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Ep. 013: Was there cheating in the 2022 elections?
Was there cheating in the 2022 Philippine elections? Hey guys, it's been two weeks since the elections, and people still have QUESTIONS. For this episode, let me again invite you to listen to another installment of NAMFREL Huddle, a live conversatio
Ep. 012: A More Transparent Vote Count
Hey people! It's only a few days before the May 2022 Philippine Elections. For this episode, let me again invite you to listen to another installment of NAMFREL Huddle, a live conversation we did over Twitter Spaces with the NAMFREL National Secretariat T
Ep. 011: Election Observers
Hey listeners! The May 2022 Philippine Elections are happening in a week's time. As many of you know, I am an election observer, and in the Philippines, I belong to NAMFREL, or the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections, which is an election monit
Ep. 010: How will machines count our votes?
Hey listeners! The May 2022 Philippine Elections are just around the corner, and as in past elections, our votes will be counted by machines. But how will these vote counting machines actually count our votes? For this episode, let me again invite you to
Ep. 009: Good Match for the Job?
Happy Easter guys, happy Resurrection day! I know, I wasn't able to post anything for almost two months. I guess I underestimated how busy I was going to get. As many of you know, my work is related to Philippine elections, and things are really heating u
Ep. 008: Talking Movies
Hi, how are you? I hope you and your family are doing OK. For this episode, I am going to talk about movies, more specifically, the 2022 nominees for the Academy Award for Best Picture. I'm going to tell you what I think about each of the nominees, and wh
Ep. 007: Seasons In Haiku
Hey everyone. How are you? I do hope you and your family are feeling safe and healthy. Valentine's Day is fast approaching, so I figured we should talk about...poetry. It's that, or heart disease, so poetry it is! For this episode, we are again joined by
Ep. 006: Election Volunteers Wanted
surely hope you are ok and that you and your family are in good or in better health. You know that this year is election year in the Philippines, and election period has officially started. For this episode, I'm going to talk about how you can get involve
Ep. 005: Reasons to Celebrate
It's Christmastime. The malls are open, the decorations are out, we're even allowed to see each other face to face. But having lived through almost two years of the pandemic, with many of us still facing grief, loss, financial issues, and anxiety, do we s
Ep. 004: Improving Philippine Elections
Hey listeners! For this episode, I am wearing my election observer hat, and we'll be talking about how the Philippine automated election system (or the AES) can still be improved. We are going to be a bit techie this time, but listen well, because the fat