#elections philippines

Over 200 public school teachers were protesting at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Thursday as Electoral Board (EB) members in Cotabato City were allegedly replaced by Islamic teachers from Madaris schools who did not receive training nor certification from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Yet in the Philippines, one of Asia's longest standing democracies, the dynamic seems to be more about the "cheater" and the "cheated." In addition to this, the transmission rate, aided by the electoral provider's 4G network, appears to be the fastest yet in Filipino electoral history. This year, 2022, the transparency server by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has reached 98 percent within 24 hours. Perhaps part of the reason behind Pacquiao's surge and Moreno's decline as the transmission progressed would be the processing times of election returns in different areas of the Philippines. Taking the regions on average, the ratio would be far from the national value: 4.667 for president (82-18), and 9.245 for vice president (90-10) across 17 regions of the Philippines. Evidently, regional factors provided the leading candidates advantages and disadvantages, but the convergence of these proved to be sufficient to give them a majority of the votes, the first time since at least the 1981 elections. Like in the recently concluded election in South Korea (Republic of Korea), the Philippines adds to the list where Google Trends seems to be a far-off indicator than a reliable alternative to established pollsters like Pulse Asia and OCTA Research. Read more in our articles including "Alleged replacement of DOST-trained teachers for elections in Cotabato under investigation" and "Nothing teases Phone (4b) in cryptic teaser video".