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IT’S ELECTION DAY! Follow our live panel discussion delivering updates, breaking news, analyses for #PHVote 2022 elections. WATCH: youtu.be/D9UaIg2xi3k

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Philippines’ Queen of Trails Ariana Evangelista is on the way to Vietnam for the 2021 #SEAGames! She will represent the country in mountain biking. Evangelista said she can’t help but get emotional with her journey ahead. 📷 Ariana Evangelista

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"Anyone who assumes in the presidency will have a hard time because we are entering staglation," says Joey Salceda, the reelected Albay lawmaker. Stagflation says is a combination of high inflation rates and slow economic growth. #PHVote #WeDecide

Marcos faces pandemic scars, P12-trillion international debt – Salceda

'Anyone who assumes in the presidency will have a hard time because we are entering stagflation,' says Joey Salceda, the reelected Albay lawmaker. Stagflation says is a combination of high inflation...

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For the many volunteers at PPCRV’s command center, doing their civic duty goes beyond casting one’s vote. #PHVote #WeDecide

‘I wanted to do something more’: PPCRV overflowing with wave of volunteers

For the many volunteers at PPCRV’s command center, doing their civic duty goes beyond casting one’s vote

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Presumptive vice president Sara Duterte will be education secretary, presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong�? Marcos Jr. said Wednesday, May 11. #PHVote #WeDecide READ: rappler.com/nation/electio

Candidates from the clan of the Valeras and Bernoses emerge victorious in provincial and municipal races in Abra, defeating bets of the Bersamin and Luna clans. #PHVote #WeDecide

Valeras, Bernoses sweep Abra polls

Candidates from the clan of the Valeras and Bernoses emerge victorious in provincial and municipal races in Abra, defeating bets of the Bersamin and Luna clans

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Here’s a step-by-step look into how volunteers help out at the PPCRV command center at the University of Santo Tomas. #PHVote #WeDecide

WATCH: How volunteers help encode election returns at the PPCRV command center

Here’s a step-by-step look into how volunteers help out at the PPCRV command center at the University of Santo Tomas

Vice President Leni Robredo tells her supporters to accept the election results, but they must also use their grief to fuel their fight for the change they want to see in the country. #PHVote #WeDecide

'Tuloy-tuloy lang': Robredo once again becomes pillar of strength for grieving Nagueños

Vice President Leni Robredo tells her supporters to accept the election results, but they must also use their grief to fuel their fight for the change they want to see in the country

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The Marcos camp says the late dictator taught the son 'the value and meaning of true leadership' #PHVote #WeDecide

Marcos Jr. visits grave of father, his 'inspiration'

The Marcos camp says the late dictator taught the son 'the value and meaning of true leadership'

The Manila mayor started out as an exciting candidate, but several factors contribute to his downward spiral. #PHVote #WeDecide More in this in-depth by Pia Ranada:

How Isko Moreno's promising candidacy petered out

The Manila mayor started out as an exciting candidate, but several factors contribute to his downward spiral

Serrano entered the beauty industry by working as an assistant at a local salon. Rest in peace, Fanny!

Celebrity stylist and makeup artist Fanny Serrano dies at 74

Serrano entered the beauty industry by working as an assistant at a local salon

"Dahil she is a mother she wants to make sure that the children are well-trained and well-educated and that is the best motivation that we can hope for," says Marcos Jr. #PHVote #WeDecide

Sara Duterte will be education secretary - Marcos Jr.

'Dahil she is a mother she wants to make sure that the children are well-trained and well-educated and that is the best motivation that we can hope for,' says Marcos Jr.

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Sara Duterte will be education secretary - Marcos Jr.

'Dahil she is a mother she wants to make sure that the children are well-trained and well-educated and that is the best motivation that we can hope for,' says Marcos Jr.

Leni Robredo tops the presidential race in Iloilo with 728,781 or 54.81% of votes based on partial, unofficial results. She also won in the province in the 2016 vice-presidential race. #PHVote #WeDecide

Iloilo leads Western Visayas in ‘pink’ votes

Leni Robredo tops the presidential race in Iloilo with 728,781 or 54.81% of votes based on partial, unofficial results. She also won in the province in the 2016 vice-presidential race.

