Every election is a reckoning for democracy. As journalists reporting on another critical moment for our country, we have a duty to provide accurate, reliable and essential information that will empower voters and encourage public discussion and debate.
— PHILIPPINE MEDIA'S PLEDGE FOR THE 2022 ELECTIONS
MARCOS TRIUMPHS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AMID MASSIVE DISINFORMATION
by CHERRY SALAZAR
Historical revisionism is the main misinformation narrative in this election cycle. The tactics have evolved to evade even fact-checkers.
2022 CANDIDATES RUN OVER P20B WORTH OF ADS HALFWAY THROUGH CAMPAIGN
by CARMELA FONBUENA
Candidates in the 2022 elections ran ads worth more than P14 billion before the 90-day campaign period even began. Many candidates slowed down on spending beginning Feb. 8 when ad limits took effect.
DOWN THE DRAIN: WHAT HAPPENED TO COMELEC'S P1B VOTER VERIFICATION PROJECT?
By CHERRY SALAZAR
The pilot test of the voter registration verification system was the second most expensive budget item in 2019 midterm elections. But the billion-peso project has now become a skeleton in the poll body’s closet.
THE COST OF 'COVID-PROOFING' PH'S MOST EXPENSIVE ELECTIONS
By ELYSSA LOPEZ
Pandemic needs, from face masks, face shields, antigen tests to additional vote counting machines and the hiring of medical personnel, jacked up Comelec’s election budget.
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