Good news to those who were unable to vote in the last May 10, 2010 elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that from August 4 to 13, 2010, there will be a registration of New voters, Reactivation of Registration, Transfer of Registration, Correction of Entries /Change of Name, Inc...

My decision not to vote for  Noynoy Aquino was based on my critieria of competency, character, coherent platform and clear vision. The night before May 10, I told myself that no matter who the president will be and as long as it is a fair and clean election (unlike the 2004 polls, with the Hello Garci s...

It started out as a dream. Tonyo Cruz of 100araw.com and I sat down with our laptops, sipping coffee in the cozy comfort of Bonifacio High Street musing over the future of Philippine elections. The namesake of this ritzy nook would have frowned upon the place but that afternoon, Andrés Bonifacio, the ...

1. Find out beforehand your Voter's ID number, precinct number, and your sequence number (the number beside your name in the voter's list). This will speed up your voting process.
   • You can check your precinct number here or copy paste this url to your browser http://www.comelec.gov.ph/precinctfinder/preci...

Elections are not just about our candidates. It is about us, the electorate, as well. Responsible voters don't just vote right . They vote responsibly and respond to the challenges that lie beyond their commitment to push for their causes. Knowledge is the key to power, and these are the things we sh...

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Problems and controversies in the first ever automated elections continue to persist. Is there anything we can do? There are bound to be technical glitches and transparency problems but we, the electorate can take a proactive role in m...

The path to the presidency in particular and the Philippine elections in general is littered with myths, fabrications, and plenty of mud. As Election Day draws closer, many issues and controversies between the presidential candidates are still left in the dark. With opposing parties unearthing issues a...

When I wrote Looking beyond survey results six months ago, the Social Weather Survey’s (SWS) third quarter in 2009 showed that the leading candidate, garnered 60 percent of the respondents' “votes.”

The question I asked that time was - does the trend towards this candidate spell doom for the other pr...

The first ever automated Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) in  Hong Kong and Singapore went smoothly. Comelec spokesman, James Jimenez reported that 218 people voted during the first day. Perhaps due to the excitement of the OAV, Noynoy Aquino (or the person behind his twitter account) suddenly announced:

Bas...