No election failure amid reports of faulty machines and violence - BusinessWorld Online

Comelec chief: 2025 elections more peaceful than previous polls

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia says the May 12, 2025 mid-term polls has been the most peaceful so far in terms of figures on election-related violence.**media[11302]**This was in the context of the 128 incidents of election-related violence tallied in 2019 and more or less 120 in 2022. As of the press conference on Monday, May 12, Garcia said that they have recorded 44 incidents of election-related violence."It st…

311 ACM issues in Eleksyon 2025 lower compared to previous polls - Comelec head

The Commission on Elections reported at least 311 machine-related issues during the 2025 Philippine elections-- a number that Comelec Chairperson George Garcia believes to be relatively lower compared to similar incidents in previous national polls.

No election failure amid reports of faulty machines and violence - BusinessWorld Online

By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, and Adrian H. Halili, Reporters THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday there was no failure of elections in the 2025 midterm elections despite sweeping issues on faulty automated counting machines (ACMs), disinformation, and tensions in high-risk areas. Speaking at The Manila Hotel, Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia said an election failure means electoral items did not arrive o…

Voters flag voided ballots, issues with ACMs in 2025 midterm polls

THE NEWLY deployed automated counting machines (ACMs) for the midterm elections caused significant delays at polling precincts nationwide after encountering technical glitches on election day. The machines — leased from South Korean firm Miru Systems — reportedly overheated and rejected voters’ ballots, disrupting the voting process in several areas. As of 6:30 p.m., 49% of the 1,140 verified election violations and errors involved ACM malfuncti…

ACM errors continue to make up majority of issues encountered during May 12 polls – Kontra Daya

With just a few hours until the closing of polls, Vote Report PH and Kontra Daya say that ACM errors make up more than half of verified reports. ACM error reports include paper jams, mismatch of actual votes versus VVPAT results and overvoting due to slight smudges/markings on the ballot, with the last two also resulting in vote disenfranchisement. Illegal campaigning reports reveal the display and distribution of campaign materials including sa…

ACM errors troubled voters the most in #Halalan2025

Election watchdogs Vote Report PH and Kontra Daya reported that 42.11 percent of the 79 verified incidents received today, May 12, are related to Automated Counting Machine (ACM) errors.