout
(Philstar)
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2 defeated mayors in Negros Occidental file petitions
for recount (Rappler)
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Kontra Daya calls for mass action in front of Comelec
office on Wednesday (Manila Bulletin)
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Number of overseas absentee voters in May 13 polls twice
that of 2013 midterms – Comelec (Business Mirror)
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Comelec gearing up for 2020 barangay polls (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec: SOCE filing deadline on June 13 (Philstar)
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With counting done, Comelec faces Senate probe next
(Philstar)
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144 election-related incidents reported in Mindanao -
group (Rappler)
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Comelec proclaims 51 winning party-list groups (CNN)
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PH Embassy explains delay in canvassing of votes from
U.S. (Inquirer)
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Comelec: 75.90% local voter turnout in May polls (GMA
News)
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Catholic bishops press Comelec to probe alleged
irregularities in 2019 polls (Inquirer)
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Watchdog files complaint vs Comelec execs (ABS CBN)
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Comelec to proclaim at least 45 party-list groups
(Philstar)
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Comelec proclaims 12 winning senators (GMA News)
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Comelec to proclaim winning senators, party-list groups
Wednesday (ABS CBN)
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Final, official count: Villar in 1st, Binay in 12th of
Senate race (Inquirer)
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Only 17.29% voter turnout for Filipinos in US in midterm
elections (ABS CBN)
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3 bishops call for suspension of #Halalan2019
proclamation (ABS CBN)
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Comelec to explain data ‘bottleneck’ in transparency
server (Inquirer)
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Proclamation of winning senators won't push through
Tuesday -Jimenez (GMA News)
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Random manual audit may extend into June (Philstar)
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Senators proclaimed today (Manila Bulletin)
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Rice, eggs also used to buy votes — PNP (Philstar)
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Comelec reports 74.89% voters’ turnout in ’19 midterm
elections (Business Mirror)
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Poll watchdog probing auto poll security issues (Philstar)
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PNP notes peaceful special polls in Isabela village
(Inquirer)
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Comelec: Tuesday proclamation of winning senators,
party-lists a 'pretty sure bet' (ABS CBN)
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PNP deploys 149 cops in Jones, Isabela for special
elections (Manila Bulletin)
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Senate to Comelec: Answer complaints about midterm
elections (Inquirer)
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Comelec sees no surge in electoral protests (Philstar)
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Defective SD cards delay canvass of overseas votes:
Comelec (ABS CBN)
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Comelec bares party-list groups leading in midterm polls
(GMA News)
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With 97% COCs tallied, Villar and Poe still leading
Senate race (Inquirer)
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Proclamation of winning senators, party-lists to be
rescheduled: Comelec (ABS CBN)
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COMELEC to hold special elections in Jones, Isabela on
Monday (Manila Bulletin)
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Senate winners may be proclaimed tomorrow (Philstar)
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#HalalanResults: Villar, Poe, Go still lead Comelec's
partial, official results (ABS CBN)
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Comelec vows to disclose areas where VCMs, SD cards
failed (GMA News)
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Groups ask Comelec to suspend proclamation of winning
party lists (Rappler)
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Group asks Comelec to include party-list results in
random manual audit (GMA News)
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MMDA gathers 200 tons of ‘election trash’ from March 1
to May 16 (Inquirer)
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’Pre-shaded’ ballots video may discredit automated
elections – Lente (Inquirer)
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Party list groups seek independent probe of Comelec
glitches (Inquirer)
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‘Drug money may have been used for vote buying’ (Manila
Times)
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Latest Comelec tally: Bam in, JV out of ‘Magic 12’ ,
Villar still No. 1 (Inquirer)
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Comelec to give PPCRV transparency server logs, says
poll watchdog execs (GMA News)
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Comelec looks into viral video of alleged pre-shading of
ballots (Philstar)
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Winning bets reminded to be good servants (Manila
Bulletin)
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Police seize more than P12M from vote-buying incidents
(GMA News)
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Villar breaks 10 million mark in official Comelec count
(GMA News)
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Comelec willing to open transparency server logs
(Philstar)
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Comelec to wrap up canvassing of votes within the week
(Inquirer)
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Lacson eyes Senate probe into 2019 midterm polls
(Philstar)
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Memory card supplier in vote counting machine in hot
water — COMELEC (CNN Philippines)
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Random Manual Audit of poll results on today (Manila
Bulletin)
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Lacson questions vote transmission turned ‘traffic
controller’ (Inquirer)
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#HalalanResults: Bam Aquino joins 'Magic 12' in
Comelec's partial, official results (ABS CBN)
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WATCH: Progressive groups protest at Comelec over
allegedly rigged elections (Philstar)
