LEFTIST party-list groups yesterday reported a widespread shaving of votes cast for their groups in at least 10 areas. Task Force Poll Watch, an anti-fraud and monitoring group, said that based on election returns (ERs), party-list groups Bayan Muna,...

SHORTLY before one o'clock this morning, the Commission on Elections finally proclaimed Mayor Jesse Robredo and his Liberal Party slate as winners in the local elections in Naga City. This came after a delay in the proclamation, which also saw the...

THREE truckloads of anti-riot policemen carrying long firearms have reportedly massed up in front of the Naga City Hall late tonight where some 500 Nagueños are staging a vigil awaiting the proclamation of the winners of the May 14 elections. The...

(A first-person account of a first-time voter) AS a child, watching news programs on television made me aware of what was happening around the world. My parents and teachers, however, told me that having a grasp of the news was not enough to consider...

(This report was written by PCIJ interns Glenys Banal and Luis Liberato)  TWO teams of international observers today expressed disappointment with the recently held midterm elections. The 16-member team of the Compact for Peaceful Elections said a...

THE precinct results are coming in. So far, Halalang Marangal (Halal) has been able to post the results of precincts from Regions 1 to 12, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, the Cordillera Autonomous Region, Region 13 (Caraga), and the National...

WITH votes cast and now being canvassed, it's time to clean up the mess left behind by the campaign. The day after the elections, Quezon City Hall officials sent out workers belonging to the Parks Development and Administration Department (PDAD) to remove...