John Nery

3 weeks ago | rappler.com | John Nery |Cara Angeline Oliver

The surprising results of the 2025 elections have focused public attention on the pre-election surveys. Did they in fact call it wrong? Do they influence voters and condition minds? What role should surveys play in democratic elections? In this episode of In The Public Square, Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by three survey group presidents: Pulse Asia president Ronald Holmes, OCTA Research president Ranjit Rye, and WR Numero Research president Cleve Arguelles.

1 month ago | rappler.com | John Nery |Cara Angeline Oliver

The fact that reelectionist Bong Go topped the Senate elections was not a surprise — the last surveys had put him in first place. But former senator Bam Aquino emerging a strong second, and former senator Kiko Pangilinan safe in fifth place? That was a surprise. There were many other surprises: Akbayan getting the most number of party-list votes in history, the underwhelming performance of Bong Revilla, Ben Tulfo, and Abby Binay, and the unexpected strength of Rodante Marcoleta.

1 month ago | rappler.com | John Nery |Cara Angeline Oliver

Less than a week before the 2025 midterm elections, but how do the elections look outside so-called Imperial Manila? In this episode of In the Public Square, Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by distinguished journalists from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao: Kimberlie Quitasol, managing editor of Northern Dispatch in Baguio City; Francis Allan Angelo, editor-in-chief of the Daily Guardian in Iloilo City; and Rappler Mindanao bureau chief Herbie Gomez in Cagayan de Oro City.