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DILG tells candidates to remove campaign materials
(Manila Bulletin)
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Otso Diretso accepts candidates' defeat (ABS CBN)
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Comelec traces glitches to low-quality SD cards, aged
counting machines (ABS CBN)
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Comelec: May 13 polls a success despite glitches (GMA
News)
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Teachers helped make midterm polls peaceful and orderly
– DepEd (Manila Bulletin)
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Senate to probe VCM glitches (Manila Bulletin)
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PPCRV vote count suddenly drops after Tuesday update
(Inquirer)
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WINNERS: 2019 local elections in the Philippines (Rappler)
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Reporters’ Notebook: Election sidelights (Inquirer)
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Weak to no signal causes delay in transmission of votes
(Rappler)
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LOOK: Comelec releases list of precincts selected for
manual audit (Inquirer)
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Precinct in Abra first to transmit 2019 election results
(Rappler)
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Duterte: Let Comelec explain VCM glitches before
initiating probe (GMA News)
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National Board of Canvassers suspend session to wait for
poll results (Philstar)
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Election-related violence disrupts voting in various
provinces (Rappler)
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AFP calls on Mindanao voters not to be deterred by
reports of violence (Manila Bulletin)
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Up to 600 vote-counting machines replaced: Comelec (ABS
CBN)
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Comelec, partners pick 715 samples for manual audit of
2019 polls (GMA News)
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Even behind bars, more than 1,000 Cebu City jail inmates
cast votes (Cebu Daily News)
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Some personalities not spared by defective VCMs (GMA
News)
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Verification system machines in QC school with 2nd
largest voting population down (GMA News)
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VCM glitches mar voting in Pasig, Makati and San Juan
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2019 midterm elections' irregularities, voter's profile
(CNN)
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Mayoralty bet, four others arrested for gun charges
(Manila Bulletin)
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101-year-old voter casts vote in Marawi City (GMA News)
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Octogenarian loses chance to vote (Manila Bulletin)
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VCM in ex-VP Binay's precinct malfunctioned, has been
replaced -Comelec spox (GMA News)
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43 election-related violence recorded - Comelec (Manila
Bulletin)
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Paper jam causes delay in voting in some parts of Cebu
(Cebu Daily News)
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LOOK: Candidates cast their vote (CNN)
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Ballot fed wrongly in VCM triggers long line in Davao
del Norte (Inquirer)
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BREAK: VCM rejects ex-VP Binay’s ballot; to file
complaint at Comelec (Inquirer)
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Comelec expects 100% on time opening of polling places
nationwide (Manila Bulletin)
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Polls open for 2019 midterm elections (CNN)
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Comelec: Vote-buying the biggest challenge (Manila
Times)
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2019 Elections: 61 million voters expected to troop to
the polls nationwide (Rappler)
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Church prays for credible, honest, peaceful conduct of
polls (Manila Bulletin)
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NTC orders uninterrupted telecom services on election
day (Inquirer)
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Cops ready to serve in electoral boards (Manila
Bulletin)
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Liquor ban begins, establishments catering to foreigners
told to get exemption (ABS CBN)
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Pre-poll glitches, vote buying bared (Manila Standard)
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Comelec to replace 686 corrupted SD cards (Philippine
Canadian Inquirer)
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SC orders Comelec to comment on motion vs. camera ban in
precincts (GMA News)
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CBCP denies endorsing Otso Diretso candidates: ‘It’s
partisan politics’- (Inquirer)
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473 SDs to be used in polls corrupted — Comelec (Philstar)
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No ‘evil machinations’ in elections — Duterte (Philstar)
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Jingle all the way: Catchy, funny, cringey campaign
jingles from Philippine 2019 elections (Yahoo News)
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Comelec assures it will be ready for the polls despite
hitches (Businessworld)
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Globe readies network for poll data transmission (ABS
CBN)
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Comelec launches task force vs vote buying (ABS CBN)
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Comelec ready to address possible ballot shortage
(Philstar)
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Comelec precinct finder not yet available days before
polls (Rappler)
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Comelec to test voter identification machines (Manila
Times)
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Vote-buying complaints swamp PNP (Philstar)
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Looking for your polling precinct? Message us on Twitter
- Comelec (Inquirer)
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Missing in the 2019 election campaign discourse:
protection of environment (ABS CBN)
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DILG calls on public to report poll irregularities to
authorities (Manila Bulletin)
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DepEd: More than half a million school execs, teachers
to assist in polls (Inquirer)
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Duterte declares May 13 Election Day a special
