Rappler's latest stories on 2016 vice presidential elections
FACT CHECK: No results yet in ongoing 2016 VP election recount
Due to the confidential nature of the recount process, claims of vote counts should be taken with a grain of salt, unless backed up by official, verifiable sources or documents
PET resets VP protest ballot recount to April 2
The camps of Vice President Leni Robredo and former senator Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr say they were informed of the new schedule in a meeting with the Presidential Electoral Tribunal
Sotto’s 2016 poll fraud claim affects Duterte down to councilors – Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo says questioning the integrity of the 2016 elections also means questioning the victory of all winning candidates
Marcos 'ill-advised' over claims vs ballot images in VP protest – Robredo camp
Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez says the poll body held a VCM roadshow from 2015 to 2016 to explain the new features of the ballot, which the Marcos camp claims was never explained to them
All aboard #PHVote in a sea of data
Huge volumes of data fuel a seemingly 'never-ending' coverage of Philippine elections
'Discrepancies' found in VP vote count in Cebu City – ex-congressman
But ex-Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes Jr – who supports losing VP bet Bongbong Marcos – says there are 'no supposed manipulations' that took place
Bongbong vs Leni: 2016 'election fingerprints' in possible recount areas
EXCLUSIVE: Election results in these provinces may be up for recount if the Presidential Electoral Tribunal grants the petitions of Marcos and Robredo in their respective protests
Marcos completes payment of P66.2-M electoral protest fee
Former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr pays the remaining balance of his fee prior to the conduct of the preliminary hearing on his electoral protest and Vice President Leni Robredo s counter protest
2016 Bongbong vs Leni poll protest: What ARMM 'election fingerprints' say
EXCLUSIVE: Can election data back up Bongbong Marcos request to annul results in 3 provinces in the ARMM?
Why Leni Robredo should file a counter-protest vs Marcos Jr
To offset any potential votes that Marcos will gain in the recount it is both strategic and necessary for the VP to take a counter offensive A counter protest however is as expensive as filing a protest
Undervoting in 2016 VP election: Will it help Marcos' case?
Historically the behavior of voters with regard to undervoting has been essentially the same in the last two presidential polls PPCRV information technology director William Yu says
Macalintal: Senators’ proclamation 'negates poll irregularities'
What is sauce for the gander is likewise sauce for the goose argues the lead counsel of current VP race frontrunner Leni Robredo
Candidates' votes drop after server glitch excludes precincts
Rappler checks previous versions of the result files against the Comelec national results server and finds all the candidates votes are affected
Robredo camp downplays concerns on credibility of polls
Despite Smartmatic s unauthorized changing of an election related hash code the camp of front runner Robredo maintains this does not change the vote counts
'Escudero supporters switched to Robredo to prevent a Marcos win'
Political analyst Richard Heydarian says Leni Robredo became the rallying point for the reformist vote that wants to stop the return of Marcos to office
Hairline gap between Robredo, Marcos
(28th UPDATE) Leni Robredo early Tuesday maintains a lead of more than 200,000 over Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Imee Marcos: Ilocanos find ‘sentimental attachment’ with Binay
Senator Gringo Honasan once again skips the Ilocos sorties of his running mate
Binay takes voters on ‘Biyaheng Ginhawa’ in new TV ad
Vice President Jejomar Binay and running mate Senator Gringo Honasan drive a train in their new political advertisement
Binay-Honasan tandem powers up vs Duterte
UPDATED The United Nationalist Alliance tandem releases videos depicting potential horror stories under a Rodrigo Duterte presidency Senator Gringo Honasan later clarifies his advertisement was not intended to attack anyone
IN PHOTOS: UST hosts VP debate on April 10
A sneak peek into the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion where all 6 vice presidential bets are set to battle it out on Sunday for the Comelec organized event
Robredo hopes to ‘slow down’ in the lead-up to VP debate
The Comelec sponsored vice presidential debate comes as the LP vice presidential candidate s numbers are steadily rising with a month left in the campaign period
Expect all 6 VP bets to go head-to-head – debate organizers
The April 10 vice presidential debate follows a dual moderator and town hall format with the candidates answering queries from two moderators a 3 person panel and pre selected audience members
Gringo Honasan ‘excited but not worried’ for VP debate
Will the rockstar of the post EDSA years outshine his opponents for the vice presidency?
Why Honasan is skipping Binay’s Ilocos sorties
Will the campaign strategy of the UNA vice presidential candidate help pull him out of the bottom of survey rankings?
Gringo Honasan's birthday wish: Wisdom for voters
On his 68th birthday the soldier turned rebel turned politician prays for the electorate s enlightenment
Binay's pitch for Honasan
How will the United Nationalist Alliance standard bearer convince his supporters to favor his running mate who is at the bottom of surveys?
Binay, UNA kick off 2016 campaign in Mandaluyong, Laguna, Cavite
Why is Vice President Jejomar Binay not holding his first campaign rally in Makati City?
IN PHOTOS: Comelec's voting machines warehouse in Laguna
Check out how the Commission on Elections is testing and storing the vote counting machines to be used in the May 2016 polls
Honasan to young voters: ‘Educate’ yourselves on EDSA history
EDSA military man and now senator Gringo Honasan also tells the youth to be responsible social media users
Honasan on VP campaign: 'I wage an effective ground war'
Senator Gringo Honasan says he will work on consolidating his 13 million strong voter base to boost his vice presidential bid
Leni Robredo hopes to repeat victory with little campaign funds
Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo says she will again rely on word of mouth campaigning through the help of local communities which was key to her successful congressional bid in 2013
10 things to know about Gringo Honasan
(UPDATED) A former coup plotter, a family man, and a 4-time senator. Here are interesting trivia about the new information and communications technology secretary
VP bet Leni Robredo comes home to Naga
After she is declared as the vice presidential bet of the Liberal Party she tells her kababayan it might be time to draw attention to the neglected Bicol region
Robredo: Don't vote for me out of sympathy
On her first sortie as vice presidential aspirant LP s Leni Robredo tells local officials in Negros Occidental: Mas mabuti na tutulong kayo kasi naniniwala kayo na bubuti ang ating bansa dahil sa akin
Robredo's first sortie: Negros Occidental
The province is considered a bailiwick of her standard bearer Mar Roxas who topped the senatorial elections in 2004 and the vice presidential race in 2010 here
Marcos: I am running for vice president
Marcos says he will support Duterte should the Davao mayor seek the presidency while it would be difficult for him to tame his political differences with Binay
NUP members 'free' to choose presidential bets in 2016 – solon
Negros Occidental Representative Jeffrey Ferrer National Unity Party s chair for Western Visayas says most members support Mar Roxas who is from the region
Pacquiao, 3 other newbies in senatorial Magic 12 – survey
At least 19 of the names being considered for the senatorial slates of the 3 declared presidential contenders are not within the likely winning circle as of mid September
Poe leads poll; Roxas takes Visayas; Duterte, Mindanao
UPDATED The Pulse Asia survey was conducted September 8 14 before Senator Grace Poe declared her presidential bid and after Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he wouldn t run for the highest post
'Chiz trumps Leni': Albay gov says Bicolanos don't run against each other
Governor Joey Salceda regional chairman of the ruling Liberal Party says it is not good for a Bicolano to fight another Bicolano except for game changing reasons
