PiliPinas 2022, Quiapo (2026)

29/04/2022

"PiliPinas 2022 Online Survey Update"

PILIPINAS 2022 SURVEY RESULT FOR THE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES

Here are the results of our PiliPinas 2022 Gubernatorial Survey for the month of April.

26/04/2022

If we say that we support a candidate for no reason, then we have a problem.

22/04/2022

COMELEC ACTIVATES PRECINCT FINDER

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Friday, April 22 that its precinct finder is now online.

Comelec’s precinct finder can be accessed through: https://voterverifier.comelec.gov.ph/voter_precinct

A registered voter can search where they can vote or their assigned polling center or precinct for the elections on May 9, 2022.

They can do so by encoding their full name, region and city or municipality where they registered as a voter.

On April 1, the Comelec partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in preparation for the upcoming polls. The DICT said it will provide cloud hosting to Comelec’s online services such as Precinct Finder, among others.

According to Comelec Commissioner George Erwin Garcia, the DICT had a small technical problem that caused the delay in the activation of Comelec’s Precinct Finder, adding that the DICT and Comelec have ensured that hackers will not be able to access the Precinct Finder.

For those who have no internet access, Garcia said that their personnel from local Comelec offices will soon provide voters with an information sheet, containing the details of where they will cast their vote. | via Manila Bulletin

13/04/2022

CAMPAIGNING NOT ALLOWED ON MAUNDY THURSDAY, GOOD FRIDAY - COMELEC EXEC

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday reminded Eleksyon 2022 candidates that campaigning during Maundy Thursday and Good Friday is not allowed.

“Baka naman po ay pupuwede, pakiusap naman natin at ‘yan naman po ay isang patakaran na nasa ating mga umiiral na batas at resolusyon ng Commission on Elections. Bukas po ay bawal mangampanya at saka po sa Biyernes. Dadalawang araw na nga lang ‘yung sinasabi eh, mangangampanya pa,” poll Commissioner George Garcia said in a radio interview.

Section 3 of Comelec Resolution Number 10730 states that, “it is unlawful for any person or for any political party, or association of persons to engage in an election campaign or partisan political activity on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the eve of election day, and on Election Day.”

Garcia then warned that violation of such a directive may be a ground for disqualification. | via GMA News

11/04/2022

FILIPINOS AROUND THE WORLD BEGIN CASTING VOTES FOR 2022 POLLS

Filipinos around the world began casting their votes for the 2022 national elections on Sunday, April 10.

Close to 1.7-million Filipinos abroad are expected to participate in the month-long overseas absentee voting (OAV) leading up to the May 9 elections.

In many parts of the world, migrant Filipinos have turned up in various embassies and consulate offices to cast their votes either on-site or through postal voting.

In Bangladesh, some Filipinos started arriving at the embassy there on Sunday to vote. Ambassador Alan L. Deniega joined Filipino community leaders in casting their votes on the first day of OAV.

Deniega also encouraged registered voters in the country not to wait until the last day to exercise their civic duty of participating in this year’s elections.

The embassy said registered voters in Maldives and Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will receive their ballots through mail.

In China, the Philippine Consulate General in Guangzhou also opened the OAV there on Sunday as it announced that “election materials already arrived from Comelec (Commission on Elections).”

In Hong Kong, which is experiencing a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, many nationals still turned up to cast their votes on the first day of the month-long OAV.

At noon, the allowed capacity of voters recommended by the Hong Kong Police was already reached, prompting the Consulate there to resume the voting the next day, Monday. | via Manila Bulletin

07/04/2022

PH MUST BREAK FREE FROM POLIRICAL DYNASTIES, MAKE DEMOCRACY 'INCLUSIVE' – STUDY

The Philippines should do away with political dynasties and achieve “inclusive democracy” in order to address the burgeoning inequality in the country.

This was the finding of a study made by Ateneo School of Government Dean Ronald Mendoza, titled “Reducing Inequality in the Philippines: Rationale and Reforms,” which emphasized the country’s failure to liberalize its politics that causes bad governance.

In his paper, Mendoza pointed out that the country was not able to build a more inclusive democracy, which is crucial to making “upward mobility among people.”

“We managed to liberalize the economy, but we failed miserably to liberalize our politics. Eventually, even if you liberalize your economy, you will still hit a ceiling because of bad governance and because of that failure to liberalize politics,” his study states.

