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Tempers may run high after polls close: Ex-Comelec official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 04:44 PM

The close of voting at 3 p.m. is when tempers can flare up and arguments can ensue, a former elections official said Monday. Read more »

NAMFREL sees high voter turnout in barangay, SK polls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 01:11 PM

The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) on Monday said it is expecting around 80 percent voters turnout rate following the 5-year delay of the Barangay elections. Read more »

2 balota gagamitin sa barangay at SK elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 11:24 PM

Mano-mano at dalawang balota ang gagamitin sa Mayo 14 para sa pagboto ng mga susunod na opisyal ng barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan. Read more »

Manual voting set for barangay, SK polls: Comelec

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 05:35 PM

The Commission on Elections will revert to manual voting for the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, its spokesman said. Read more »

PBA All-Star fan voting kicks off on February 16

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 06:03 PM

Fan voting for the PBA All-Star spectacle begins this week, to determine the players who will compete in the annual event in May.   Read more »

‘Tuloy ang con-ass kahit walang mga senador’: Alvarez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 10:53 PM

Ayon kay House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, maaari namang idulog sa Korte Suprema sakaling may di pagkakasundo sa cha-cha. Read more »

Trumps scraps election 'fraud' inquiry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 09:22 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday disbanded an investigation into alleged voter fraud in the 2016 election, but refused to back down on unsubstantiated allegations of massive wrongdoing at the ballot box. Read more »

Martial law hanggang katapusan ng 2017, OK sa Kongreso

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 08:44 PM

Lumusot na sa Kongreso ang hiniling ni Pangulong Duterte na pagpapalawig sa batas militar sa Mindanao. Read more »

Why overseas Pinoys should register for 2019 elections

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 08:37 PM

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is encouraging overseas Filipinos to register for overseas voting in the 2019 elections. Read more »

Want to help your Miss Universe bet win? Here's how

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 10:49 AM

The online voting for the Miss Universe candidates officially begins on Monday. Read more »

Voting in an election 'with Chinese characteristics'

Ben Dooley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 04:50 PM

BEIJING - When Chinese voters go to the polls, it is only to pick local representatives to advise on mundane issues like rubbish collection and parking. But when Ye Jinghuan sought election in Beijing, she was treated like an enemy of the state. Read more »

Random audit shows wrong shading on ballots

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 05:17 PM

MANILA - Despite repeated reminders from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), it seems that a number of voters still did not know how to properly vote during the May 9 polls. Read more »

TINGNAN: Paano nagkamali ang ilang botante sa pagboto

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 07:29 PM

Nadiskubre ng National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) sa isinasagawa nitong random manual audit na may ilang mga botante pa ring hindi alam kung paano ang tamang paraan ng pagboto. Read more »

Guess who doesn't like Duterte?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 10:40 PM

Guess who among voters don't really like Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte? Read more »

2016 overseas voting hits milestones: DFA-OVS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:17 PM

The conduct of the 2016 Elections was an 'unmitigated success for overseas voting', the Department of Foreign Affairs-Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) said on Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte, Robredo ibinoto ng mga Pinoy sa Amerika

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 10:59 PM

Naitala ang pinakamataas na voter turnout sa buong rehiyon ng Amerika sa halalang ito.  Read more »

How social media helped Duterte win over NorCal overseas votes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 11:05 PM

It took more than 12 hours to count 14,398 votes from 46 precincts under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco. Unofficial results show overwhelming support for Davao City's tough talking mayor. Balitan America, May 11, 2016 Read more »

Duterte, Robredo win northeast overseas votes

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Posted at May 11 10:04 PM

NEW YORK - Big wins for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and social activist attorney Leni Robredo in the Northeast Coast Philippine Presidential contest. Read more »

How overseas Pinoys in Europe voted

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at May 11 09:03 PM

LONDON - Europe has a slight increase in voter turnout in the 2016 elections compared with the 2013 elections. Of the 138,757 registered voters, 28.14 percent voted (45, 507). In 2013, it was only 22.51 percent, a drop of 5.7 per cent from 2010 (28.28%). Read more »

Duterte, Marcos top initial overseas vote count in Mid East

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at May 11 06:48 PM

KUWAIT – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bongbong Marcos are the leading choices of Filipinos in the Middle East for the presidential and vice presidential race. Read more »