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Namfrel echoes Duterte sentiment to ditch Smartmatic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 10:27 PM

The Namfrel on Friday urged the Comelec not to use Smartmatic in the next elections following President Duterte’s recommendation. Read more »

Comelec must reveal location of its central server: NAMFREL

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 03:13 AM

A poll watchdog said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must reveal the location of its central server amid questions on the integrity of the recently concluded midterm elections. Read more »

Poll watchdog renews call for hybrid manual-automated election system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 11:13 PM

A hybrid system featuring manual and automated polls would be more transparent, a Namfrel official said on Wednesday. Read more »

Namfrel: Comelec ‘should be held responsible’ for poll problems

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 08:57 PM

The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections sought accountability from the Commission on Elections after technical difficulties marred the midterm polls. Read more »

Lente replaces Namfrel in manual audit for midterm polls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 11:15 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has tapped poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) to help conduct a random manual audit of the automated election system on Monday. Read more »

Namfrel to do poll duties sans Comelec accreditation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 08:13 PM

MANILA - The National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections is banking on the support of other groups in helping them carry out their poll duties after rejecting accreditation from the Commission on Elections.   Read more »

Mga posibleng aberya sa halalan pinuna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:22 PM

Inaasahan ng isang election watchdog na mauulit sa halalan sa Lunes ang mga aberya noong halalan 2016.  Read more »

Namfrel to keep eye on poll duties after Comelec split: chairman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 12:32 PM

The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said Tuesday that it will continue watching over the May 13 polls even without its partnership with the government.    Read more »

Comelec confident of finding new citizen arm 1 week before polls

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 11:11 AM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that it can find a new partner for the random manual audit a week before the midterm elections. Read more »

Lower voter turnout expected in midterm polls: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 02:13 PM

MANILA — Fewer voters are expected to participate in the upcoming midterm elections compared to the 2016 presidential polls, a watchdog said Saturday. Read more »

Comelec, naghahanap ng 'citizen arm' matapos tanggihan ng Namfrel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 12:59 AM

Sampung araw bago ang halalan, hinigpitan na ng PNP ang seguridad sa bansa.  Read more »

Comelec seeks 'citizen arm' after Namfrel rejects accreditation

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 10:35 PM

The Commission on Elections is scrambling to look for a new partner for the random manual audit (RMA) 10 days before the midterm polls. Read more »

'Put out all the data': Watchdog calls for more transparency in midterm polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 01:03 AM

MANILA - An election watchdog has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to provide open election data for the 2019 midterm polls. Read more »

Mga kandidato patuloy sa paglalahad ng mga plataporma

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 10:38 PM

Kanya-kanyang bigay ng plataporma ang mga kandidato sa kanilang pag-iikot sa mga lalawigan. Read more »

Ilang barangay salat sa kandidato; dayaan pangamba sa halalan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 12:04 AM

Ilang barangay sa Makati ang may iilan lamang kandidato para sa barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan. Samantala, nababahala naman ang mga election watchdogs sa dayaan at kalituhan sa araw ng halalan.  Read more »

Poll watchdog asks: Is barangay polls delay a 'trial balloon' for No-el?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 09:47 AM

The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the move of a congressional panel to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Read more »

Automated poll system nearly 100 pct accurate, audit shows

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 04:11 PM

MANILA - The Automated Election System (AES) of the 2016 national and local polls is 99.9% accurate. This is according to the results of the Random Manual Audit of almost 700 clustered polling precincts representing various legislative districts nationwide. Read more »