Mathematics as a Tool for Critical Citizenship: The Case of the Philippine National Elections 2022

• Main Authors: Briones, Jeric C., De Jesus, Vitus Paul L., Miro, Eden Delight, Toledo, Nhoriel I., Vistro-Yu, Catherine P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Applied Mathematics; Mathematics; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/257; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0192479
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper showcases an example of how mathematics was utilized to debunk a suspected anomaly in election returns in the aftermath of the Philippine national elections last May 2022. Initial results of the automated elections yielded numbers that the public deemed suspicious. In response to a call f...