According to Mendoza, there are three facets of inequality in the Philippines: “weak upward mobility in our economy, our vulnerability to disaster, and the concentration of power among just a few political clans.”

“All these affect our people in a deep way,” he said.

“It’s not very surprising that we are divided because we are very unequal as a country right now. Inequality is self-reinforcing. We need to break free from this anti-democratic, anti-inclusive growth trap.”

These gaps were then widened even further by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Mendoza.

“Under lockdown, there is a deep divide between the technology ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots,’ creating a demarcation in resilience and crisis coping across students, workers, firms, and communities. Just to illustrate, several million students may be unable to enroll during the lockdown, due to factors such as lack of connectivity,” Mendoza said in his paper.

“Inequality is of interest not merely because of a desire for a more equal distribution of wealth,” he likewise said.

Inequality itself can derail economic growth, breed populism, and weaken social cohesion, he added. | via Inquirer

01/04/2022

ATIENZA EYES WITHDRAWAL FROM VP RACE; PACQUIAO SAYS TANDEM WITH SOTTO ONLY POSSIBLE IF LACSON BACKS OUT

Presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao disclosed that Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza is willing to give way so he could run with Senate President Vicente Sotto III tandem as new running mate.

Vice presidential candidate and Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said on Thursday, March 31, he is “very seriously” considering dropping out of the race, and urged other candidates for president and vice president to consider doing the same to make way for candidates who could possibly “demolish” the tandem of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

While Atienza said he could handle campaign activities through remote means despite his leg injury, the deputy speaker said it won’t be fair to his running mate Sen. Manny Pacquiao who “deserves a clean break,” if their partnership is not helping his bid for the presidency anymore.

“Very seriously,” Atienza told reporters when asked whether he was considering leaving the race.

Atienza had been skipping Pacquiao’s sorties, as well as the recent televised debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), due to his leg problems caused by a fall earlier this year.

Pacquiao had said that if Atienza would decide to drop from the race, he would be willing to forge an alliance with vice-presidential bet and fellow senator Vicente Sotto III.

On Wednesday, March 30, Pacquiao said that even before the election period, Atienza had expressed his preference for Sotto, who is presidential candidate Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s running mate.

With a Pacquiao-Sotto tandem becoming even more possible with Atienza’s looming decision to quit, the Atienza said Lacson should drop out of the race to pave way for candidates with better chances of defeating Marcos and Duterte, whose team-up remains popular based on recent preferential surveys.

“I’m praying and hoping that Ping (Lacson) backs out of the race. He already knows the realities of his political position. I hope he backs out too. That can change the whole (political) structure that could completely demolish the Bongbong-Sara tandem,” Atienza said.

Pacquiao told “The Big Story” on One News on Thursday night that Atienza could already stand up and walk a bit after therapy sessions but he advised him to take things slow.

The senator said Atienza would only drop out of the race if Lacson would give to his tandem with Sotto.

Pacquiao said it’s just an “idea” or condition for Atienza not to push through with his candidacy for vice president.

But he stressed there was no comprehensive talk and that he has also not yet met with Sotto and Lacson about the matter.

Pacquiao said he is aware that Lacson does not have plans of quitting the presidential race.

Pacquiao admitted that he was supposed to meet with Sotto last Monday, March 28, but the meeting was called off because of his meeting with SpaceX senior managers. | via ONE News

24/03/2022

"PiliPinas 2022 Online Survey Update"

SENATORIAL CANDIDATES

Results as of March 2022

LARRY GADON - 33.64%
SALVADOR PANELO - 11.67%
MARK VILLAR - 10.98%
ROBIN PADILLA - 7.64%
RODANTE MARCOLETA - 6.25%
GIBO TEODORO JR. - 3.84%
RAFFY TULFO - 3.76%
GR**GO HUNASAN - 3.41%
FRANCIS LEO MARCOS - 2.5%
ALLAN PETER CAYETANO - 1.71%
CHIZ ESCUDERO - 1.63%
LOREN LEGARDA - 1.51%
CHEL DIOKNO - 1.32%
WIN GATCHALIAN - 1.25%
JV EJERCITO - 1.23%
EMMANUEL JOEL VILLANUEVA - 1.04%
RODRIGO DUTERTE - 1.03%
MIGZ ZUBIRI - 0.83%
SONY TRILLANES - 0.7%
RISA HONTIVEROS - 0.68%
HERBERT BAUTISTA - 0.61%
LEILA DE LIMA - 0.5%
JINGGOY ESTRADA - 0.49%
JOJO BINAY - 0.48%
RICHARD GORDON - 0.45%
NERI COLMENARES - 0.44%
SAMIRA GUTOC - 0.39%

