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MEDIA RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
October 30, 2023, 7:00pm
NAMFREL releases update on its observations on
the conduct of the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan Elections (BSKE) |
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MEDIA RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
October 30, 2023, 12:30pm
NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
(BSKE) |
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Official NAMFREL Statement on the Issues Raised
on the Results
of the 2022 National and Local
Elections
September 7, 2023
NAMFREL is issuing this statement firstly, to
clarify its position on the issues raised and,
secondly, to give its point of view on the very
serious allegation of fraud attending the 2022
National and Local Elections. |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of August 19,
2023, Mall Voting Simulation
On August 19, 2023, COMELEC held a Mall Voting
Simulation for the Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Elections (BSKE). COMELEC signed a
Memorandum of Agreement with SM Supermalls at SM
City Manila on the morning and with Robinsons
Land Corporation at Robinsons Manila on the
afternoon of August 7, 2023, covering voting in
10 malls in Metro Manila, and one mall each in
Legazpi City (SM) and Cebu City (Robinsons) for
the upcoming 2023 BSKE. The voting simulation
employed a manual counting method, which is the
standard practice for BSKE.
Letter to COMELEC Chairman Garcia
September
5, 2023
In compliance with the September 14, 2022
resolution of the Commission En Banc on SPP No.
22-004, stating: “That NAMFREL shall submit a
written report of its activities/operations and
its observation of the special elections,
plebiscites, initiatives, referendums, or recall
elections within one (1) month after said
elections”, NAMFREL submits to the Commission a
report on its observation of the Mall Voting
Simulation for the Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Elections held on August 19, 2023
in Manila City, Legazpi City, and Cebu City. |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the August
8, 2023, Automated Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Elections (AES-BSKE) Mock
Elections August 15, 2023
On August 8, 2023, COMELEC held Mock Elections
for the Automated Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Elections (AES-BSKE). COMELEC
Chairman George Erwin Garcia announced during a
June 15, 2023 press conference the use of an
Automated Election System for the BSKE. COMELEC
En Banc approved the pilot testing of the
AES-BSKE in February 2023.
Letter to Chairman George Erwin Garcia
August 17, 2023
In compliance with the September 14, 2022
resolution of the Commission En Banc on SPP No.
22-004, stating: “That NAMFREL shall submit a
written report of its activities/operations and
its observation of the special elections,
plebiscites, initiatives, referendums, or recall
elections within one (1) month after said
elections”, NAMFREL submits to the Commission a
report on its observation of the Automated
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections
(AES-BSKE) Mock Elections held on August 8, 2023
in Quezon City and Dasmariñas, Cavite. |
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Call to Action on the 2025 Automated Election
System
July 31, 2023
With the budget process for the 2025 Automated
Election System (AES) scheduled to begin in July
2023 and procurement by 2024, the undersigned
stakeholders call on the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) to adopt for the 2025 Automated
Election System (AES) the standards of
transparency, cost-effectiveness, accessibility
and inclusivity, reliability, security, safety,
and fairness, and for Congress and the
Government Procurement Policy Board to adopt
before the end of 2023 the procurement law
reforms necessary to further the standard of
cost-effectiveness. These standards are all
technology neutral: they apply whatever
hardware, software, and mode of counting are
adopted.
Cover letter for the media for the Call to
Action
July 31, 2023
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the 2023
Carmona, Cavite Plebiscite
July 21, 2023
On July 8, 2023, a Plebiscite was held in
Carmona, Cavite when 31,632 out of 58,691
registered voters from 14 barangays went to 116
clustered precincts in 10 voting centers to cast
their vote to ratify the conversion of the
municipality into a component city.
