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12 August 2025

Indian security personnel frisk civilians during a random search operation at a market ahead of India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 12, 2025. Security is beefed up in the region ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, to mark independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.

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#12638141

12 August 2025

Indian security personnel frisk civilians during a random search operation at a market ahead of India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 12, 2025. Security is beefed up in the region ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, to mark independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.

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#12638129

12 August 2025

An Indian security personnel inspects a man's identity card during a random search operation at a market ahead of India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 12, 2025. Security is beefed up in the region ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, to mark independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.

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#12638131

12 August 2025

An Indian security personnel frisks the bag of a civilian during a random search operation at a market ahead of India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 12, 2025. Security is beefed up in the region ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, to mark independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.

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#12638138

12 August 2025

An Indian security personnel inspects a man's identity card during a random search operation at a market ahead of India's Independence Day in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 12, 2025. Security is beefed up in the region ahead of India's Independence Day celebrations. India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on August 15, to mark independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.

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#12226582

4 April 2025

(Left to right) Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff Lt. General Jimmy Larida, Philippine National Police chief PGen. Rommel Marbil, and Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia attend the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines holds three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226583

4 April 2025

Philippine Statistics Authority civil registrar general Claire Dennis Mapa speaks during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226584

4 April 2025

Philippine Statistics Authority civil registrar general Claire Dennis Mapa speaks during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226585

4 April 2025

Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief of Staff Lt. General Jimmy Larida and Philippine National Police chief PGen. Rommel Marbil attend the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines holds three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226586

4 April 2025

Department of Education Secretary Juan Edgardo ''Sonny'' Angara speaks during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226587

4 April 2025

Department of Education Secretary Juan Edgardo ''Sonny'' Angara speaks during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226588

4 April 2025

Representatives from election observers and Commissioner Aimee Ferolino of the Commission on Elections attend the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226589

4 April 2025

Representatives from election observers, Commissioner Aimee Ferolino, and Chairperson George Erwin Garcia of the Commission on Elections hold copies of signed documents at the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226590

4 April 2025

Commission on Elections chairperson George Erwin Garcia (background) holds a copy of signed documents alongside commissioner Aimee Ferolino (foreground) during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226591

4 April 2025

Philippine Statistics Authority civil registrar general Claire Dennis Mapa holds signed documents during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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#12226593

4 April 2025

Commission on Elections commissioner Aimee Ferolino (foreground), alongside chairperson George Erwin Garcia (back, left) and Department of Education secretary Juan Edgardo ''Sonny'' Angara (back, right), sign documents during the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Random Manual Audit of the 2025 Philippine midterm elections at the Commission on Elections in Manila, Philippines, on April 4, 2025. The random manual audit is a provision in the Philippines' automated election law that double-checks a selected sample of ballots to ensure they match the scanned ballots fed into the Automated Counting Machine during the elections. The Philippines has three elections in 2025, with its midterm national and local elections on May 12, 2025, the parliamentary election in its Bangsamoro region on October 13, 2025, and the local barangay elections on December 1, 2025.

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