Elections

November 5, 2018 0

Political dynasties, rich and powerful continue to dominate party-list race

Many of the 182 party-list groups in the 2019 elections may be classified as (1) those with links to political dynasties or officials already elected in other positions; (2) those representing [read more]

October 26, 2017 0

Myrna de vera: A story of a Filipino immigrant who became mayor of a California city

On Thursday, October 19, 2017, Myrna Lardizabal-de Vera , my sister had the honor of speaking to the Filipino American Network of the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of San Francisco. Bernard Del [read more]

April 5, 2017 0

Is Leni Robredo playing into Duterte’s hands?

The current game being played by the administration of Pres Duterte and opposition led by Leni Robredo can be likened to a complicated match of three dimensional chess, with battles being staged at [read more]

February 21, 2017 0

Comeleak Part 2? What is known and what still needs to be done

After a computer at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) in Wao, Lanao del Sur was stolen last January 11, 2017, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) ordered the Commission on Elections [read more]

January 6, 2017 0

NPC decision on ‘Comeleak’ finds COMELEC Chair Bautista criminally liable

Between March 20 and 27, 2016, the largest data breach on a government-held personal database (dubbed Comeleak), happened when personal information of voters were accessed and downloaded from [read more]

May 6, 2016 0

Choosing my president: A mix of mind, spirit and heart (Part 2 of 2)

(Note: This post reflects my personal process in shortlisting my candidates and assessing them. I am sharing it since so many have been asking me what my own stand is. This is where I am as of today. [read more]

May 6, 2016 0

Choosing my president: A mix of mind, spirit and heart (Part 1 of 2)

May 8, 2013 0

Dear Candidate

Dear Candidate: It’s just a few days till we all trek to the precincts and cast our votes. I have this one last chance to address all of you, most of all those who will eventually get elected. And [read more]

September 11, 2012 0

Why you need to visit your local COMELEC office

It does not matter what kind of voter you are – new voter, old voter, disenfranchised voter, or a voter needing changes or corrections to voter details. Read on. This is for you. The 2013 elections [read more]

May 20, 2010 0

Playing a role in the online coverage of 2010 elections

The past nine months seemed to pass by so quickly. It was the month of August 2009 when I first got introduced to the May 2010 elections, something that a mom blogger had no inkling about. [read more]

February 27, 2010 0

How to select a candidate to vote for as president

Here is a guide to presidential candidates and the platform matrix. “Who are you voting for?” Friends and relatives ask me that question whenever they find out that I interviewed seven [read more]

November 17, 2009 0

Know your ballot

I was invited to attend the Bagong Botante event last November 13 together with other bloggers. This was an event I was itching to go to because I wanted to see with my own eyes the counting machine [read more]

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Blog Watch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.