https://youtu.be/DCDI5ZDx6Jc (Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections has chosen another poll watchdog, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), to replace the National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) in the random manual audit of the May 13, 2019 elections. This was after NAMFREL withdrew its accreditation as Comelec’s citizens’ arm on May 3 allegedly because it failed to get direct access to the electronic copies of the certificates of canvas and statement of […]
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Alvarez: 2019 polls can be postponed via people’s initiative
(Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday, July 16, reiterated his proposal the elections in 2019 be postponed to supposedly ensure a smooth transition to the federal type of government. According to Alvarez, this could be done either through the passage of a law or a constitutional amendment via a people’s initiative done by supporters of federalism. The Constitution has a provision that requires that polls be held every three years. “That can be done. […]





