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Youth officials, cancer patient among PPCRV volunteers in Albay
Meet some of the volunteers of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting in Albay

Comelec turns over Transparency Server logs to PPCRV
Comelec says PPCRV will do the initial review and produce a report based on examination of the server logs. After that, copies of the logs will also be released to other accredited organizations, including media.


PPCRV urges youth to join ‘community effort’ for honest elections
The poll watchdog and its ambassadors say fighting disinformation has to be done online and offline

Chair of poll watchdog PPCRV resigns after head surgery
Former elections commissioner Rene Sarmiento quits as chair of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting or PPCRV

Namfrel, PPCRV accredited as citizens' arms for barangay, SK elections 2018
The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections and the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting will serve as watchers in polling precincts, assist voters on election day, and help Comelec in its information and voter education drives

Ex-Comelec Commissioner Sarmiento to chair PPCRV
Former Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento succeeds Ambassador Henrietta Tita de Villa who co founded election watchdog PPCRV in 1991

EXPLAINER: Audit of vice presidential votes? Here are the hurdles
Should the Comelec grant the request for a special audit the Marcos camp can use it to delay and block some returns from being canvassed in Congress

PPCRV ends 'quick count' of 2016 polls
But the election watchdog says its manual encoding and verification of election returns is still ongoing

PPCRV volunteer ambushed in Pagadian City
Elmida Adela a Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting PPCRV volunteer is attacked by still unidentified men on Tuesday morning May 10

PPCRV: Majority of reports are about faulty VCMs
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting however notes that the voter by and large was satisfied in learning that the receipt recorded what he or she had chosen

Poll watchdogs prepare for final stretch of 2016 elections
Want to volunteer for the 2016 elections? Check out what poll watchdogs are doing and how you can help

Without rules for ballot replacement, BEIs vulnerable – PPCRV
The Comelec says it will specify guidelines for issuing replacement ballots but the PPCRV says the guidelines have yet to be released 6 days before the polls

Mall voting: 13 days to go, Comelec still undecided
This comes as the Comelec draws flak for its supposed lack of urgency in its preparations for the May 9 polls

Comelec taps more policemen to assist ARMM election workers
The regional police have requested the poll body for an additional 200 to 300 cops from Camp Crame to assist as board of election inspectors

PPCRV opposes Comelec ballot replacement rule
Poll watchdog PPCRV also rejects the new Comelec rule that classifies frivolous objections as an election offense

Top Comelec exec opposes mall voting
Election watchdog PPCRV also questions the mall voting proposal of Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista

Politicians now 'buying' whole barangays for votes – PPCRV
The election watchdog says votes can now be bought wholesale for an estimated P30 000 to P50 000 per barangay

PPCRV to Comelec: 'Bite bullet,' lease more Smartmatic machines
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III however asks: What will the Comelec do with the 82 000 PCOS machines it already bought from Smartmatic in 2012?

Comelec: PPCRV is watchdog in Palawan recall polls
President Benigno Aquino III also orders the military and police to help ensure peaceful elections for Puerto Princesa mayor

Learn from conclave, Cardinal Tagle tells voters
CBCP head Archbishop Socrates Villegas adds: Your vote can bring heaven to the Philippines Your vote can also bring hell to the Philippines
Ex-Zambales gov Magsaysay nearly hits priest in scuffle
During an election forum ex Zambales governor Vicente Magsaysay caused a commotion when he confronted a priest and almost hit him
Pagadian interfaith leaders condemn election-related killings
Faith leaders condemn escalating attacks on Pagadian candidates barely two weeks before election
Politicized bishops putting PPCRV in a bind
Bishops serve as de facto chairpersons of the election watchdog in the provinces The active campaigning of some against certain candidates casts doubt on the PPCRV s non partisan status
Catholic bishops split over PPCRV
Bishops are divided on whether to continue supporting the watchdog which they think has grown cozy with Comelec and Smartmatic
PPCRV fears poll delays in May
I m hoping that they get their act together says PPCRV s Ana de Villa Singson referring to various firms in charge of poll preparations
PCOS, manual count don't match
The Comelec calls the mock elections a success But the machine and manual counts don’t match
Namfrel back as Comelec arm
Comelec is set to accredit Namfrel as its citizens arm for the 2013 polls with the poll watchdog expected to cooperate with its supposed rival PPCRV
PPCRV is Comelec citizens' arm
A group seen as PPCRV s rival – Namfrel – meanwhile has a pending petition before the Comelec to accredit it too as official watchdog