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2022 Elections Playbook: Filipino voter’s guide in casting their ballot

The pressure is on for the upcoming May 9, 2022 PH Elections. With just three days before some 65.7 million Filipinos cast their votes, candidates are making the most out of the time remaining in campaigning to gain more support.  Meanwhile, Filipinos are at the edge of their seats as election day draws near, looking ...

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Step-by-step guide to verify voter status, find voting precinct

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reactivated its Precinct Finder website as the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections nears. It can be used to verify a voter’s status and locate the place where one will vote and their respective precinct number. To help voters with the process, here is a step-by-step guide to ...

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Comelec extends deadline for voter registration to October 30

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the en banc have approved the extension of voter registration from September 30 until the end of October. Their office will accommodate registrants Mondays to Fridays 8 AM to 5 PM, no Saturdays except for the last day of registration which will fall on October 30. However, registration will ...

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2016 Hague Ruling is much more than a “piece of paper”

On July 12, 2021, the Philippines celebrated the fifth year since the historical moment where it won against China in a territorial dispute over some part of the South China Sea. It was a momentous event for an international tribunal located in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines and dismissed China’s claim of ...

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ECQ is afoot,  Why time and effort are more crucial this time around

Due to the possible COVID-19 surge prompted by the Delta Variant, it was announced that the National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6-20. Aside from the economy being potentially hit once more, another concern arises — how will this affect vaccine rollout amid the strict lockdown period? ...

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Claim your power: Register to vote!

For some, making a change in society seems to be a big responsibility, and to be able to do that, people think you need to hold a higher position. That for a person to have the power to change the world, they should be seated on a throne. But that’s not true. Everyone has the ...

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Just another Noynoy tribute

Much has been said about the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III after his demise last June 24. From his former speechwriter sharing a glimpse into how Aquino was as a boss with self-deprecating humor, to a poet and news presenter redefining “Noynoying”, beautiful prose about the son of two Philippine democracy icons have been ...

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Philippine National ID: What, why, and how?

In August 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Republic Act No. 11055, otherwise known as the Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys Act), which mandates the government to create a single identification card for all citizens and resident aliens of the Philippines. The law intends to speed up the delivery of government services and ...

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A brief review: The Philippines and COVID-19 after a year in lockdown

March 15, 2021 — It has been exactly a year since President Rodrigo Roa Duterte placed mainland Luzon under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), which was then extended to the rest of the Philippines as the COVID-19 cases continued to spread. Over the past months, the quarantine restrictions have eased, focusing mainly on COVID hotspots, but ...

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Facts vs Myths: What you need to know about the COVID-19 Vaccine

It has been almost a year since we experienced the social and economic impacts of one of the longest lockdown periods in history caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which has already exceeded over 100 million cases worldwide. In December 2020, it was announced that the United Kingdom was the first country to authorize a vaccine ...

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