Fearless Forecast: 2013 Midterm Elections

from specials.sunstar.com.ph

My forecast for the winners of the 2013 Midterm Elections for Senators:

1. Loren Legarda
2. Francis Escudero
3. Alan Peter Cayetano
4. Grace Poe
5. Nancy Binay
6. Cynthia Villar
7. JV Ejercito
8. Bam Aquino
9. Koko Pimentel
10. Antonio Trillanes IV
11. Sonny Angara
12. Gringo Honasan

7 Election Commandments

May 13, 2013 is the 31^st Philippine Senate Election.
Here are 7 Election Commandments you shall abide by on the day that is more festive than all of the Philippine festivals combined.

Summary of Senatorial Candidates' Stands on Philippine Issues

A good friend of mine shared the issues grid she found from her Facebook wall. It contains the names of all the senatorial candidates and their stands on hot national issues such as RH Bill, Sin Tax Law, Cybercrime Law and Divorce, to name a few. The original copy is no longer clear, so I retyped them in Excel, and made a jpeg copy below.

How to Locate Your Voting Precinct on May 13, 2013

The Comelec provides an online tool, The Precinct Finder, to locate your precinct or polling place on the Election Day.

There is also a link to Precinct FinderTips you can go to if you have trouble with name verification. This is common for those with prefix and suffix names such as Ma., Maria, Jr., Sr., II, III, etc. A screen grab is provided below for the Precinct Finder Tips.

In my case, I tried about 6 combinations of my suffix name JR to no avail. Good thing I already have my Voter's ID which shows where I should put my JR, and whether there should be a period or none. Also upon scrutiny, your Voter’s ID already bears your precinct no. Then again, it is still good to check the Comelec’s portal because it has a link to Google maps.

For Android users, you can also check the status of your registration and eligibility for elections using the ABS-CBN Interactive application Comelec Halalan 2013.

Vote wisely. Make a difference.

Have you made your list of 12 senators? Check out mine at My Pick: Senatorial Line-Up.

My Pick: Senatorial Line-Up

The National Election is in two weeks and I have not made my choices of senators yet.

The internet does not return any search for a complete list of senatorial candidates except for Wikipedia, so I used it to make my partial list below.