The anti-fraud group Kontra Daya today warned that the inclusion in the national canvassing of questionable votes from Maguindanao and other fraud tainted provinces will further incite protest actions against the Comelec.
Another protest action is set on Wednesday next week at the Philippine International Convention Center where the national canvassing is being held. Last week’s rally drew a mixed crowd of opposition figures, militant groups and concerned citizens. Organizers estimate the rally to have peaked at around 3,000.
“There is already clear evidence that the elections in Maguindanao were rigged. The uncounted election returns and the highly improbable zero turn out for the opposition are the surest signs of election irregularities in the area. In the face of this glaring proof, canvassing of these votes will only demolish the credibility of the elections,” said Kontra Daya convenor Fr. Joe Dizon.
Last week, progressive partlyist groups produced affidavits and evidence showing that election returns from Pagalungan town in Maguindanao were not canvassed thereby raising questions on the 12-0 administration sweep that was reported by the Comelec. Opposition lawyers also discovered the highly improbable zero votes for the opposition in some areas in Maguinandao.
“The Comelec must exclude Maguindanao and proclaim the first batch of winners to end suspicion that the poll body is trying to give fraud operators time to change the results of the elections,” Dizon said.
“We have to put pressure on the Comelec and protest the continued attempts to subvert the people’s vote. That is what the rally is about,” he added.
Not so peaceful in Lanao
Kontra Daya was also cautious in accepting the assessment of Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento that the special elections in Lanao were generally peaceful.
“Commissioner Sarmiento’s assessment is too generous. Is he basing his report on what the military and police are saying or on what the Lanao people are experiencing?
Media reported several incidents of violence before and during the special polls in Lanao.
Kontra Daya sent a team to observe the Lanao special elections. The initial report of the team will be released next week.
“The Comelec must exclude Maguindanao and proclaim the first batch of winners to end suspicion that the poll body is trying to give fraud operators time to change the results of the elections,”
Very sensible appeal! What’s wrong with Comelec? Did they really believe that their dilly dallying will convince peple to shut up?
Ellen,
I think Carmen Pedrosa is close to becoming senile:
“If you are attentive enough you will find a recurring theme in pro-opposition articles: that the people have spoken and they are against President GMA. They ignore the hard facts about the results of the election, with the majority party winning congressional seats overwhelmingly.”
Tanga!
Hindi pa ba ibabagsak yang si pandak lalong nasisira pangalan ng Pilipinsa dahil s kanya mas grabe pa ata sya kaysa kay Erap at least si Erap pera s huweteng na accuse d naman pera ng taong bayan o ng gobyerno un itong si unano pera ng taong bayan ginagamit nya para makapamndaya
Proclaim the winning candidates up to Trillanes!
Ay sorry Yuko, nalimutan ko na tuloy si Koko!
Ulit: Proclaim the 12 winning candidates hanggang kay Koko Pimentel!
Kung gusto ni Blinky glue ay mag-create siya ng no 13 slot na bagay sa kanyang nag-aagawang mga hudas na TUTA!
Chi,
Agree ako diyan completely: Proclaim na – bakit ano pa ba ang hinihintay ni Abalos? Money from Malacanang?
Grrrrrr
Carmen Pedrosa has turned to become an illusionist!
Oo nga, “hard facts” palang matatawag na sila-sila, KAMPI ni Blinky Glue at LAKAS ni Blinky Glue rin, ang naglaban-laban sa local levels?
Talaga, Anna. Si Carmen P&*^^%$ ay tanga!
Itong sina Abaloslos, Assperon, Siraulo Gungongzales, si Tiyanak at iba pang alyado nila ay mga naka-glue (epoxy) sa puwesto. Sa sobrang kapal nila baka hindi tablan ng kahit anong pressure.
Kailan kaya darating ang ganitong headline? –
“FINALLY, GLORIA MAKAPAL ARROVO Y PIDAL IS OUSTED.” Hope it comes out very soon.
Anna,
KOMOLEK tser Abalos waits for the bags of money from Korecto, the husband of Ate Vi.
But people already knew his modus operandi so, nadun siya sa Lanao at nagbabantay ng mababayaran!
Ellen,
My search for the full text of the HUMAN SECURITY ACT of 2007 has turned up nothing. The usually reliable Chan-Robles site doesn’t have it yet.
Is it possible for you to email me a copy?
Many thanks.
