Rappler's latest stories on 2013 philippine elections
SC upholds Erice's election as Caloocan congressman
In 2013 Liberal Party s Edgar Erice defeated by around 10 000 the incumbent at the time National Unity Party s Mary Mitzi Cajayon
Reyes asks SC to reconsider her disqualification
The Marinduque representative asks the ponente Justice Jose Perez to inhibit due to his association with the father of her opponent
New senators: Who spent more per vote?
Neophytes spent P6 and up per vote garnered while re electionists spent less than that – except Alan Cayetano who spent more than P7 per vote
Something curious about JV’s and Jack’s contributors
An NGO with startup capital of P90 000 gave P44M to JV Ejercito while the family business with net income of P82M gave P136M to Jack Enrile
Erap takes oath as ‘ex-convict mayor’ of Manila
Exactly 15 years after he was sworn as Philippine president Joseph Estrada takes his oath as the chief executive of Manila
Family, followers donate to independent Senate bets
Among independent and 3rd party candidates in the last elections only 5 received significant contributions
UNA bets' contributors mostly relatives, family friends
Family friends who contributed to the individual campaigns of United Nationalist Alliance senatorial bets are mostly businessmen operating in the provinces
Senate tally 'perfect' only in ARMM
The election automation law requires a 99 995 overall accuracy rate for the vote counting machines The 2013 count fails to meet this
Only 6 winning senators cleared to assume office
Senators elect who have yet to fully comply with election expenses reporting requirements cannot start their terms unless the Senate President allows them
Palace on 60-30-10: 'The people have spoken'
The Palace brushes aside calls for a recount because people have accepted the votes
Kin, lawyers, big business among Team PNoy donors
Eleven administration senatorial candidates received a combined P900 million in contributions One bet – Jamby Madrigal – spent for her own campaign
Star-studded gov't: More celebs win in 2013 polls
51 out of 84 celebrities and TV personalities win in the 2013 elections Most of the winners are re electionists
All papers in: Jack Enrile is 2013 polls' biggest spender
If the winning circle was based on the biggest spenders two defeated candidates would make it to the Senate
Baguio mayoral bet’s expenses: 50 cents
Peter Puzon spent less this year than in 2010 – and got double the votes
Nancy, 4 others earn from poll donations
The Bureau of Internal Revenue classifies unused campaign contributions as the candidate’s income and therefore subject to tax
The most poll contributions go to...
While 4 senatorial candidates report not receiving any contributions
Only one Senate bet fails to report poll expenses?
UPDATED Only Risa Hontiveros of Team PNoy has not issued any statement on her failure to submit her campaign spending report as of Friday June 14
6 Senate winners fail to report expenses
Only 21 out of 33 senatorial bets submit their Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures to the Comelec
Comelec: Poll audit shows 'accurate' PCOS
An independent committee however has not finished auditing election results
Gun ban, other poll prohibitions expire June 13
The election period ends and so do the more than 20 poll related bans that have been in effect since January
Risa Hontiveros: A Rappler Profile
Rappler reporter Patricia Evangelista talks to Risa Hontiveros about family privacy and why she lost in the 2013 polls
Taguig poll transmission failure a ‘puzzle’
Only a little over 40 percent of PCOS machines were able to transmit election results to the Comelec shaming the failure rate of remote provinces
Just let the people decide
The voice of the people actually leans toward change but the choices are very much limited
Jack Enrile loses in NPC territories
He lost in 9 of the 12 provinces considered as strongholds of his party the Nationalist People s Coalition which vowed to campaign for him
SC stops party list disqualifications
UPDATED SC issues a status quo ante order against a Comelec resolution disqualifying Senior Citizens Abang Lingkod from the May 13 elections
Collect election trash, be a beauty queen
Women in a village in Abra province collected the trash left behind by candidates sold them and named Reyna Elena the candidate whose supporters sold the most
JV wins, but scores low, in Estrada areas
The other Erap son wins in the same 25 provinces and 5 cities that delivered for his father and half brother in 2010 but didn’t have as big a vote share as the two Estradas did
So who spoiled the Antoninos’ party?
Ronnel Rivera 41 breaks the Antoninos decades long hold on General Santos City He was Darlene s childhood friend their fathers being former friends and business partners
Election officers asked to explain transmission glitches
The Comelec en banc gave this order last week while publicly blaming telcos for the failure of PCOS machines to transmit results to Manila
On poor people's 'poor judgment'
There is no benefit to democracy when the meaning of political literacy is held hostage by a moral elite
NCR: All re-elected and returning mayors
In the 17 local governments in Metro Manila 11 mayors have been re elected while 6 will be governed by former mayors or relatives of outgoing chief executives
Solons: Give rightful seat to DQd party-list group
More district congressmen think the huge votes that Senior Citizens garnered despite its disqualification mean the elderly sector wants to be represented
High-tech vote watching: Going beyond 60-30-10
The data are available – concerned citizens watchdogs IT professionals should study them break down the numbers And monitor PPCRV s random manual audit
Drilon: Binay, Estrada brands made 12-0 difficult
Campaign manager Drilon attributes loss of Team PNoy s 3 bets partly to the established Binay Estrada brand names
Most 100% turnout in ARMM, Cebu precincts
Consolation or cause for alarm? More than 2 000 clustered precincts with perfect or near perfect turnout beat the national average of 70 75
NCR, 8 key cities disprove '60-30-10'
The totals reflect the alleged ratio but individual city results mirror variations that challenge notions of a fixed cheating pattern
Rappler Newscast | May 24, 2013
Comelec proclaims 14 party list groups Regional votes do not support 60 30 10 pattern for Team PNoy Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes blames heavy traffic for transmission woes
Imus: Saquilayan vs Maliksi Round 2
Saquilayan files a protest citing harassment and vote buying by Maliksi s camp as well as results transmission glitches that could have resulted in cheating
Big majority of Ampatuans lose in Maguindanao
Of the 75 clan members who ran for local posts only 24 won or are leading the count
PLDT belies Comelec claim on transmission
PLDT claims it was relatively easy to transmit election results from PCOS machines
Comelec proclaims 14 party-list groups
2nd UPDATE Rival groups Bayan Muna and Akbayan get congressional seats along with 12 other groups after the Comelec partially proclaims party list winners
What the 60-30-10 pattern really tells us
We need to be smarter about how we look at these numbers and what we can learn from them not find ghost patterns but real patterns that tell us something about our society and our country
Payumos wiped out in Bataan, to file protest
Former SBMA chair Felicito Payumo and relatives lose in the congressional gubernatorial and mayoral races including in their hometown of Dinalupihan
60-30-10? Regional votes don't support it
Individual votes of candidates as well as aggregate votes for each slate vary from region to region But when results converge at national average they reflect the sentiment of the country favoring Team PNoy
Ex-poll exec blames Brillantes for mess
The 2013 polls was both messy and costly claims Augusto Lagman Comelec could have done better if it heeded his suggestions he says
Official tally of votes for the 2013 party-list race
Official results for the party list race as tallied by the National Board of Canvassers NBOC
LIST: Winners in the House of Representatives
Here s a list of district representatives who won in the May 13 elections
Party list: Senior Citizens disqualified but winning
Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr says groups in the same situation should file a manifestation with the Supreme Court to be proclaimed
How to fill the 58 party-list seats
The Philippine party list system is not proportional since our party list law provides a ceiling of 3 seats that party list group may obtain
Senador Agad? The 2013 race as pop election
Or politics and showbiz as each other’s franchise and how it’s not bad at all
