By CJ KUIZON The PIOM also reported incidents of vote buying – in cash and in kind – and the military’s vigorous vilification campaign against partylists and senatorial candidates critical of the Arroyo administration.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL The City Board of Canvassers lowered the threshold of votes necessary for the winning candidates to be proclaimed winners. The Board proclaimed the winners five hours after it resumed counting of votes on Wednesday, May 12.
By GRACE S. UDDIN A supporter of House Speaker Prospero Nograles was detained at the Sta. Ana police station for alleged vote buying on the day of the elections.
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN In Buhangin area, a voter saw the name of a dead relative while others look for the name of a living family member.
By GERMELINA LACORTE Carmen Gultiano, a voter in one of the precinct clusters at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School, came out of her precinct tired, agitated and unable to hide her frustrations after spending six hours just to vote. Gultiano arrived at her precinct at eight o'clock in the morning and was only able to vote at two thirty in the afternoon.