A global human rights watchdog has called on international observers to probe reports of irregularities and violence during Monday’s elections. READ:
May 10, 2022 | 7:20 pm
“The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines urges the international community to examine the integrity of the process and the widespread irregularities when assessing the outcomes, which at this point is an unofficial decisive win by the Marcos-Duterte campaign,” ICHRP said in a statement on Tuesday, referring to the tandem of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.
It noted that multiple instances of malfunctioning vote-counting machines, vote-buying, and violence were reported to the group on election day.
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