Ano Ba 'Tong e-Boto?

Karapatan mo’ng bumoto, pero sa paraang matalino. 'Yan ang endgoal natin dito.

e-Boto is an online platform where you can post, share and get verified information about national and local candidates for the upcoming 2022 Philippine National Elections. It provides a perfect opportunity for you, as voters, to consider the issues you truly care about and decide which candidates are worthy of your support.

Compare. Verify. Vote. We're with you every step of the way.

Under this initiative, politically relevant details are collated and presented in a form that's thorough yet simple and fun to help Filipinos know their candidates better and make an informed choice while voting.

Tama lang na maging mapanuri. Ayos lang maging suplado o suplada. Ang importante, 'di ka mabilis magpadala.

e-Boto is a non-partisan website. ‘Di kami affiliated sa kahit na anong political party o organization.

e-Boto is powered by Pinas Forward, a national movement of young leaders and advocates who work for a better Philippines through the power of technology and connectivity. Its diverse network includes private companies, academic institutions, public and private organizations, religious groups, and local government units.

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e-Boto belongs to the alliance of fact-checkers and consortium Tsek.PH. Tsek.ph is the country’s first fact-checking collaboration launched in 2019 to curb election-related misinformation. Members of the e-Boto team are also set to undergo upskilling and training under Tsek.PH.

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Thanks to the help and support of these groups, our e-Boto online library of candidate information is made possible.

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Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)

PPCRV is a national parish-based political but non- partisan lay movement that works assiduously for Clean, Honest, Accurate, Meaningful, and Peaceful elections.

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1. Ano ba'tong e-Boto?

e-Boto is an online platform where you can post, share and get verified information about national and local candidates for the upcoming 2022 Philippine National Elections. It provides a perfect opportunity for you, as voters, to consider the issues you truly care about and decide which candidates are worthy of your support.

2. Wala ba kayong kinikilingan?

Wala rin kaming pinoprotektahan! We neither support or oppose political candidates and parties but this does not mean that we cannot take positions on political issues.

3. Ano ba ang layunin ng e-Boto?

e-Boto's mission is to give Filipinos free, unbiased and in-depth information about current Philippine officials, candidates, and issues.

4. How does e-Boto work?

Under this initiative, politically relevant details are collated and presented in a form that's thorough, yet simple and fun, to help Filipinos know their candidates better and make an informed choice while voting.

5. Sino'ng nasa likod ng e-Boto?

e-Boto is powered by Pinas Forward, a national movement of young leaders and advocates who work for a better Philippines through the power of technology and connectivity. Its diverse network includes private companies, academic institutions, public and private organizations, religious groups, and local government units.

6. Is e-Boto credible and reliable?

Bawal ang fake news dito. We make sure all the information presented in this website has been thoroughly reviewed and validated.

Kina-career ng bawat e-Boto researcher ang misyon na magbigay ng tama at totoong impormasyon. Kaya naman sa tulong ng mga upskilling at trainings mula Tsek.PH, isang collaborative fact-checking project for the 2022 Philippines’ elections na binubuo ng mga miyembro ng academe, media and civil society, sinisiguro naming malalabanan ang election-related misinformation.

7. Saan kinukuha ng e-Boto ang mga impormasyon tungkol sa bawat kandidato?

Lahat ng datos na ibinabahagi namin ay publicly available online at accessible by anyone, anywhere. Hindi ito mula sa chismis, hula, at haka-haka. Allergic ang lahat ng e-Boto platforms sa mga impormasyong hindi sinaliksik at walang tamang basehan kaya laging handa ang mga e-Boto warriors (aka researchers) na mag-fact check ng bawat detalye.

We also want to make it clear that we are not competing against other media organizations. In fact, ang ilan sa mga datos at kaalamang ibinabahagi namin dito sa e-Boto ay mula rin sa mga mapagkakatiwalaang news outlets dito sa bansa (with proper citation pa ‘yan, siyempre!).

Lagi rin naming sinisiguro that everything is working and up to date sa e-Boto website. No information is taken for granted. We constantly check our content, data and design to provide users a complete, uninterrupted at talagang pangmalakasang e-Boto experience.

8. Gaano ka-'Legit' at reliable ang mga survey at poll results sa e-Boto?

Walang ‘rigging’ o manipulation na nagaganap sa mga e-Boto survey at poll results. We also always make sure to filter and eliminate inattentive and bogus respondents. ‘Yan ang edge namin dito!