Skip, I don’t have but once I get a copy, I will.
Talaga, Anna. Pedrosa has her own set of reality. Same with Gloria Arroyo and Belinda Cunanan.
Sabi ni Rene Sarmiento, so far daw no one talks to him kaya wala pang “hello Rene”!
Tanga rin pala itong si Rene, sinabi nang luma na ang “hello garci” kaya hindi na ‘yan ang ginagamit ngayon ni Blinky Glue and her TUTAs. Pinung-pino na ang cheating operation ngayon, HOY Rene! Naiiwanan ka sa pansitan! Or matagal ka ng merong order from the kumander- in-cheat of your role in the cheating hierarchy?! Naku, tigilan na ninyo kaming ululin mga bwisit!
Salamat, Ellen. Palapit ng palapit na ang petsa kung kailan
ipapatupad na ang batas na ito.
Kilala na natin ang hilatsa nitong iskwater ng Malakanyang. Siguradong sigurado, gagamitin niya ang batas na ito upang supilin ang lehitimong pagpapahayag ng taumbayan.
Skip, Ellen,
Nunca duda ako na hindi gagamiting nitong putragis na si Goria ang HUMAN SECURITY ACT of 2007…
Pagkatapos ng eleksyon, konting rally lang, papaluin niya ang taongbayan ng HUMAN SECURITY ACT of 2007.
Putragis na luka luka iyan. Dapat diyan ihampas sa pader ng Corregidor para matauhan!
Chi,
Re: Tanga rin pala itong si Rene, sinabi nang luma na ang “hello garci” kaya hindi na ‘yan ang ginagamit ngayon ni Blinky Glue and her TUTAs.
Pero kailangan subaybayan si putragis na asong ulol na si Abalaos. Kapag may mobile phone yan sa tenga, kodakin na kaagad at lagyan ng microphone. Sigurado, hindi nga lang Hello Garci pero Hello, Abalos na!
Putragis silang lahat. Mabilataukan sana sila ng malaking tinik ng isda! Mga alagad ng demonyo!
Deliberately delaying the counting should be condemned. It exudes incompetence and inefficiency.
Filipinos should demand for the removal of Abaloslos now and abolition of the Comelec! Time for Filipinos to learn how to vote wisely sans the killings and these warlords controlling their right to vote especially in ghost towns in Mindanao.
Bantayan ang boto sa PICC. We know of the ballots being switched over there. Ingatan!
Ano ba talaga ang gusto ni Pandak? Guerra patani?
Yuko,
Deliberately delaying the counting should be PUNISHED.
Hang Abalos and his crooked team from the highest lampposts or if not, pasagasaan sa bulldozers!
Yuko,
Ano na nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng guerra patani? Nakalimutan ko na, di ba mani iyang patani?
It’s an expression, Anna, when we had trouble at home with the siblings. I actually do not know what patani is.
Baka iyan ang gusto ni Pandak! Kating-kati na ang ungas for a military rule. Boba naman!
Ellen,
They should do these rallies every week if not everyday until Abaloslos learns to respect the will of the majority—NO TO PANDAK!!!
June 3- Celebration of the Phil. Independence here in New York City. Will there be a rally? Saan magkikita? Pray tell.
Last Sunday of June- Phil.-American Friendship Day in Jersey City- Any plans for a rally?
The Sunday before that- Philippine Independence Day Celebration in Passaic, New Jersey- Any plans for a rally?
Yuko,
Abalolos is already too old to relearn “respect the will of majority”. I bet, matatalo iyan ng pet doggie in Anna in terms of learning and relearning GMRC!
The Wednesday demonstration is most important,
It has become obvious to me by bloggers comments and my own difficulty in entering EllensVille this past Saturday & Sunday is because every ‘concerned citizen’ visits this site regularly to keep up with the latest information and comments.
This Wednesday is the chance for everyone to show their disapproval of the corrupt Abalos elections and the continued reluctance to give proper investigations into the various irregulararities in the precincts. We need to let Abalos know, loud and clear that we will not accept his Tom Foolery in this election like in 2004.
This time the evidence of Abalos’ Tom Foolery is revealed at the count in some cases before the polling day!
Abalos you can be as brazen as you like, at your ****ing peril. Enough is Enough
I suggest the demonstration should be aimed at Abalos only and loud and clear. Its time to concentrate on Abalos and his commissioners as they have the mandate to give and control CLEAN & PEACEFUL elections. Without the assistance of Abalos and his commissioners there cannot be any Tom Foolery, Period.