Cover letter to Chair George Erwin Garcia re
Carmona Plebiscite Report
July 21, 2023
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PRESS RELEASE
Election Stakeholders Call For A More
Transparent, More Credible Philippine Elections
June 2, 2023
MANILA CITY - Over 90 representatives from civil
society organizations, the academe, political parties,
electoral reform advocates, and the media gathered to
discuss how to enhance the Automated Election System
(AES) for the 2025 National and Local Elections, and
address other important matters related to the
Philippine elections such as the transparency of the
vote count, the credibility of the machines, campaign
rules, and the compensation of teachers as poll workers. |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the March
18, 2023 Marawi Plebiscites
April 18, 2023 |
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NAMFREL Cover Letter to Report on the
Observation of the Marawi Plebiscites
(March 18,
2023)
April 18, 2023 |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the 2023
Cavite District 7 Special Election
(February 25,
2023)
March 24, 2023 |
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NAMFREL Cover Letter to Report on the
Observation of the Cavite Special Election
(February 25, 2023)
March 24, 2023 |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
March 18, 2023, 6pm
NAMFREL releases update on its observations on
the conduct of the 2023 Marawi Plebiscites. |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
March 18, 2023, 1:30pm
NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2023 Marawi Plebiscites. |
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PRESS RELEASE
March 9, 2023
NAMFREL on the passage of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code
NAMFREL welcomes the passage by the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Parliament of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code, as
announced today, 9 March 2023. |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the
2022-2023 Resumption of Voter Registration
March 2, 2023
Introduction
NAMFREL's observation of the 2022-2023 Voter
Registration process aimed to gather verified
and
concrete information on the conduct of
registration at the local level, to be used by
NAMFREL in
crafting policy recommendations to further
improve the different processes related to
Philippine
electoral exercises, especially the voter
registration process. The activity was in line
with
NAMFREL's goal to help assist the Commission on
Elections (Comelec) in getting as many Filipinos
as possible to register for the 2023 Barangay
and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (2023 BSKE),
as well as to provide a third-party citizen
oversight of electoral processes. The activity
was done in
coordination with local Comelec offices, and in
accordance with health regulations in place. |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
February 25, 2023, 1030pm
NAMFREL releases update on its observations on
the conduct of the Cavite District 7 Special Election
for District Representative |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
February 25, 2023, 1pm
NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2023 Cavite District 7 Special Election for District
Representative |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the 2022
Baliwag Plebiscite
January 17, 2023
Introduction
On December 17, 2022, a Plebiscite was held in
Baliwag, Bulacan, during which 23,562 out of
108,572 registered voters from 27 barangays went
to 200 clustered precincts in 26 voting centers
to decide whether or not to ratify the
conversion of the municipality into a component
city. A YES vote meant agreement to cityhood
status, while a NO vote meant disagreement. The
plebiscite was done manually, with voters
writing their answer on a paper ballot, and the
votes counted manually in the polling places by
members of Plebiscite Committees or PlebComs. |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
December 17, 2022, 7pm |
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NAMFREL releases update on its observations on
the conduct of the 2022 Baliwag Plebiscite |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
December
17, 2022, 1pm |
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NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2022 Baliwag Plebiscite |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the 2022
Ormoc Plebiscite
November 8, 2022
Introduction
On October 8, 2022, a Plebiscite was held in
Ormoc City when 10,209 voters from 29 barangays
went to the Ormoc City Central School to cast
their vote to ratify the merger of twenty-eight
(28) barangays into three (3) and the renaming
of one (1) barangay, all located in the city
center. This was the ultimate legal requirement
in the redistricting of the city center into
what will be called four (4) super barangays.
Ormoc City has one hundred ten (110) barangays,
which will bring down the number to eighty-five
(85) if the YES proposition is ratified. |
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PRESS RELEASE
October 19, 2022
NAMFREL submits
position paper with comments on the Bangsamoro
Electoral Code
The National Citizens' Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL) has submitted to the
Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament
its position paper on BTA Bill No. 29 or “An
Act Providing for the Bangsamoro Electoral Code
of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao” or the Bangsamoro Electoral Code
(BEC). |
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NAMFREL Report on the Observation of the 2022
Maguindanao Plebiscite
October 17, 2022
Introduction
Republic Act No. 11550 (R.A. 11550) provides for
the charter of the new provinces of Maguindanao
del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, which shall
be created from the existing province of
Maguindanao. |
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NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
October 8, 2022, 4:20PM
Polls closed; canvassing of results commences at
the 2022 Ormoc Plebiscite
Polls closed at 3PM and the counting process
commenced immediately afterwards. As of this
writing, the canvassing process has already
started. |
