Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr., today presented the final draft of the COMELEC Report to the President and Congress of the Philippines on the Conduct of the 2013 National and Local Elections, to the Chairman of the House Panel of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System (JCOC-AES), Representative […]
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Jan
Jan
I find it strange that some people would absolve voters of responsibility in the kind of people that are elected to public office – good or bad. The fact is simply this: people don’t get into elected positions unless they are voted for. That being the case, who else are you going to blame (or, […]
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Dec
Dec
Apparently, recourse to the supernatural isn’t a monopoly of politicians.
06
Aug
Aug
Voter registration in Quezon City. In pictures. Photos by EID photographers. [nggallery id=4]
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Jul
Jul
Dear Sir: This article today was a surprise to me. Not that it was surprising that it was following up on an earlier article written, but surprising in how certain “facts” were presented. For instance, in today’s article, it was written: He who is a certified member of MENSA but whose boss loves to badmouth […]
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Jun
Jun
The most common question I get asked – after I announce that participation in the SK Elections is limited to those aged 15 to 17 – is this: “If I turned eighteen on [insert date BEFORE October 28, 2013] will I be able to participate in the SK elections?” I know, right? SO, I figured, […]
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Jun
Jun
In accordance with the COMELEC’s duty to provide procedural rules that will give litigants in the Automated Election System, an accessible, inexpensive, and speedy remedy, the Commission today promulgated COMELEC Resolution No. 9720, amending Rules 2, 6, 8, 13, and 15 of COMELEC Resolution No. 8804, as amended by COMELEC Resolution No. 9164. Also today, […]
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Jun
Jun
The original story was told in nineteen tweets. You can see those tweets storified here. This is my attempt at a longerform – it’s still gonna be a short story after all, just not as short as a tweet – version, with better names and whatnot. EIA Morragan quietly left the sleeping chamber just […]
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Jun
Jun
We are a fractious lot, we Filipinos are. We cling to all sorts of reasons why we should be distinguished or set apart from others. We are Ilonggo, Bisaya, Kapampangan, Ilocano, Maranao, and a whole slew of other such regional conglomerations. We are Katoliko, Kristiyano, Muslim, Iglesia. And on top of all that, we are […]
06
Jun
Jun
The latest Resolution of the National Board of Canvassers [0010-13] declares that, “while there are still remaining uncanvassed votes, the same will no longer affect the ranking of the winning candidates for Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.” This being the case, the NBOC released the following list of the votes obtained by each […]