Rappler's latest stories on PHvote 2013
SC asked to decide Grace Poe’s citizenship case
Rizalito David has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the Senate Electoral Tribunal s decision that favored Grace Poe He files a motion to resolve the case for the best interest of all concerned as well as the nation
DOCUMENT: SET decision on disqualification case vs Grace Poe
In its 32 page decision the Senate Electoral Tribunal dismisses the petition for disqualification based on ineligibility filed by losing senatorial candidate Rizalito David against Senator Grace Poe
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
FULL TEXT: Grace Poe's response to disqualification case before the SET
Here s the full 107 page reply filed by Senator Grace Poe with the Senate Electoral Tribunal
ER Ejercito to SC: Void my disqualification
Ejercito tells the Court he was disqualified for an act done by a third party
DOJ to Comelec: File proper case to unseat elected pols
The justice secretary herself a former election lawyer says a mere letter to agencies cannot remove officials for failure to file their campaign spending reports
SC gives one party-list seat to Abang Lingkod
The court says Comelec abused its discretion in cancelling the registration of Abang Lingkod which had joined in 2010 and got enough votes in 2013
Barangay elections: Know what's banned, and more
3rd UPDATE The election period has started for the 2013 barangay elections Get to know what activities are banned and more information about the Oct 28 polls
Comelec disqualifies Laguna gov for campaign overspending
UPDATED The Commission on Elections 1st division says ER Ejercito spent over P6 million in television advertisement alone He is allowed to spent only P4 5 million on his campaign
Brillantes: Congress should do election post-mortem
The Comelec chairman also says the poll body will come out with its own full post mortem report within the next two weeks
5M register for the first time for barangay, SK polls
The number is significantly higher than the 700 000 potential voters that Comelec expected to register this year
It's final: Ecleo group can't join party list – SC
ARMD s top nominee to Congress would have been Gwendolyn Ecleo of the Dinagat Islands political dynasty
Only 1 in 7 lawmakers are fresh faces
Only 34 of the 234 district representatives are going to Congress for the first time and are not related to former solons But only 4 are really new to politics
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
Candidate of the masses?
At least according to contributions reports it s not Teddy Casiño who was able to tap the support of the marginalized but Nancy Binay who belongs to a political dynasty
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
Election ban lifted...and will be in place again
Comelec Resolution 9715 identifies 22 activities that will be prohibited within the election period for the October 28 barangay and SK elections
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
Sectoral? Party list votes come from reg'l bailiwicks
The past two elections show that a number of party list groups rely not on sectoral allies but on votes from geographic bailiwicks of nominees
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