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NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
October 8, 2022 1:15PM
NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2022 Ormoc Plebiscite
Voting ran smoothly and orderly during the first
half of the Plebiscite Day among 35 polling
precincts within the single voting center at
Ormoc City Central School. |
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October 7, 2022
NAMFREL releases pre-plebiscite day observations
on the 2022 Ormoc Plebiscite
The National Citizens’ Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL) having been accredited by
the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as
citizens’ arm presents its pre-plebiscite day
observations on the Ormoc Plebiscite to be held
on Saturday, October 8, 2022 to ratify City
Ordinance No. 052 Series of 2021 merging 28
barangays into 3 and renaming one barangay. |
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NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #3
September 18, 2022, 11:30am
NAMFREL releases update on its
observation of the provincial canvassing of
results for the 2022 Maguindanao Plebiscite
The Provincial Board of Canvassers reconvened
today, September 18, to canvass the Municipal
Canvass reports. By 9am, 27 Municipal Canvass
Reports were received, with the Municipal Board
of Canvassers of the Municipality of Shariff
Aguak first to submit at 8pm last night,
September 17. |
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NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
September 17, 2022, 9:30pm
NAMFREL releases update on its
observations on the conduct of the 2022
Maguindanao Plebiscite
The National Citizens' Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL) released a second update on
its observations on the conduct of the September
17, 2022 Maguindanao Plebiscite. NAMFREL was
accredited by the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) as citizens' arm for the plebiscite,
and it deployed more than a hundred volunteers
in voting centers in the different
municipalities of Maguindanao. The second update
cover the closing and counting processes in the
polling places as well as the municipal
canvassing that is still ongoing in some
municipalities as of writing. Observations are
being sent in by authorized NAMFREL observers
electronically and through paper forms. |
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NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
September 17, 2022, 1:00pm
NAMFREL releases preliminary
observations on the 2022 Maguindanao Plebiscite
The National Citizens' Movement for Free
Elections (NAMFREL) released its preliminary
observations on the conduct of the September 17,
2022 Maguindanao Plebiscite, as observed by its
volunteers who are currently onsite in different
voting centers across the province. NAMFREL was
accredited by the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) as citizens' arm for the plebiscite,
and it deployed more than a hundred volunteers
observing in voting centers in the different
municipalities of Maguindanao. The preliminary
observations cover the opening procedures as
well as the first few hours of voting, including
arrangements inside the voting centers.
Observations are being sent in by authorized
NAMFREL observers electronically and through
paper forms. |
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PRESS RELEASE
August 22, 2022
NAMFREL Counters Arguments for BSKE
Postponement and Urges COMELEC to Exercise Power
to Decide When to Hold BSKE
NAMFREL repeats its call for the holding of the
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan
Elections (BSKE) on 5 December 2022, as mandated
under Republic Act No. 11462, and
takes this opportunity to counter the arguments
in favor of postponement as raised during
the 16 August 2022 hearing of the House of
Representatives Committee on Suffrage and
Electoral Reforms. |
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PRESS RELEASE
August 15, 2022
NAMFREL urges Congress to rethink the
voter registration process
In a report on its observation of the recently
concluded resumption of voter registration,
submitted to the COMELEC on August 10 and a copy
of which was sent to the Senate and the House of
Representatives, NAMFREL urges Congress to amend
current laws or pass new laws to fundamentally
change the country's voter registration process. |
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NAMFREL Report on the Limited Observation of the
Resumption of Voter Registration
August
10, 2022
NAMFREL's limited observation of the 2022 Voter
Registration process aimed to gather verified
and concrete information on the conduct of
registration at the local level, to be used by
NAMFREL in crafting policy recommendations to
further improve the different processes related
to Philippine electoral exercises, especially
the voter registration process. |
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POSITION PAPER
August 8, 2022
Young NAMFREL Members on the 2022 BSKE
We, young NAMFREL members, urge Congress to
allow the Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to push
through on December 5, 2022. |
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PRESS STATEMENT
July 20, 2022
NAMFREL Calls for the Holding of the Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on December 5, 2022 As
Scheduled
NAMFREL urges Congress to let the Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) proceed, as
scheduled under Republic Act No. (R.A.) 11462, on 5
December 2022. |
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PRESS RELEASE
July 18, 2022
NAMFREL’s Preliminary Report: 2022 Elections
Went Smoothly, But Not Without Issues
NAMFREL releases to the public the Executive Summary to
its Preliminary Report on the
May 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE). The Report
was submitted last month to
the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in compliance with
the terms of NAMFREL’s
accreditation as citizens’ arm. |
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PRESS RELEASE
June 22, 2022
NAMFREL announces new Acting National
Chairperson
In a meeting held on June 21, 2022, the National
Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) National
Council accepted the June 2 resignation of MR. AUGUSTO