8. Sino'ng pwedeng sumali sa e-Boto?

Any Filipino citizen above 18 years old may register and make contributions to this website, subject to approval.

9. Paano ko maa-access ang ibang features ng e-Boto? May bayad ba?

Walang singilang magaganap sa aming website. Pero para ma-enjoy mo ang full e-Boto experience, simply sign-up with your contact details. Don’t miss out on other exciting features. Registration is quick, easy and FREE! I-click mo lang ang Sign-up

10. Pwede ba ko'ng mag-upload ng info tungkol sa kandidato?

Oo naman! Just make sure that you register first so you can help us update a candidate's profile.

Please note, however, that the information you'll provide is still subject to verification and approval.

11. Pwede ba ko'ng tumulong mag-FACT CHECK o mag-correct ng entries?

Masaya kaming ka-bonding…lalo na sa fact-checking! CONTACT US kung may mapapansin kang impormasyon dito na sa tingin mo ay kulang o mali. Please note, however, that the information you'll provide is still subject to verification and approval.

If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to

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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

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Data we collect from you:

Application, attendance, or service request forms

We normally ask for your personal information such as full name, email address, contact numbers, mailing address, ID photo, together with other relevant information through the forms that we provide when you apply or join our programs, attend events we organize, or request for services we provide.

Web cookies

When you visit our websites, your web browser will store tiny pieces of information on your computer called cookies. Some of these cookies help the site verify who you are and take note of your user login information to provide the essential security measures so you could perform the corresponding actions such as commenting on articles or managing the site. Third-party cookies for Google Analytics measure and “remember” user-interactions on our websites. This helps us track and report website traffic and helps us optimize our online services.

Third party involvement

We may employ third-parties to deliver some of the services on our behalf or to provide the platforms, tools, and solutions that are essential to our services. We generally use third-party platforms for the storage and processing of personal information. These third parties do not assume ownership of your data as provided in their contracts under intellectual property. Neither do they sell or share personal information placed on their systems with other third parties, except in a few exceptional circumstances when you explicitly request to share it or when they are required to do so by law.

Hyperlinks to other online resources

Our online services may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

How we use your personal data

All personal data collected shall be used by the organization to carry out its functions. The data serves to manage the user’s registration on the website.

Data on benefactors and sponsors serve to provide information on their involvement and support in the project initiatives and undertakings.

All personal data may also be used to facilitate the operations and improvement of other services provided by e-Boto to its users.

How we protect your personal information

Confidentiality

Any information we collect from you is treated as personal information and with confidentiality. Only the data subject and the authorized representative(s) of e-Boto or Pinas Forward will have access to such personal data, for a lawful purpose. We do not share your personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals except in the following situations:

When you provide consent to do so. These include situations wherein you explicitly share information to other individuals on communication or collaborative platforms that we provide.

With outsourced information processors. We tap third-party service providers to provide solutions so we could improve or extend the availability and accessibility of our services.

Legal requirements. This includes meeting applicable laws or enforced regulations, investigating violations of the terms of service, and protection of institutional rights or those of other individuals.

We will, for example, send you text messages, email, promotional materials and the like from e-Boto. Information gathered

Security

We will make all reasonable arrangements to ensure that personal data in our possession or under our control are protected against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

Storage & Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary in order to fulfill the purposes for which the data was initially obtained.

We will ensure that personal data under its custody are protected against any accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, and unlawful or unauthorized disclosure, as well as against any other unlawful use or processing. The Academy shall enforce and implement appropriate security measures in storing collected personal information, depending on the nature of the information. All information gathered shall not be retained for a period longer than required. After the required retention, all hard and soft files of personal information shall be disposed of and destroyed, through secured means.

How you can access and control the personal information we maintain about you

You have the right to reasonable access to your personal data being processed by e-Boto and dispute the inaccuracy or errors in your personal information. You also have the right to complain and be indemnified for any damages sustained due to inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, false, unlawfully obtained, or unauthorized use of personal data.

You may request for the suspension, withdrawal, blocking, removal, or destruction of your personal information if they were processed illegally or if there are no overriding legitimate grounds for such processing. We will delete your personal information at your request if it is no longer necessary to retain them and if you withdraw your consent which formed the basis of your personal information processing.

You may get in touch with us by sending an email to info@eboto.ph and inform us of your concerns including your contact details.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Your continued use of the e-Boto website after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Contact Information

If you want additional information or have queries or complaints, please contact us via email.

Effective Date: January 7, 2022