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JUST IN. Ateneo lives to see another day as the Blue Eagles force a do-or-die Game 3 against the history-seeking UP Fighting Maroons! #UAAPFinals #UAAPSeason84 #OBF

Ateneo solves UP puzzle, forces finals do-or-die

Ateneo lives to see another day as the Blue Eagles force a do-or-die Game 3 against the history-seeking UP Fighting Maroons

STILL ALIVE! JUST IN. Ateneo lives to see another day as the Blue Eagles force a do-or-die title match after surviving the UP Fighting Maroons in Game 2, 69-66! #UAAPSeason84 #UAAPFinals HIGHLIGHTS: rappler.com/sports/uaap/ga

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LOOK: Filipinos in Melbourne gather for a vigil at Federation Square to say No to Marcos-Duterte 2022 and to express dismay over COMELEC's handling of the recent polls.

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UAAP | Kouame with another split. Ateneo 67-63 with a little over a minute left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

UAAP | Lucero 2/2 at the line. UP down 63-65. Ildefonso gets fouled on a drive. 1:33 minutes left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

#ICYMI: On the Campaign Trail with

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: How has organized disinformation campaigns changed the media landscape for the 2022 elections?

#ICYMI: On the Campaign Trail with @jnery_newsstand: How has organized disinformation campaigns changed the media landscape for the 2022 elections?

UAAP | Former UP stars Paul Desiderio, Jun Manzo, Kobe Paras, and Juan Gomez de Liaño are all in attendance to watch the Fighting Maroons possibly end a three-decade title drought! #UAAPFinals #UAAPSeason84

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UAAP | Kouame ties the game with a free throw, hauls down the offensive rebound, and gives Ateneo the lead, 63-61. 2:20 minutes left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

UAAP | Diouf sinks his free throws. UP 61-60 with less than three minutes left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

Here are snapshots of voter reactions to the unofficial results. #PHVote #WeDecide

Bagong Pilipinas? How Filipinos see the next 6 years under Marcos Jr.

Here are snapshots of voter reactions to the unofficial results

UAAP | Belangel shot rolls in. Ateneo 60-59 with 3:30 left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

UAAP | Ildefonso and Tamayo trade buckets here in the fourth. UP 59-58 with four minutes left. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

WATCH: Hundreds of volunteers gathered at the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting’s (PPCRV) command center at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion to help encode election returns.

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reports. #PHVote #WeDecide

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The poll body says special elections will be held in 14 barangays in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after failure of elections, affecting 8,295 voters. #PHVote #WeDecide

Comelec to hold special elections in 14 BARMM barangays

The poll body says special elections will be held in 14 barangays in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after failure of elections, affecting 8,295 voters

UAAP | Ateneo led by as many as 15 points, 45-30. UP has outscored the defending champions 27-11 since. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

UAAP | Tamayo for three! UP takes the lead, 57-56. #UAAPFinals #OBF #UPFight

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Defensor of the National Unity Party and the local Uswag Ilonggo Party gets 891,980 votes of 1.2 million registered voters in Iloilo province. #PHVote #WeDecide

Iloilo Governor Art Defensor glides to second term

Defensor of the National Unity Party and the local Uswag Ilonggo Party gets 891,980 votes of 1.2 million registered voters in Iloilo province

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Asked if the US has concerns over a Marcos presidency, the US State Dept prefers to wait until a president-elect is officially declared. But some priorities as it works with an incoming PH govt: human rights, rule of law.

US to work with incoming PH gov’t on human rights, rule of law

Asked specifically if the United States has concerns over a Marcos presidency, a State Department spokesperson says, 'We look forward to working with the president-elect on the shared values and the...

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UAAP | END OF 3Q: The Mall of Asia is filled to the brim with excited and nervous fans as UP plays catch-up to Ateneo once again! Eagles lead Maroons, 49-45! #UAAPFinals #UAAPSeason84

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