Watch: the EU EOM Philippines 2025 presents its Final Report

The Final Report includes 21 recommendations that the EU EOM, in line with its mandate, offers for the consideration of Philippines’ political and electoral authorities, political parties, civil society, and the public at large. 

Among these, Chief Observer Marta Temido highlighted as priorities the need to:

- recodify and harmonise the legal framework to remove discrepancies and inconsistencies;

- make explicit in the legislation the right of access to polling precincts to all accredited election observers and party representatives; 

- eliminate restrictions on the rights to vote and be elected;

- repeal criminal defamation provisions in favour of civil sanctions;

- achieving gender parity and alternation in elected and appointed positions;

- take effective measures to ensure the secrecy of the vote for all voters.

Chief Observer Marta Temido described this last measure as "one of the most effective means to address vote buying.”

Link to FINAL REPORT

Link to PRESS RELEASE

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