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23/03/2022

COMELEC TO FORM TASK FORCE VS VOTE BUYING

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will establish a task force that will investigate reports of vote buying ahead of the May polls, an official said Tuesday.

"Magce-create tayo ng task force on vote buying," Comelec commissioner George Garcia told a media briefing. "Ang importante po ay mapatunayan natin na ganoon kami ka-serious when it comes to vote buying."

Garcia, however, stressed there must be a formal complaint filed in order to start case proceedings.

The pronouncement comes as some candidates or their camps have reportedly been handing out cash during their respective events.

The latest incident that grabbed netizens' attention was Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla's giveaway of cash prizes during a contest he initiated ahead of a UniTeam rally.

Remulla maintained the distribution was a personal initiative, adding that the act was done before the arrival of former senator Bongbong Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

Garcia, meanwhile, admitted that the incident does not fall under Comelec rules just yet - as the formal campaign period for local bets will only start on March 25.

"Tatandaan po natin meron po kasi tayong umiiral na batas ngayon… na ang mga local candidates ay kandidato lamang on the first day of the campaign period," he said. | via CNN Philippines

22/03/2022

DUTERTE'S PDP-LABAN FACTION ENDORSES MARCOS JR.

The faction of ruling party PDP-Laban led by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has endorsed the candidacy of dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos.

On Monday, March 21, PDP-Laban signed a resolution endorsing Marcos’ bid, after he received the “most endorsements from several local councils.”

The Cusi camp officially announced it on Tuesday, March 22.

“Senator Bongbong Marcos is the candidate whose platform is most aligned with the development program of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte…. He is the candidate whose vision of governance is the most aligned with PDP-Laban’s 11-point agenda,” the resolution read.

The Cusi faction is chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte was not among those who signed the resolution. Eastern Samar Governor Ben Evardone, the party vice president for the Visayas who is backing the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo, also did not sign the resolution.

It is still unclear if the President would also endorse Marcos Jr. though he has been teasing the public about whose candidacy he would be backing.

Back in November 2021, Duterte had even belittled Marcos Jr. as “spoiled” and a “weak leader,” citing this as the reason why he didn’t want PDP-Laban to link arms with Lakas-CMD, which is backing the tandem of Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. PDP-Laban endorsed the presidential daughter’s vice presidential candidacy in December 2021.

On Tuesday, the Marcos camp thanked PDP-Laban “for joining the bandwagon.” | via Rappler

20/03/2022

"PiliPinas 2022 Online Survey Update"

VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Results as of March 2022

SARA DUTERTE - 35.76%
TITO SOTTO - 31.98%
LITO ATIENZA - 24.51%
KIKO PANGILINAN - 6%
WILLIE ONG - 1.62%

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19/03/2022

COMELEC: 'BAD' BALLOTS ONLY 105K, NOT OVER 5 MILLION

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday corrected its earlier report indicating that over five million printed ballots for the 2022 May polls had been found defective.

At a hybrid press briefing, Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said upon investigation only 105,000 and not 5.2-million ballots were considered as "bad ballots".

He said the bloated numbers stemmed from some ballots being set aside with the rejected ones prior to their verification.

Garcia said that if 1,000 ballots were printed at a precinct where one was found to be defective, the remaining 999 would also have to be verified.

"So ilan talaga defective na nakita so far? It's 105, 350 ballots. Yan and defective, rejected," Garcia said.

Defective ballots are those smudges, wrong lines, colors, improper cut, or other printing errors.

Out of the total 5,505,268 that have been set aside, Garcia said 3, 344, 333 were found to be good ballots. 1, 943, 935 meanwhile, are still pending verification.

To ensure transparency in the electoral process, the poll body said it will conduct random testing on printed ballots which will be opened to observers. | via GMA News

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