non-working holiday (CNN)
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LIST: 2019 Philippine election hotlines (Rappler)
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Comelec issues protocol on SD card replacement (Philstar)
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Comelec checking glitches in vote-counting machines days
before election (ABS CBN)
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New voter registration confirmation system to delay
voting, says Larrazabal (ABS CBN)
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Comelec: Quake measures in place (Philstar)
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Group calls for transparency (Manila Standard)
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Palace: Govt all set for May 13 elections (Manila Times)
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Unopposed: Over 500 candidates in local races need only
1 vote to win (Rappler)
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The 2019 Philippine midterm elections: What you need to
know (CNN)
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LIVE UPDATES: Philippine elections 2019 (Rappler)
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Fil-Am community leaders in NY tell PH voters: Choose
democracy (ABS CBN)
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Gov’t ready to secure May 13 midterm elections; stable
power supply assured (Manila Bulletin)
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'Comelec running out of time to resolve pending cases
before election day' (ABS CBN)
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PNP to deploy over 9,000 cops to Western Visayas on May
13 (Rappler)
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Comelec will take into consideration Osmeña’s request
for Comelec control in Cebu City (Cebu Daily News)
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Negros town placed under Comelec control (Philstar)
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Comelec: Ballot boxes in Pasig not tampered (CNN)
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Comelec second division denies petition vs Alan Cayetano
(Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec division disqualifies Edu Manzano (ABS CBN)
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Survey: Most Butuan voters OK with vote-buying
(Inquirer)
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Police go on full alert amid pre-poll incidents (Manila
Standard)
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COMELEC: Poll preparations almost complete (Manila
Times)
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Comelec sees surge in election campaign (Philstar)
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Ballot box with torn sticker delivered in Pasig (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec starts final VCMs testing, sealing May 6
(Philippine Canadian Inquirer)
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Comelec expect voter turnout to be 75 to78 percent on
election day (Manila Bulletin)
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Dismayed over delayed delivery of ballots in NZ
(Inquirer)
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Comelec to replace bleeding pens for May polls (ABS CBN)
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Grab partners with Comelec for voter education (Rappler)
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Comelec completes AES software safeguards (Business
Mirror)
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Comelec: No requirements needed for registered voters to
participate in May 13 polls (Manila Bulletin)
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Election source codes deposited at central bank (ABS
CBN)
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Commission on Elections tells public to not believe
video showing alleged pre-shaded ballot (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec: Millennials can shape the outcome of Midterm
polls (CNN)
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Comelec warns voters against vote buying (CNN)
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Comelec urged to speed up Cayetano case days before
polls (Rappler)
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Comelec releases guide on how to cast vote on election
day (Manila Bulletin)
April 2019
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Comelec to look into alleged inspection conducted by PNP
officer in Baguio warehouse (Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec to announce majority, minority parties this week
(Businessworld)
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Your step-by-step guide to voting in May 13 elections
(Rappler)
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Comelec official slams PNP’s inspection of voting
machines in Baguio City (Manila Bulletin)
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Probe reports PNP official accessed Comelec’s Baguio
warehouse - Diokno (Inquirer)
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Comelec at ‘very high level of preparedness’ for May 13,
2019 polls (GMA News)
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Teachers part of BEI not included in local absentee
voting - Comelec (Inquirer)
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Local absentee voting for May 13 polls starts (Inquirer)
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Firearms, ammo seized from Abra bet’s vehicle (Manila
Times)
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10,000 Pinoys cast votes in Singapore (GMA News)
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Election watchdog to conduct random manual audit for May
13 elections (Businessworld)
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Policemen urged to avail of absentee voting privilege
(Manila Bulletin)
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NAMFREL to launch election data site for better
transparency in May polls (Businessworld)
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Namfrel gears up for May 2019 elections (Inquirer)
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DILG to mayors: Be neutral in issuing poll rally permits
(Inquirer)
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Comelec asked to place La Union town under its control
(Manila Times)
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Bishop to voters: Use social media to support good
candidates (Inquirer)
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Comelec '90 pct ready' for May polls: Jimenez (ABS CBN)
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Will Duterte endorsement score a win in May 13 polls?
(CNN)
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Eleksyon 2019: GMA News Online's MyKodigo allows users
to create own sample ballots (GMA News)
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DILG to mayors: Be neutral in issuing poll rally permits
(Inquirer)
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Comelec asked to place La Union town under its control
(Manila Times)
