Village elections in the Philippines, five years in the making, see a lot of firsts – developments that are expected to help set the tone of the 2025 midterm polls
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VOTED. A woman in Caloocan City shows the indelible ink applied to her finger, signifying that she already cast her ballot for the 2023 barangay elections. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler.of three main branches of government, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was not totally hands-off. His most significant contribution was signing into law the bill that, especially because it wasn’t the first time that it happened.
It remains to be seen if any embattled candidate – when all remedies in the justice system have been exhausted – will actually face the full wrath of the law. Can the public expect the same rigidity from the poll body in 2025, when the ones running for office are far more powerful and influential? If there were vote-counting machine woes, “that is just to emphasize that the Comelec did not make a mistake in declaring the entire 97,000 VCMs unusable,” Garcia said, referring to the decade-old equipment first used in the 2016 elections.
PERSON WITH DISABILITY. A man shows up at a voting center in Commonwealth, Quezon City to participate in the barangay elections. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler. “It is recommended that mall voting be pursued on a nationwide level with participation of more mall operators and chains,” PPCRV said.a total of 242 barangays, mostly in southern Philippines, where the political landscape tends to spiral in the run-up to and during election day.two days before D-day. Another village in the province saw the death of two people following a shooting incident hours before polls opened.
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