Gabriela Women’s Partylist National Vice Chairperson Sarah Elago said that the cancellation of Duterte Youth Partylist’s registration should pave the way for Commission on Elections (Comelec) to remove other “fake and bogus partylists,” including those backed by political dynasties and big businesses.
“If you don't know what kind of software is installed in the automated counting machine, it’s difficult to determine if it could be used for electronic cheating,” Kontra Daya convener Danilo Arao
The original intent of the party-list law is to give the marginalized and underserved sectors of society a chance to participate in the elections and lawmaking. But a recent study by election watchdog Kontra Daya flagged 55 percent of the party-list groups participating in the 2025 elections for their links to political dynasties, big businesses, police/military connection, corruption, and dubious advocacy.
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Malfunctioning vote-counting machines, long queues, and delayed polls are among the common issues faced here in Metro Manila as Filipinos cast their votes.
As of noon today, election watchdog Kontra Daya Southern Tagalog has monitored at least 135 cases of electoral anomalies within the region, mostly from Laguna province.
The electoral watchdog Kontra Daya (literally, Against Cheating) has found that seven out of 10 groups running for party-list seats in the House of Representatives are in the hands of far from marginalized and far from voiceless sectors and interests.
Various groups have launched programs against election fraud and violence as the national elections here in the Philippines draw near.
Among the demands that Kontra Daya urged to the COMELEC is to revoke the contract of F2 Logistics Philippines to avoid any conflict of interest in the delivery, warehousing, and storage of election paraphernalia.
A Filipino migrant rights group is not surprised over the appointment of former presidential communications aide Mocha Uson to yet another government office, just four months after she lost in the party-list election.
On top of coercive activities of the police and military forcing the people not to vote for the opposition and the progressives, on top of humongous campaign ads of administration bets, the automated election system itself can and may have been used to spew vote “results” in favor of the administration bets, particularly at the national level.
While some said they got depressed and others wanting to migrate, there are others who believe that the fight is not yet over.
Voter counting machine errors worsened in today’s polls, bucking the lowering trend set in the 2013 and 2016 national and local elections, watchdog Kontra Daya revealed.
“Red baiting is a different level of negative campaigning. It poses risks to those who are red-tagged and might result in extrajudicial killings.”
“Voters should be wary of party-list groups of known political dynasties and big business interests claiming to represent the poor.”
The vehicle for some semblance of democratization has become a family affair to political dynasties and their partylists, and a way for big businesses to protect and promote their special interests. By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Even the crumbs allotted to...
“We expect the fraud that will happen, because Comelec allows it and made it even easier to do.”
“By its refusal to implement safeguards, Comelec itself is the one undermining the credibility of the election results.”
“He [Fr. Joe Dizon] is an example of a religious who went beyond the traditional functions and performed the role of a patriotic and progressive priest, one who carried out service to the people.”
By MARYA SALAMAT
The snail's pace in the voting process would create more problems than just the long lines voters have to endure.
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