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Bishop to voters: Use social media to support good
candidates (Inquirer)
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Comelec '90 pct ready' for May polls: Jimenez (ABS CBN)
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lWill Duterte endorsement score a win in May 13 polls?
(CNN)
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Eleksyon 2019: GMA News Online's MyKodigo allows users
to create own sample ballots (GMA News)
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'Put out all the data': Watchdog calls for more
transparency in midterm polls (ABS CBN)
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SC reverses Comelec ruling disqualifying Baguio mayoral
bet (Philstar)
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How elections are made accessible to PWDs and senior
citizens (Rappler)
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2nd field overseas voting for Filipinos in Deira (Gulf
Today)
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Comelec waiting for reports on structural integrity of
schools to be used as voting centers (Manila Buletin)
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Comelec hit for 'downplaying' overseas absentee voting
issues (Inquirer)
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[EXPLAINER] Catching vote-buyers is not just the
Comelec's job (Rappler)
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Abra cops shuffled ahead of polls (Manila Standard)
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What voters need to know about Comelec's fingerprint
verification machine (Rappler)
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Comelec to test, seal VCMs on May 10 (Cebu Daily News)
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547 bets running unopposed (Philstar)
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‘Smartmagic’ in May polls? (Inquirer)
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Cardinal Tagle urges young voters to exercise ‘Godly
vote’ (Manila Buletin)
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Lawyer who sued Duterte at ICC questions
disqualification from Senate race (GMA News)
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Comelec urged to clarify whether barangay officials can
campaign (Philstar)
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‘No power outage during midterm polls’ (Philstar)
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SC overturns Comelec ruling on old CoC format (Manila
Times)
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Comelec: Cops have discretion where to set up
checkpoints (Inquirer)
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Comelec tells voters to be ready with ‘kodigos’ (Manila
Buletin)
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5 arrested for carrying firearms at Comelec checkpoint
(Inquirer)
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Pols reminded: No campaigning on Holy Thursday, Friday
(Philstar)
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Comelec: Two ballots found in single mailing packet of
voter in Rome not identical (GMA News)
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Comelec, AFP, PNP review preparations for 2019 elections
(Inquirer)
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Palace: Strong statements vs. China nothing to do with
midterm elections (GMA News)
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Poll watchdog asks Comelec to act on complaints vs
party-list groups (Rappler)
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PNP keeping close watch over Lanao del Norte for
poll-related violence (Rappler)
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‘Local bets pay for Red support’ (Manila Standard)
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Information technology expert says AES difficult to hack
(Manila Buletin)
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Palawan elections in limbo after law splits province
into 3 (Business Mirror)
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PNP: No proof 349 local officials support CPP-NPA
(Philstar)
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System reviewers: AES tough to hack, but Comelec still
has to keep close watch (Business World)
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Election lawyer: Schools, watchdogs can help Comelec
check candidates' spending (Rappler)
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Overseas voting begins; Comelec monitors fake news
(Philstar)
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6,000 cops tasked with poll duties in Western Mindanao
(Inquirer)
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Comelec urged: Probe ‘disenfranchised voters’ in Middle
East (ABS CBN)
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Govt ready vs repeat of 2016 data attack (Business
Mirror)
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Comelec warns: Don’t remove candidates’ campaign
materials (Inquirer)
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29 senatorial bets register websites, blogs with Comelec
(Manila Bulletin)
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PCOS machine demonstration (ABS CBN)
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No third term for senators (Manila Times)
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4 in 10 Filipino voters have complete Senate slate -
Pulse Asia (Rappler)
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Pulse Asia poll: Poe, admin candidates keep lead; 2
opposition bets in (CNN)
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Comelec all set for absentee voting (Manila Standard)
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Cops deployed to ensure safety of journalists during
midterm polls (ABS CBN)
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Comelec warns Quezon City public servants against
electioneering and partisanship (Manila Bulletin)
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What you need to know if you’re an overseas absentee
voter (Rappler)
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Voting for 1.8 million overseas Filipinos starts April
13 (Philstar)
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LIVE: Comelec shows how to vote in May 13 elections (Rappler)
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Comelec Central Office to decide on sanctions against
poll campaign materials' violators (Cebu Daily News)
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'Leave. Dogs. Alone': Comelec slams campaign sticker
placed on dog (CNN)
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Comelec says Tarlac bet detained for slapping poll
officer (Rappler)
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Candidacy certificate of Baguio mayoral bet, 24 others
deemed 'not filed' (ABS CBN)
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Embassies told to allay fears of Pinoys abroad about
integrity of overseas voting (Manila Bulletin)
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VECO reminds public: No posters on poles please (Cebu