Hi guys, for your info…at katatawanan – kapalpakan ni blinky…
Filipino president’s hongi just misses
Photo / Mark Mitchell
Updated 1:45PM Monday May 28, 2007
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was a little off target with her hongi during her welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington today.
It was more forehead-to-forehead than nose-to-nose with with Warrant Officer Doug Wallace.
However, she faces more serious issues later with a Filipino trade unionist due to protest in a cage on the steps of Parliament this afternoon.
National Distribution Union Wellington Secretary Sheryl Cadman said the protest was to draw attention to an alleged 858 extra-judicial killings that have occurred since the President took power and to call for the release of Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran.
Mrs Cadman said “Ka Bel” is an ailing 74 year-old opposition congressman and trade union leader who was jailed 16 months ago on “trumped up” charges of sedition.
She said: “President Arroyo and her public relations machine have arrived in New Zealand with a smile on her face and a wreath for our unknown soldier – but back home humanitarian groups, the media, independent watchdogs and international observers are slamming the recent Filipino election as being rife with fraud, intimidation, killing and coercion of voters.”
ay, sayang, hindi nakasali yung photo…. pero i emailed Ellen the photo, and i hope she can show it in this blog….palpak si gma sa hongi (maori traditional greeting)
bakit hindi pumasok yung latest entry ko??? 🙁
sabi ni pandak….”Let me assure you that all his civil rights and human rights are protected by our laws and the administration of those laws.”
neknek niya…hibang na talaga. hindi alam kung ano ang lumalabas sa bibig niya. o hindi lang talaga marunong umintindi ng binabasa niya. kasi kung prepared speech ito, dapat pagkabasa niya, alam niyang hindi totoo. sabagay, sanay na sa kasinungalingan.
Myrna:
Good, good, good! I asked my NZ friend to tell her relatives in Auckland to join the rally against the Pandak. Salamat sa news! Dapat talaga ipahiya ang kumag na kriminal na iyan. In fact, we should tell our governments that she has actually not been properly voted by Filipinos, and that she is trying to do the same tricks again in their election to legitimize her illegal reign.
Nakakakulo ng dugo! Ang kapal ng apog!
BTW, Alston is an Australian. I hope he has informed a lot of Australians about the extrajudicial killings in the Philippines to arouse indignation among them against the Pandak.
Ang kapal talaga ng mukha. May gana pang mag-travel overseas e sinusuka na siya ng mga leaders ng mga bansang kinakalampag niya para mangutang at pagtapunan ng mga pilipinong hindi niya at ng mga kasama niyang ungas na mabigyan ng magandang trabaho sa Pilipinas. Sa totoo lang, masakit ang ulo ng mga bansang pinagtatapunan niya ng mga workers na pilipino.
Dito nga sa Japan, iniisip ng autoridad dito kung papaano lalong hihigpitan iyong mga isinisingit na mga caregiver daw kuno na hindi naman marunong magsalita ng wikang hapon. Delikado iyan. Lalong dadami ang mga pilipinong masasangkot sa krimen dito sa Japan. Kung sabagay, kuwarta iyan para sa akin, but I’d rather not see them in court and in jail para naman maipagmalaki ko ang bayang sinilangan.
medyo nakakahinga na ako ng maluwag ng lumalaki na ang lamang ni trillanes kasi pakiramdam ko dinadaya na siya pero di pa rin tayo nakaksiguro kasi magaling mandaya talaga ang administrasyong ito
NAKATAPAK LANG SI ZUBIRI SA NO.13 MARAMI NG DADA ANG MGA TAGA MALAKANYANG LALO NA YANG SI APOSTOL
myrna,
Sana ay merong magsabog ng kumukulong tubig sa mukha ni Blinkly Glue habang sinasabi niya ang ”Let me assure you that all his civil rights and human rights are protected by our laws and the administration of those laws.”
Sige, huwag na ninyong pabalikin dito ang bruha na ‘yan ng humihinga pa!
Myrna: Nakita ko yung photo of hongi greeting. Ang caption said- “nose to nose” greeting pero ang labas sa photo- “forehead to forehead”. Akala ko “sungay-an”. Kasi years back pag fiesta sa Sibalom, Antique pnasusungay ang dalawang carabao sa palaro.