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Banner collage photo of the Duterte Youth party-list and the logo of the COMELEC Commission on Elections Philippines
The Philippines 
June 20, 2025October 6, 2025

Duterte Youth’s problems are of its own making

Posted By: Louie Encabo 497 Views comelec, Duterte Crime Family, duterte youth, george garcia, rodrigo duterte, ronald cardema

Despite receiving the second highest number of votes during the 2025 mid-term election, the Duterte Youth party-list is in danger of not having any

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Banner collage photo of voting in the Philippine election Lisa Marie David REUTERS photo and a stock image of a Philippine election ballot
The Philippines 
May 13, 2025May 17, 2025

A better way is possible: How to make voting in Philippine elections more accessible and stress-free to voters

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1100 Views automated counting machines, comelec, Commission on Election, featured, Halalan2025, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting

With voting for the 2025 mid-term elections is done and dusted, Filipinos anticipate to see the winning candidates for every race. Before initial results

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Banner collage photo of stock image of Philippine voting Halalan and campaign posters along a street in Manila.
The Philippines 
April 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Where did we go wrong with the party-list system?

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1645 Views Ang Bagong Bayani v. COMELEC, antonio carpio, Artemio Panganiban, Atong Paglaum v. COMELEC, comelec, Commission on Election, featured, Kontra Daya, party-list system in the Philippines

After the fall of the Marcos Sr. dictatorship, efforts were made to prevent the Philippines from sliding back into plutocratic or oligarchic rule once

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Ronald Cardema and Rowena Guanzon
The Philippines 
August 22, 2019

By disregarding rules for personal ambition, Ronald Cardema lands in a hole he can’t escape from

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2096 Views comelec, duterte youth, featured, house of representatives, ronald cardema, rowena guanzon

Disgraced former National Youth Commissioner Ronald Cardema had high hopes of becoming a congressman, even to a point where he attempted to manipulate election

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