Daily News)
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Osmeña claims 8 Senate seats ‘sold’ at P50 million each
in 2016 polls (Inquirer)
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Malacañang to comply with election public works ban
(Manila Bulletin)
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Bicol gov stripped of candidacy certificate (Manila
Bulletin)
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We're ready! - Namfrel (Manila Times)
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Integrity of upcoming midterm elections a priority -
Facebook (Philstar)
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Candidates told: No donating to church during campaign
(Philstar)
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Supreme Court stops Comelec from changing polling places
in Sulu (Rappler)
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Vote buying in the Philippine elections (CNN)
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Comelec approves more than 30,000 applicants for local
absentee voting (Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec sets new discount rules for May election
campaign ads (Businessworld Online)
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Comelec grills Gadon's camp over petition vs SWS, Pulse
Asia (Inquirer)
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Bishops call for midterm elections peace covenant (Philstar)
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Comelec to hold special polls in Southern Leyte (Philstar)
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Remove illegal posters, bets told (Manila Standard)
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Owner of purged accounts laments being singled out by
Facebook (Philstar)
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Estrada a ‘no show’ in covenant signing for peaceful,
orderly polls (Manila Times)
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Comelec: Use of oversized campaign materials on
electronic billboards is an election offense (GMA News)
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Comelec reminds media outlets on bigger poll ad
discounts (ABS CBN)
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23 local officials arrested in election-related
operations nationwide (Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec: Electronic billboard ads banned (Philstar)
March 2019
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Comelec bracing for barrage of fake news (Philstar)
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Cops securing politicians without authorization risk
dismissal (Inquirer)
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La Union holds prayer rallies for peaceful May polls
(Manila Standard)
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Facebook purges Philippine online network for malicious
behavior (Philstar)
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Comelec removes illegal campaign posters in Zamboanga
City (ABS CBN)
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LOOK: Facebook provides samples of pages taken down from
PH (Inquirer)
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‘Isko’ to Lim: Let’s just wait for election results
(Inquirer)
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Poll supplies arrive in Zamboanga City (ABS CBN)
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More than 100 politicians in North, Central Luzon sure
winners (Inquirer)
-
Bishop criticized for allowing political rally at
seminary (Manila Times)
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Comelec: Cases filed vs bets who violated campaign rules
(ABS CBN)
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Comelec reminds bets of rules as local campaign period
starts Friday (GMA News)
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Councilor Andales to contest Comelec ruling
disqualifying him from seeking another term (Cebu Daily
News)
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ARMM to be excluded in midterm polls - Comelec (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec orders LRTA to remove posters of candidates at
stations (ABS CBN)
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Disability sector reps: Make elections more accessible
for PWDs (Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec sets April 10 deadline for accreditation of
dominant parties (Rappler)
-
Teachers in Mindanao ‘hotspots’ remain committed to poll
duties (Manila Bulletin)
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Don’t resort to scare tactics, Mayor Binay urges
political rivals (Manila Bulletin)
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DOH vows to comply with poll rules after Bong Go posters
takedown call: Comelec (ABS CBN)
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Comelec: No names, images of candidates on LGU
ambulances (Inquirer)
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Comelec ready for start of campaign period for local
positions Friday (Manila Bulletin)
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Candidates given 2 days to dismantle illegal posters
(Philstar)
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Solon slams wholesale declaration of Mindanao as poll
hotspot (Manila Bulletin)
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Clamor for 'secret voting, public counting' growing
(Manila Times)
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Bongbong Marcos urges PET to order examination of
Mindanao voter documents (GMA News)
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‘Grave’ poll hot spots increase to 570 (Inquirer)
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Reshuffling of election officers starts on Wednesday
(Cebu Daily News)
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Over 900 areas now tagged as ‘election hotspots’- PNP
(Inquirer)
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Comelec: Remove Malasakit Center posters with Bong Go
face (Rappler)
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Group reminds QC poll bets use of plastics in campaign
banned by local ordinance (Manila Bulletin)
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Overseas voting ballots almost 100% shipped - Comelec
(Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec: Don’t vote based on who leads poll surveys
(Inquirer)
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No mayoralty contests in 14 Maguindanao towns (Manila
Bulletin)
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Comelec to pilot-test fingerprint voter verification
(Philstar)
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Duterte on honesty as an election issue: It depends (GMA
News)
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Public works freeze ahead of polls to start March 29 (Businessworld
Online)
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Poll watch group reminds voters to check their names in
Comelec list before election day (Manila Bulletin)
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Comelec defends declaring entire Mindanao as election
