STATEMENT OF DEMOCRACY WATCH PHILIPPINES LEAD CONVENOR DINDO MANHIT

A real democracy needs pro-active citizens. Citizens who take the elections seriously and the task of selecting leaders with the mien of one who is deeply reflecting on a better future for society.
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Democracy Watch Philippines – UP VOTE 2019

Democracy Watch Philippines, together with the University of the Philippines University Student Council hosted “TAYO NAMAN. TAO NAMAN” a voters education forum that highlights technical and crucial matters about the electoral process on October 11, 2018, at the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG).

STATEMENT OF DEMOCRACY WATCH PHILIPPINES

The 2019 midterm election is already drawing closer. With each election, candidates promise to eradicate corruption should they be elected into office. However, even thirty years after the end of martial law, the rule of “guns, goons, and gold” still rings true every election season. In the latest Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, the […]

DEMOCRACY WATCH SUPPORTS PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE’S COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN AND ORDERLY ELECTIONS IN 2019

With the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES) in the past three elections, Democracy Watch believes that the nation had taken great strides towards preventing traditional modes of cheating during the era of manual elections.

DON’T CHANGE THE RULES, JUST FINISH COUNTING VP VOTES

Fairness would dictate that a review of the votes being questioned should be made on the same set of rules and standards implemented during the 2016 National Elections. Changing the rules makes no sense and even insinuates that the votes received by all elected officials, from the President to local officials, specially those closely contested positions should be recounted. All this does is to add another propaganda sound bite to claim there was cheating in the VP race.

Just finish counting the votes and get this over with.