Europe EditionDigital voting breeds distrust among overseas Filipino workers
- The Philippines implemented a new online voting system starting April 13 to allow overseas Filipino workers to cast ballots ahead of Monday's mid-term elections.
- The system aims to increase turnout among 1.22 million registered overseas voters, but confusion and fears of disenfranchisement have emerged among users and watchdogs.
- Many voters, including Filipino migrant workers like Jun Burlasa III and activist Eman Villanueva, expressed doubts about vote verification and described the system as confusing and suspicious.
- Comelec officials, including Ian Geonanga, acknowledged feedback concerns and are studying improvements, while watchdogs warn that distrust risks widespread disenfranchisement.
- Experts like Ona Caritos and Danilo Arao warn that distrust in the online system could reduce OFW participation in future elections and undermine government legitimacy if election results are not trusted.
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The urgent need to vote
**media[10193]**NIGHT OWLThere is no civic act more powerful, more fundamental, or more intimate to the Filipino people than the simple act of casting a ballot. Each time we line up under the heat of the sun or the threat of rain, we carry our hopes, our frustrations, and our dreams for the future in a single sheet of paper or the press of a button. Yet this ritual—so central to the promise of democracy—can too easily be taken for granted, surre…
Digital voting breeds OFWs' distrust
(UPDATE) A NEW online voting system aimed at boosting turnout among the country's millions of overseas workers ahead of Monday's midterm elections has been marked by confusion and fears of disenfranchisement. Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have already cast their ballots in the race dominated by a bitter feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his impeached vice president, Sara Duterte. While official turnout figures are n…
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Digital voting breeds distrust among overseas Filipino workers
A new online voting system aimed at boosting turnout among the Philippines' millions of overseas workers ahead of Monday's mid-term elections has been marked by confusion and fears of disenfranchisement.
Discussion | Pros and cons of e-voting in SA
Discussion | Pros and cons of e-voting in SA Janine2 Fri, 05/09/2025 - 16:30 JOHANNESBURG - Whenever elections approach in South Africa, the conversation inevitably turns to electronic voting.But are we ready to migrate to a paperless system?Will it eliminate suspicions of vote rigging that often come up from political parties in our polls?What are the pros and cons of going digital?Cyber security expert Andy Mashaile, former IEC commissioner T…
Tech Advancements Of Online Voting Systems: Improved Safety And Reliability
Online voting has, in one form or another, been with us for a couple of decades. From simple online polls and voting for your favorite reality TV star, all the way to voting in elections for government offices and company board rooms, online voting has seen tremendous development which has now made it the quickest, by far the most convenient, and arguably the safest way of casting votes and making decisions. In this article, we will have a look …
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