hotspot (Rappler)
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CBCP to Catholic voters: Don't be swayed by bets'
'winnability' (Philstar)
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Lawmaker sees Palace strategy in Mindanao ‘hot spot’ tag
(Inquirer)
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Ballot printing finished in April – Comelec (Manila
Times)
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NAMFREL prepares for poll watching duties (GMA News)
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Namfrel pushing for open data website for poll results
(GMA News)
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Comelec reshuffles 50 election officers in Cebu (Cebu
Daily News)
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Comelec urges local candidates to remove illegally
placed campaign materials implementation of ‘Oplan
Baklas’ (Cebu Daily News)
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Panelo tells poll watchdogs to file case against Bong Go
for alleged vote buying (Manila Bulletin)
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Watchdogs to Comelec: Be ‘proactive’ and probe Bong Go
fire visits (Rappler)
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All of Mindanao, 3 other areas declared as election
hotspot (ABS CBN)
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Estrada's final gamble: Dynasty, Manila mayoralty at
stake (ABS CBN)
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Comelec admits ‘difficulty’ in catching vote buyers
(Inquirer)
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Campaign Convos: Rappler's 2019 campaign podcast
(Rappler)
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Comelec urged to probe reports Go gave cash to fire
victims (Inquirer)
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Sara won’t turn down bets in narco-list (Manila
Standard)
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The Source: PDEA Spokesperson Derrick Carreon (CNN)
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Poe, Villar, Go, Angara top Pulse Asia’s latest poll
(GMA News)
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PRO-7 vows no discrimination in securing campaign
activities (Cebu Daily News)
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When the Catholic Church flexes political muscles
(Rappler)
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Comelec mulls resumption of printing of voters’ IDs
(Manila Bulletin)
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Imee to Bicolanos: Give 'another Marcos' a chance
(Rappler)
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8 Duterte party mates in new 'narco list' (ABS CBN)
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Bong Go cash assistance to fire victims may count as
vote-buying - Comelec (Rappler)
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‘Ballots printing 7 days ahead’ (Manila Standard)
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Voters urged by Comelec to start getting to know
candidates, poll process (Manila Bulletin)
-
No ongoing voter registration activities: Comelec
(Manila Bulletin)
-
Mayors hit ‘politically-motivated’ inclusion in 'narco
list' (Philstar)
-
Absentee voters can cast votes from April 29 to May 1
(Manila Times)
-
Remove illegal campaign posters, local bets told
(Philstar)
-
Duterte Links 46 Government Officials in Philippines to
Illegal Drugs (Bloomberg)
-
NDRRMC holds 2nd meeting to discuss response actions on
El Niño (PIA)
-
Spreading fake news on polls, an election offense
punishable by imprisonment - Comelec (GMA News)
-
Comelec: 28 million+ of 63 million total ballots for
2019 polls printed (Business Mirror)
-
Comelec on track with May 2019 election preparations
(Cebu Daily News)
-
Otso Diretso to raise campaign funds online (Philstar)
-
FACT CHECK: No, these are not photos of US President
Trump holding a shirt endorsing PH political parties
(ABS CBN)
-
FACT CHECK: No, ballot machine testing doesn’t show ink
from vote seeping through to other candidate (GMA News)
-
Otso Diretso seeks church group's help with debate after
Comelec hesitation (ABS CBN)
-
First Mega Cebu election forum kicks off with discussion
on federalism, war on drugs, same-sex marriage (Cebu
Daily News)
-
Comelec Spokesman confident with more secure ballots and
vote-counting machines (Manila Bulletin)
-
ACT says members allowed to serve in May polls (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec stops accepting absentee voters application
starting March 12 (Cebu Daily News)
-
Ballot for overseas voting shipped soon (Inquirer)
-
Church’s campaign for CHAMP elections launched (PIA)
-
Take down campaign material from my house, poll official
tells QC bet (Manila Bulletins)
-
Calabarzon police seize 80 guns in focused operations
for elections (Inquirer)
-
COMELEC TO CITIZENS: Don’t take down illegal poll
posters (Manila Times)
-
De Lima to Comelec: There’s still time for Otso-Hugpong
debate (Inquirer)
-
Comelec set to pilot test voter verification system (Philstar)
-
Candidates told: If everybody lies, strive to do better
(ABS CBN)
-
Members of teachers’ union banned from election duty
(Inquirer)
-
Poll watchdog flags 'dubious' party-lists (ABS CBN)
-
May polls to push through - Diokno (Manila Times)
-
Comelec warns bets: No SOCE, no proclamation (Philstar)
-
Upgraded VCM demo in Lanao del Norte (Manila Times)
-
Comelec to start shipping OAV ballots next week (Manila
Bulletin)
-
House leader aims for higher OAV turn-out; wants more
intensive information campaign (Manila Bulletin)
-
Bets on narco list can run - Comelec (Manila Times)
-
Comelec: Senatorial debate unlikely (Businessworld
Online)
-
The Source: Comelec Chairman Sheriff Abas (CNN)
-
Final conviction needed to disqualify candidates on
‘narco list’: Comelec spokesman (ABS CBN)
-
Nullify Bangsamoro ratification, SC asked (Manila Times)
-
File raps vs narco pols — Comelec- (Philstar)
-
Absentee voting application ends March 11 – Comelec-
(Manila Bulletin)
-
Palace says Otso Diretso challenging Hugpong bets to
debate to gain publicity- (Philstar)
-
Comelec releases names of party-list nominees (Philstar)
-
More than 2,000 arrested since start of election period
(Rappler)
-
Comelec to look into debate proposal (Philstar)
-
LOOK: Candidates' illegal campaign posters taken down
(Rappler)
-
Comelec to accept requests for VCM demos until April
(Philippine Canadian Inquirer)
-
Comelec to study Otso Diretso’s petition for the
election body to host debate with Hugpong (Manila
Bulletin)
February 2019
-
#PHVote: Campaign rules for 2019 midterm elections
(Rappler)
-
Otso Diretso asks Comelec for debate with Hugpong ng
Pagbabago (Rappler)
-
Massive 'Operation Baklas' to be conducted on Feb. 28 -
Comelec (GMA News)
-
Comelec field tests voter verification machine (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec on track to finish printing of midterm ballots
by April 25 (Manila Bulletin)
-
Watch debates to make informed choices - Comelec (Manila
Bulletin)
-
Comelec control committee formed to handle ‘hot spots’
(Manila Bulletin)
-
Pols told: Keep only 2 escorts or face raps (Philstar)
-
