The COMELEC's official ballots have yet to reach precincts in Dumingag municipality in Zamboanga del Sur even as the elections are now in full swing. According to field reports reaching election watchdog Kontra Daya, official ballots
Read MoreReports reaching Kontra Daya said that wrong ballots were delivered in two precincts in Benguet and Compostela Valley, which were apparently switched. The initial report came from Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental. The incident affected 858 voters
Read MoreIn violation of election rules, supporters of several candidates trooped to polling centers distributing campaign materials in various precincts. As early as 6am, supporters of local candidates were seen distributing flyers near the Baganga Central School in Baganga,
Read MoreAt clustered precinct 0584 in Brgy. Real, Calamba City, Laguna, the PCOS machine short-circuited, according to a report reaching Kontra Daya. As a remedy, the BEI asked voters to just shade their ballots, which poll officials said will
Read MorePress statement May 13, 2013 As the electoral count continues, questionable results yielded by the PPCRV-KBP’s canvassing servers underscore the problems with the Smartmatic Automated Election System (AES). Without the benefit of public disclosure of the
Read MoreNews release May 13, 2013 Poll watchdog Kontra Daya said that initial data indicate that around 60% of poll problems monitored by the group are related to malfunctioning precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. Kontra Daya
Read MoreNews release May 13, 2103 Field reports reaching the Kontra Daya monitoring center cited widespread cases of malfunctioning PCOS machines and delays in various polling places around the country. The group said that the PCOS malfunctions
Read MoreNews release May 12, 2013 Poll watchdog Kontra Daya today reiterated its call for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and other concerned government agencies to probe the systematic campaign linking progressive candidates to communist rebels. The
Read MoreNews release May 11, 2013 Are elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) behind the red-tagging and black propaganda against certain candidates and party-list groups? Kontra Daya raised this question as the poll watchdog continues
Read MoreNews release May 11, 2012 Poll watchdog Kontra Daya trooped to the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Manila yesterday (May 10). The group demanded accountability from poll officials and private election vendors
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