The World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA), the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict-Southeast Asia (GPPAC-SEA) hailed the successful conclusion of Monday's Philippine general...

by Alexandra Francisco, JC Cordon, and AR Sabangan The automation of the May polls had better results than expected. Still, many election officials and voters could perhaps be likened to mangoes that were prematurely ripened with the use of kalburo...

The May 10 elections provided a lot of firsts for a lot of people: the first nationwide automated elections, the first major clustering of precincts, and the first time voters would wait four hours to exercise their right to suffrage. It was also the...

by JC Cordon, Alexandra Francisco, and AR Sabangan Elections, we like to say, are held for the benefit of our children and their future. But what do we make of people who apparently use children to violate election laws? Reporters and interns from...

by Beatriz Bermundo and Jessa Jarilla Voters in Quezon City’s second district crammed themselves into the narrow halls of Commonwealth Elementary School, hoping to cast their votes before the clock struck seven Monday night. All were equal in the...

"Five... four... three... two... one...." Poll watchers applauded, and one stern and unsmiling chairperson of the Board of Election Inspectors suddenly danced with glee as the clock struck seven in the evening yesterday, signalling the closing of...

Short tempers and surging crowds may have been commonplace in most urban areas, but up in the hills of Gumaca, Quezon, stray dogs lounged sleepily on the floor of some voting precincts as members of the Board of Election Inspectors waited for...