Comelec to bets: Use sign language in ads (Philstar)
-
NCRPO watching poll bets using drug money (Philstar)
-
Comelec releases ballot templates for May 2019 elections
(Inquirer)
-
Comelec to disqualify candidates with illegal posters
(Manila Times)
-
Cabinet members allowed to campaign for candidates in
2019 polls, Comelec says (GMA News)
-
COMELEC exec: Tolentino is the most disobedient
candidate (Manila Bulletin)
-
Debates for 62 Senate contenders unlikely - Comelec
(Philstar)
-
Poll watchdog asks Comelec to look into Duterte Youth's
party list campaign (Rappler)
-
1,731 nabbed for violating Comelec gun ban - PNP (Mnila
Times)
-
Comelec plans to charge candidates for expenses incurred
from removal of billboards (Manila Bulletin)
-
Google PH in talks with Comelec for possible
collaboration in upcoming elections (ABS CBN)
-
Opposition Senate bets tell supporters to follow rules
on posters (GMA News)
-
LTFRB allows political ads on PUVs (Philstar)
-
Church-based group gets nod to assist in May polls (ABS
CBN)
-
Sara Duterte not ruling out 2022 presidential run (Philstar)
-
Fact-checking website launched in time for the
Philippines’ May 2019 elections (OpenGovAsia)
-
Comelec powerless over premature campaigning (Manila
Bulletin)
-
List of local officials with alleged drug links 'up for
Duterte approval' (Rappler)
-
DILG orders LGUs: Take down campaign materials on gov't
properties (Rappler)
-
P2.4-billion precampaign spending stumps Comelec
(Inquirer)
-
Donated ads need written acceptance of candidates -
Comelec (Manila Bulletin)
-
PNP, Comelec take down illegal campaign posters in
Ilocos Sur (GMA News)
-
Netizens cry foul over Comelec's illegal posters list
(Rappler)
-
Comelec to monitor bloggers, influencers (Philstar)
-
Candidates warned on oversized posters (Inquirer)
-
No need for ID to vote - Comelec (Inquirer)
-
Reelectionist senators band together for campaign
(Businessworld)
-
Celebrities can campaign without limit on social media
provided it is for free (GMA News)
-
Comelec to train cops to be deployed as BEIs on poll day
(Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec: Illegal posters still up on 1st day of campaign
(ABS CBN)
-
Comelec reminds mall owners of ban on election
propaganda in theaters (GMA News)
-
701 election 'hotspots' under watch - PNP (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec: No movies portraying lives of poll bets during
campaign period (Inquirer)
-
Comelec eyes 100% e-transmission of results (Philstar)
-
Cotabato mayor wants SC to nullify BOL vote (Manila
Times)
-
Comelec starts canvassing of votes for 2nd round of BOL
plebiscite (Inquirer)
-
Comelec working with police, military to prevent
sabotage in midterm polls (Inquirer)
-
Poll bets reminded to take down prohibited campaign
materials ASAP (CNN)
-
Palace stresses Duterte will not allow use of any gov't
fund in poll campaign (CNN)
-
The campaign season for senatorial and party-list races
begins on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know (CNN)
-
Campaign posters still up outside designated areas in
Manila (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec-7 preparations for polls in full swing:
Trainings for teachers, VCM familiarization for voters
-
Ballots to have additional security features (Philstar)
-
Left blasts Comelec for disqualifying 3 groups
(Inquirer)
-
Namfrel needs government go signal before dismantling
illegal campaign tarps: exec (ABS CBN)
-
Mandaue Comelec Officer tells candidates: Control your
supporters (Cebu Daily News)
-
Comelec finally starts printing of ballots for May 13
polls (Inquirer)
-
Candidates urged to register their online campaign
before start of election campaign period (Cebu Daily
News)
-
‘No’ vote wins in Lanao Norte; NorCot yields 61 villages
to BARMM (Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec to start printing ballots Feb 9 (Manila Times)
-
Comelec to start canvassing of 2nd BOL plebiscite COCs
next week (Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec to monitor social media spending, cost of hiring
‘influencers’ - spox (Inquirer)
-
Comelec allows Loren Legarda to run for Antique
congresswoman (Rappler)
-
At least 24 of 67 villages in Cotabato to join
Bangsamoro region; Lanao del Norte votes no for 6 towns
(Businessworld Online)
-
Comelec, PNP: 2nd BOL vote a success despite
fear-mongering (Inquirer)
-
OFW group asks Comelec to junk order scuttling bid to be
party-list (Business Mirror)
-
Comelec: Asking for budget to pay teachers to serve in
May polls not easy (Inquirer)
-
More areas at stake in today’s Bangsamoro vote
(Businessworld Online)
-
Comelec in talks with Facebook, Google ahead of 2019
elections (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec: Candidates’ presence in non-news shows deemed
‘advertising time’ (Inquirer)
-
Explosions rock Lanao del Norte a day before Bangsamoro
vote (ABS CBN)
-
Energy Task Force Election convenes for polls prep meet
(PIA)
-
No poll rule broken in Bong Go following Duterte's
trail, Comelec says (CNN)
-
Comelec: Security is 'main concern' in BOL plebiscite on
February 6 (Rappler)
-
Cayetanos seek speedy resolution of disqualification
case against them before Comelec (Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec aims for more PWD-friendly, gender-sensitive ads
in 2019 elections (Rappler)
-
BOL plebiscite: Comelec eyeing better than 75% voter
turnout (Inquirer)
-
Comelec to poll bets: Register blogs, websites
(Philstar)
-
Comelec warns early election campaigners (ABS CBN)
-
Fewer voters in 2nd BOL plebiscite seen due to Jolo
blasts (Inquirer)
-
Comelec: Koko, Serge Osmeña’s names to go on ballot (GMA
News)
-
63 Senate bets, 134 party-lists allowed to run in May
polls (GMA News)
January 2019
-
Comelec warns early election campaigners (ABS CBN)
-
Fewer voters in 2nd BOL plebiscite seen due to Jolo
blasts (Inquirer)
-
Comelec: Koko, Serge Osmeña’s names to go on ballot (GMA
News)
-
63 Senate bets, 134 party-lists allowed to run in May
polls (GMA News)
-
Comelec says all senatorial bets must be invited to TV
debates (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec to poll bets: Pull down posters (Manila Times)
-
Comelec seen to grant exemption of vital infrastructure
from spending ban (Business Mirror)
-
Comelec eyes 24-hour shifts in production of poll
ballots (Business Mirror)
-
Comelec signs pact for teachers’ training for 2019 polls
(Inquirer)
-
33 killed in Central Luzon since start of election gun
ban (Rappler)
-
Senatorial hopefuls answer rapid-fire questions on
principles, public service, and the elections (CNN)
-
Pimentel, Osmena’s disqualification cases still pending
- Comelec (Inquirer)
-
BOL plebiscite on February 6 to proceed despite Jolo
blasts - Comelec (Inquirer)
-
Ban ACT teachers from poll duty, Comelec urged
(Inquirer)
-
COMELEC: Second BOL plebiscite ‘different’ (Manila
Times)
-
Printing of ballots to commence next week (Manila
Bulletin)
-
'Now candidates': Comelec dismisses disqualification
cases vs Pimentel, Osmeña (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec to release official list of bets Saturday
(Philstar)
-
No discrepancy in COC of Cotabato City - Comelec (Manila
Bulletin)
-