C. LAGMAN from NAMFREL and as its National Chairperson. |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #3
May 9, 2022, 11:00pm
NAMFREL Reports On
Statistics From The Bandwidth Test And Election Returns
Photos Submission
Through The NAMFREL App |
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PRESS
STATEMENT
May 9, 2022, 9:30pm
NAMFREL Statement on Restrictions to the Public on
Observing Closing of Voting and Taking Pictures of the
Posted Election Returns |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #2
May 9, 2022, 6pm
Pockets of violence and intimidation mar an
otherwise generally peaceful election day |
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PRESS RELEASE
NAMFREL Bantay ng Bayan UPDATE #1
May 9, 2022, 12nn
NAMFREL releases preliminary observations on the
2022 National and Local Elections
The National Citizens'
Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) released its
preliminary observations on
the conduct of the 2022 National and Local Elections, as
observed by its volunteers who are currently
onsite in different voting centers across the country. |
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April 25, 2022
PRESS STATEMENT
Power and authority should not be weaponized
against the people
The discharge of the Commission on Elections’
duty under Section 2(1), Article IX-C of
the Constitution and under the law to enforce
and administer all laws relative to the
conduct of elections for the purpose of ensuring
free, orderly and honest elections does
not escape public observation. |
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April 11, 2022
PRESS STATEMENT
NAMFREL encourages all Filipinos to be citizen
election observers for the 2022 National and
Local Elections
MANDALUYONG CITY - The
National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections
(NAMFREL) today said that it is encouraging all
Filipinos to guard the election process in all
its phases, from the pre-election period, to
Election Day, to the post-election period... |
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March 22, 2022
PRESS STATEMENT
Vigilance over fear
NAMFREL denies
statements circulating on social media that it was
involved in discussions of allegations of massive
cheating in the forthcoming May 2022 national and local
elections... |
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March 10, 2022
PRESS STATEMENT
NAMFREL welcomes the new COMELEC Chairman and
Commissioners as it urges more transparency in the 2022
elections |
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NAMFREL proposals to enhance the Automated Elections System (AES)
August 31, 2021, 10AM |
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March 13, 2021
NAMFREL report on the Observation of the Palawan
Plebiscite (March 13, 2021) |
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January to March, 2021
NAMFREL report on the Observation of Voters'
Registration (January to March, 2021) |
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2022 National and Local
Elections
Voter Registration
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| Blessings of the season to you and your family, and a better year ahead for all of us. |
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2020 has been an interesting year - but in ways we never imagined. However, it taught us a lot of things, too, and as we end this year, we count our blessings, and feel thankful for the people who touched us, and the things that made it through this year with us. Blessings of the season to you and your family, and a better year ahead for all of us. |
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Get REGISTERED for the 2022
National and Local Elections!
Fill out forms online
here:
https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/
Or download the registration forms here and fill out
offline:
https://bit.ly/2022VoterRegistrationForms
Find your local Comelec office here:
https://bit.ly/ElectoralFieldOffices |
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Gusto mo bang magpahayag ng
saloobin sa pamamagitan ng balota sa 2022 National and
Local Elections? Ang unang hakbang ay ang magpa-REHISTRO! |
Sagutan ang forms online dito:
https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/
I-download ang forms dito para sagutan offline:
https://bit.ly/2022VoterRegistrationForms
Hanapin ang inyong local Comelec office dito:
https://bit.ly/ElectoralFieldOffices |
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Instead of postponing elections,
let us make sure that they
happen even during a pandemic
PRESS STATEMENT
September 25, 2020 |
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NAMFREL today emphasized the importance of holding the 2022 elections as scheduled, as mandated by the Philippine Constitution, despite the pandemic. This is in response to Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Mikey Arroyo's suggestion for the Comelec to consider postponing the 2022 elections. Postponing the elections violates the Constitution, contravenes the principle of regularity in the conduct of an election, extends the terms of elected officials without being elected anew, and deprives the electorate of seeking accountability from elected officials through the ballot. |
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A safer registration process
PRESS STATEMENT
August 18, 2020 |
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The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) welcomes the decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to resume the registration of voters for the 2022 elections on September 1 nationwide, except in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or Modified ECQ. |
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Namfrel is looking for
applicants for the following
positions: |
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Holding Elections During a
Pandemic:
the South Korean
Experience
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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on countries and states to hold or postpone scheduled elections. On April 15, 2020, South Korea pushed through with national elections, and achieved a nearly 66% voter turnout, its highest since 1992.
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