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PRRD: Let Comelec explain faulty vote counting machines

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appealed to allow first the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to explain the reason behind the reported malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs)...

PPCRV exec: 2019 polls ‘year of the youth’

By EJ Roque/Philippine News Agency MANILA - The 2019 midterm elections is the year of the youth, an official of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said Monday. In an interview with...

Comelec: Number of defective VCMs ‘within range’

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The number of vote counting machines (VCMs) that malfunctioned in Monday's polls is still 'within range', a Commission on Elections official said. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez noted...

Makati centenarian still votes despite age

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Many elderly voters in Makati City went to the polling precincts early Monday to avoid the long queues that typically build up from midday to...

AFP: Peaceful situation as poll precincts close

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) lauded the Filipino people for the peaceful conduct of the mid-term elections as polling precincts closed at 6 p.m....

Cabinet members cast votes on Election Day

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Members of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet were among the over 60 million Filipinos who cast their votes during Monday’s mid-term national and local elections. Presidential Communications Operations...

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