ARMM votes yes to BOL, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (GMA
News)
-
Comelec en banc postpones canvassing of votes for
Cotabato City (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec receives poll documents from Basilan province
and Isabela City (GMA News)
-
Poll protest: Game over? Hold your horses—FMJr (Manila
Standard)
-
‘Game over’ for Marcos poll protest — Robredo camp
(Manila Times)
-
Comelec to decide on sanctions over clerical error in
Cotabato voters tally (Inquirer)
-
Comelec defers canvass of votes in Bangsamoro plebiscite
for 2nd straight day (Manila Times)
-
Comelec rules out discrepancy in Cotabato City's BOL
votes, blames clerical error (GMA News)
-
Comelec: Bangsamoro Organic Law vote canvass to take a
week (Philstar)
-
Comelec warns Baguio watchdogs vs politicking (Manila
Times)
-
Comelec defers release of candidates’ list, ballot
printing (Inquirer)
-
Comelec conducts mock random manual edit of votes
(Manila Bulletin)
-
PET says revision of remaining ballots in VP recount to
resume on January 28 (ABS CBN)
-
RESULTS: Bangsamoro Plebiscite 2019 (Rappler)
-
The AFP will stay vigilant for second BOL plebiscite
date (Manila Bulletin)
-
‘Yes’, ‘No’ in tight race (Manila Bulletin)
-
TIMELINE: The Bangsamoro peace process (Philippine
Canadian Inquirer)
-
Votes against Cotabato City’s inclusion in Bangsamoro
leading slightly (Inquirer)
-
Comelec opens national canvassing; says Bangsamoro poll
‘credible’ (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec defers canvassing of BOL plebiscite votes (GMA
News)
-
Tired but happy: Teachers pull all-nighter to submit
plebiscite results (Rappler)
-
74 of 374 precincts canvassed in Cotabato City (Manila
Bulletin)
-
MILF denies intimidation, vote buying in autonomy
plebiscite (ABS CBN)
-
Majority of Muslims nationwide favor the approval of BOL
(Inquirer)
-
Comelec: First day of BOL referendum ‘very successful’
(Inquirer)
-
Pulse Asia ready to answer Gadon's petition vs
pre-election polls at Comelec (Philstar)
-
Bangsamoro plebiscite: Confrontation breaks out after
polls close in Cotabato City (Rappler)
-
Polls close in historic Bangsamoro plebiscite (Rappler)
-
Bangsamoro polls close after 'very good' voter turnout
(ABS CBN)
-
Comelec eyes faster random manual audit for 2019 polls
(GMA News)
-
Cops seize 85 guns, 12 grenades at checkpoints before
BOL plebiscite (Inquirer)
-
72 cops take over as poll inspectors as teachers fail to
show up in Cotabato City (Inquirer)
-
Bangsamoro Plebiscite 2019 | Midday wRap (Rappler)
-
WATCH: Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces troops choose
peace through the ballot (Rappler)
-
Filipino Muslims Vote in a Referendum to Create an
Autonomous Region (Time)
-
WATCH: Grenade detonated near Cotabato polling precinct
(ABS CBN)
-
Group reports glitches in Comelec mock polls (Inquirer)
-
75% BOL plebiscite turnout seen (Inquirer)
-
Voter verification may slow down poll process - Comelec
(Philstar)
-
Robredo camp says PET is done with ballot revision,
recount of 2016 VP race (Manila Bulletin)
-
Manila Bulletin partners with ABS-CBN for Halalan 2019
coverage (Manila Bulletin)
-
Metro Manila authorities iron out security plan for
Eleksyon 2019 (GMA News)
-
Use of VRVS adds five minutes to individual voting time
(Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec to verify voter registration via finger scans in
2019 mock polls (ABS CBN)
-
January 21 non-working day in ARMM, Cotabato City,
Isabela City (Rappler)
-
'Yes or no': Comelec says ready for Bangsamoro
plebiscite (ABS CBN)
-
20,000 soldiers, cops to secure Bangsamoro plebiscite
(Rappler)
-
Only active PNP personnel allowed to carry firearms
during election period: Comelec (ABS CBN)
-
AFP, MILF ready to stop Bangsamoro poll spoilers
(Inquirer)
-
PNP reminds candidates: Coordinate with police for
campaign security (Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec to maintain raffled sequence of party-list
groups in ballots for 2019 polls (GMA News)
-
Comelec to hold mock elections for 2019 midterm polls
(Business Mirror)
-
Amid poll-related violence, Comelec places Daraga,
Cotabato under its control ahead of BOL plebiscite, May
elections (Business Mirror)
-
Daraga, Cotabato City declared under Comelec control
(CNN)
-
PNP bares 19 poll watchlist areas (Philstar)
-
Comelec to finish printing BOL plebiscite ballots soon
(Business Mirror)
-
Candidates banned from engaging security services over
election period (GMA News)
-
25 people arrested in day 1 of election gun ban (CNN)
-
Comelec eyeing 61 million ballots for 2019 polls
(Inquirer)
-
COMELEC officials worries there are more killings than
usual ahead of May 13 polls (Manila Bulletin)
-
Comelec anticipates at least 75% voter turnout in
Bangsamoro plebiscite (Businessworld)
-
Comelec, police, bets sign peace covenant (Philstar)
-
Comelec warns vs unauthorized checkpoints (Philstar)
-
Thousands join interfaith rally for clean elections
(Philstar)
-
4 killed on first day of gun ban (Philstar)
-
‘No election hotspot in Metro Manila’ (Philstar)
-
Don't pay 'permit to campaign' fees to NPA, warns DILG
(Rappler)
-
PNP: Cops will only conduct visual search at checkpoints
(GMA News)
-
Footwear good indication of legitimate enforcers at
checkpoints– Comelec (Manila Bulletin)
-
Secure safety of voters, candidates in 2019 elections,
gov’t urged (Inquirer)
-
Security tightened as poll period starts (Philstar)
-
Election fever begins (Manila Times)
-
Namfrel urges public to be vigilant as election period
starts January 13 (Manila Bulletin)
-
Daraga, Cotabato City among areas considered to be
placed under Comelec control (CNN)
-
Comelec OKs 10 more petitions for inclusion in BOL
plebiscite (Manila Bulletin)
-
Got panty freebies? Comelec commissioner wants to
regulate campaign materials (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec urged: Monitor content, get access to bets'
social media platforms (ABS CBN)
-
Grace Poe tops Pulse Asia senatorial survey (Philstar)
-
DoH, Comelec regional offices gear up for Bangsamoro
vote (Business World)
-
43% of Filipino voters have complete Senate slate –
Pulse Asia (Rappler)
-
LIST: 2019 election-related bans (Rappler)
-
Comelec racing vs time to print ballots (Business
Mirror)
-
Comelec junks 70 Senate bets, trims party-lists (Manila
Standard)
-
Economic woes, territorial sovereignty, federalism among
key 2019 election issues (ABS CBN)
-
Comelec to release list of candidates before Jan. 23
(Inquirer)
-
Comelec disqualifies 40 senatorial aspirants (GMA News)
-
Bangsamoro Law case moves at Supreme Court 2 weeks
before plebiscite (Rappler)
-
Comelec: Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa movie may violate
election law (Philstar)
-
Lakas pulls Daraga mayor’s nomination (Philstar)
-
Comelec: Smartmatic role in 2019 polls diminished
(Philstar)
-
Comelec, environment group to politicians: Don't use
Traslacion for premature campaigning (CNN)
-
Comelec expands BOL vote coverage (Inquirer)
-
Lawmakers want Daraga town under Comelec control
(Rappler)
-
Sobriety call after deadly blast in Bangsamoro
plebiscite battleground (ABS CBN)
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