NEWS UPDATE: Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez explains why overseas voter registration (OVR) ended earlier than the October 30 deadline, as the difference in extension periods is "necessary and due to the unique circumstances of overseas voting." | via @michelleabad_
@michelleabad_ Comelec explains the preparations for OVR have "a much tighter timetable, considering that voting overseas starts thirty days before the local elections do."
The month-long voting period for overseas Filipinos in the 2022 polls will be from April 10 to May 9. | @michelleabad_
@michelleabad_ This, despite the law Duterte signed that says "The last day of registration of voters for the 2022 National and Local Elections shall be 30 days after the effectivity of this Act." Original deadline was Sept 30. RA 11591 makes no distinction between local & overseas registration
NOW: Singer-songwriter Zsaris returns to Rappler #LiveJam, this time with music from her latest EP, 'Pakilala.'
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Made over the course of the pandemic, Pakilala was Zsaris’ way of reintroducing herself to herself – something she was able to do in the stillness of lockdown.
NOW: In an interview with Rappler, Noreen Capili, a former Philippine Commission on Women commissioner, explains what led her to back Robredo and shares tips on how people can get out of their echo chambers.
Capili: I grew up in Davao City, and witness ako sa good governance niya noong mayor siya. Na-experience ko ’yun, ’yung 911, tsaka peaceful talaga ang Davao since naging mayor siya.
Capili: Kaya I actively campaigned for him [in 2016], kasi I wanted the whole Philippines to experience what we Davaoeños experienced under his leadership.
KMU chairperson Ka Elmer Labog on his inclusion in Sen Pacquiao's slate: Nagpapasalamat ako kay Sen. Manny Pacquiao sa pagsama sa akin sa kanyang senatorial line up. Nagpapasalamat ako sa pagpapahalaga niya sa pangangailangan na magkaroon ng tinig at boses ng anakpawis sa Senado.
Labog: Hindi lang ito tungkol sa akin, tungkol ito sa progresibo at makabayang platapormang bitbit namin. #PHVote#WeDecide | via @reyaika
@reyaika Labog: Nagpapasalamat ako sa pagkilala niya sa mga pinagsamahan naming laban para sa dagdag sahod, pagwawakas sa kontraktwalisasyon, at iba pang suporta para sa mga manggagawa at masang anakpawis. #PHVote#WeDecide | via @reyaika
Ex-Bayan Muna congressman Neri Colmenares says his non-inclusion in VP Leni Robredo’s Senate slate at this time is “based on what she thinks is best for the interest of her candidacy.” #PHVote#WeDecide | via @maracepeda
@maracepeda Colmenares: Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision on who to include in her senatorial slate is her prerogative as the presidential candidate. My non-inclusion in her slate at this time is based on what she thinks is best for the interest of her candidacy. #PHVote#WeDecide
@maracepeda Colmenares: I would like to express my gratitude to Justice Antonio Carpio and 1Sambayan for including me in their senatorial slate.
My resolve to run for the Senate is based on the need to give the poor and marginalized a strong voice in the legislature. #PHVote#WeDecide
HAPPENING NOW: Rappler, in partnership with the USAID Fish Right Program, holds a roundtable discussion on the implications of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the West Philippine Sea for Philippine food security.
De La Salle University's Carmel Ablan-Lagman: [The West Philippine Sea is a] very important area because 180 M people in coastal areas depend on these fish. #OurFishOurLife#ThisIsdaLife | via @maralmendras
Ex-VP Jejomar Binay is thankful to be included in the respective Senate slates of presidential contenders VP Leni Robredo, Senator Manny Pacquiao, and Senator Ping Lacson. #PHVote#WeDecide | via @maracepeda
@maracepeda Binay: Our task is to rebuild our country and restore the dignity of every Filipino. The pandemic has made responding to this challenge even more urgent, and unity more compelling. #PHVote#WeDecide | via @maracepeda
@maracepeda Binay: We need to build the broadest unity possible for the sake of our children, grandchildren, and future generations. #PHVote#WeDecide | via @maracepeda