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Bakit kaya hindi nababahala si Brillantes sa mga palpak ng NPO?
Nakakapagtaka, nakakaduda at nakakabahala ang hindi pagkabahala ng Commission on Elections sa mga palpak na nagyayari sa bidding ng pag-imprinta ng balota na gagamitin sa 2013 na eleksyun. Inamin ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. na palpak ang mga balota … Continue reading
The high cost of a Corona conviction
Malacañang says the decision not to re-appoint Gus Lagman as Comelec commissioner has nothing to do with the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona presided by Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile. They should tell that to the Marines. Following is … Continue reading
Bakit hindi pa nasampahan ng kaso si Abalos?
Bakit ba hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa na-isampa ang kasong electoral sabotage laban kay dating Commission on Election chairman Benjamin Abalos na inirekomenda ng joint panel ng Department of Justice at Comelec? Ito rin ang tanong ni Sen.Senator Aquilino “Koko” … Continue reading
Paano isulong ni Brillantes ang reporma sa Comelec?
Ang isang malaking kasalanan ni Gloria Arroyo sa sambayanang Pilipino ay ang pagsira ng mga institusyon pangdemokrasya para lamang manatili siya sa kapangyarihan. Sinira niya ang military nang ginamit niya ito para mandaya para sa kanya noong 2004 na eleksyun. … Continue reading
Comelec chief accused of unethical behavior
I did the following article for VERA Files. It’s also in the Manila Times, TV5′s Interaksyon, and Yahoo. The displaced director of the Commission on Elections’ Law Department has accused Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. of unethical behavior for allegedly … Continue reading
Strange movements at the Comelec
A number of recent movements at the Commission on Elections don’t make sense. Update: Rafanan also removed from DOJ-COMELEC probe team. Brillantes says he is “uncontrollable” http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/26/11/rafanan-removed-poll-fraud-fact-finding-team The person who has always been known to be uncompromising in matters of … Continue reading
Very satisfied
Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal, Tita de Villa, national chair of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, and Smartmatic people were all beaming with pride in last Friday’s presentation by Mahar Mangahas of the Social Weather Stations findings on the … Continue reading
Hindi kailangan ng taumbayan ang bastos na opisyal katulad ni Ferrer
Kawawa naman itong sina Melchor Magdamo at Arwin Serrano. Naglakas ng loob isiwalat ang bulok sa Commission on Election. Sa halip na purihin at binigyan ng medalya, minura at dinuro pa sila ni Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer. Nangyari itong insidente isang … Continue reading
Pakinggan ang reklamo, tuloy ang canvassing
Huwag tayong masyadong maiinip sa pag-iimbestiga ng mga reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang eleksyon. Mabuti na hindi lang basta-basta isinasantabi ang mga lumalabas na reklamo tungkol sa mga palpak sa nakaraang automated elections. Hindi katulad nang nangyari noong … Continue reading
Comelec succumbs to pressure, halts release of election results
The Commission on Elections on Tuesday decided to stop releasing updates of last Monday’s elections on the request of lawyers of some presidential and vice presidential bets. Comelec Commissioner Lucenito Tagle said the en banc was supposed to have issued … Continue reading
