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 2004 na ibinasura lang ni Sen. Francis Pangilinan at Rep. Raul Gonzales sa basurahang “Noted” ang mga reklamo kasama ang mga ebidensya ng dayaan.
Ngayon, kahit papaano pinapakinggan at hinihingan ng paliwanag ang Comelec at Smartmatic.
Ngayong araw magsisimula ang official canvassing ng mga boto para sa mga kandidato para presidente at bise-presidente. Sinabi ni Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile at iba pang mambabatas na malamang sa Hunyo 15, o bago pa lumampas sa petsa na yun, made-deklara na ang nanalo at magiging susunod na presidente.
Sana naman hindi madaling araw nila gawin yun katulad ng ginawa ni Gloria Arroyo noong 2004 na parang inisahan ang taumbayan.
Ilang kandidato na ang bumawi ng kanilang pag-concede ng kanilang pagkatalo.. At ilang private na election monitoring groups ang nagsasabing mali ang sinasabing “success” ang May 10 elections.
Meron pang Koala Bear alyas Robin. Natatawa ako sa mga usapang “Koala Bear” ngunit duda ako sa mga pinagsasabi niya. Imposible naman ang mga numero na pinagsasabi niya. Mukhang panggulo lang.
Para sa akin, matagumpay ang nakaraang eleksyun dahil nakapagboto naman ang karamihan ng ating kababayan. Ayun sa Comelec, sobra 35 milyon ang mga nakaboto. Mga 61 porsiyento ng 50 milyon na nakapag-rehistro. Ito ang pinakahuling numero na binigay ng Comelec. Noong unang araw pagkatapos ng eleksyun, kasi sinabi 75 na porsiyento ang bumuto.
Nabilang naman ba ang boto? Oo naman.
Ngayon may lumalabas na mga problema katulad ng petsa katulad ng April 28 na petsa ng “poll closed” sa iba Election Returns samantalang Mayo 10 ang eleksyun. Meron din balita na nakita ang mga PCOS machines sa bahay ng isang empleyado ng Smartmatic.
Nasagot naman ito ng Smartmatic at Comelec. Nagmali nga daw sa “time stamp” ang ibang makina. Ang time stamp ay ang paglagay in advance ng mga petsa. At naniniwala naman ako na hindi naman apektado ang boto na nakalagay doon.
Wala rin namang malisya ang pagdala ng Smartmatic na empleyado ng mga PCOS machine sa kanang bahay dahil hindi tinanggap ng Comelec at wala naman siyang mapaglagyan muna.
Totoo, maraming palpak. Dapat natin isipin na first time itong automated eleksyun at nationwide kaagad. Kaya nga bago mag-eleksyun ito ang aming wina-warning. At mukha namang nakakabuti na alam ng Comelec na bantay sarado tayo kaya ginawa naman nila ang kanilang makakaya para nga itaguyod ng maayos ang nakaraang eleksyun.
Maraming problemang lumabas katulad ng vote-buying at terorismo. Garapalan. Hindi na ito sakop ng automation . Ngunit responsibilidad pa rin ng Comelec at ng buong bayan. At sana sa mga susunod na eleksyon, mababawasan na ang salot na yun.
Ito lahat ay kasama sa tinatawag nating “growing pains”.
Ayaw ko maulit ang ating pagkakamali noong 2004 na eleksyun na basta na lang natin tinanggap ang resulta ng eleksyun dahil nagmamadali si Gloria Arroyo na maproklama at ayaw ng mga elitista na magiging presidente si Fernando Poe Jr. Kaya nang sumambulat ang “Hello Garci” tapes kung saan nabulgar, shocked tayo lahat.
Sa ngayon, mukhang nagkaroon ng maraming problema sa lokal na eleksyun. Ngunit mukhang hindi apektado ang tayo ng mga kandidato sa nasyunal. Mukhang ang mga nanalo ay talagang siyang binoto ng taumbayan.
Ngunit mabuti na rin na tingnan ang mga reklamo at ng maayos ang pagsulong natin.
“Pakinggan ang reklamo, tuloy ang canvassing”
Noted, Ellen! 🙂
mabuti na lamang at parehas taga oposisyon ang nakakuha ng dalawang unang posisyon sa pagka presidente at bise presidente… dahil kung hindi.. malamang hindi lang yan ang mga reklamong maririnig natin at hindi lang isang koala bear ang lalabas sa lungga na ang posibleng motibo ay idiskaril, iantala, dayain o isabotahe ang resulta ng halalan…
Salamat sa Panginoon dahil sa kabuuan ay naging maayos ang halalan at napawi ang malaking agam-agam ng mga mamamayan…
Sa ibang bansa ang automated election automated talaga. Centralized ang program at results ng election para walang bahid ng duda kung ano man ang maging resulta nito. At open sa gustong makakita o magreview ng program nito. Tapos highly encrypted pa para di mapakialam ng sinuman. Sa atin, automated nga ginamitan naman ng flash card! loophole para sa posibleng pandaraya o pag sabotahe ng resulta ng eleksyon. Langya di pa inayos ng mabuti ang automation ng eleksyon..tsk tsk bakit kaya ganito ang ginawa nila? gobyerno natin..palpak! walang di ginawa na maayos. For me, si noy2 ang nanalo! Itong ingay ukol sa dayaan o resulta ng eleksyon is nothing more but to raise doubts..para mabawasan ng mga naniniwala sa pagbabago…di naman nila ipipilit si corona kung di sila mga takot sa posibleng gawin ni noynoy na naaayon sa batas. Hustisya ata tawag dito! hehehe
Sa canvassing pwedeng punahin ang mga pagkakamali o pagkukulang sa automated election. Maraming kapalpakan ang COMELEC at dapat ilabas ang mga ito para maayos sa susunod na election. Gawing pulido ang sistema sa susunod.
Huwag lang nilang gamitin ang mga sinasabing dayaan sa local level para matengga ang canvassing sa President and VP. Sa mga nangyayari, parang gusto ng mga natalo sa local level na gamitin ang national canvassing para indirectly isulong ang kanilang protesta.
Oblak:
Malabo ang balak nila. Ang mandate ng Congress is to canvass the votes. COCs lang ang titingnan. Kung may problema sila, sa PET na sila maghabol. Yung mga opisyales sa lokal na level, sa Comelec magpafile ng protesta. Kaya nga nasabi ni Enrile na by June 15 dapat magkakaalaman na. If they think thsat Congress is the right venue for their electoral protest, then they have another think coming. Kahit maglupasay pa ang mga talunan, di nila puedeng baguhin ang mandate ng Kongreso, ang magbilang lang ng boto sa COCs. Noted! 😛
hanggat wala pang lumalabas na matibay o kapanipaniwalang ebidensya na nagkaroon nga ng dayaan, local level man o national… naniniwala ako na maganda at magaling ang naging trabaho ng komolek sa nakalipas na eleksyon… sa napaka igsing panahon ( 1 year) na binigay sa kanila para sa preparasyon at implementasyon… kung hindi naging magaling ang plano at implementasyon… siguradong nasa failure of election tayo ngayon…
Noted henry! kaya nga sa simula pa lang… tinatalakay na ang rules sa canvassing… para hindi makalusot ang mga unnecessary objections or processes na magiging dahilan para maantala ang proklamasyon ng bagong Bise at Presidente… kaya yung unang sinabi ni Nognograles na June 30 ang proclamation ng new president.. malaking kalokohan yon… uubra ba yang katangahan ni Nognograles kay Manong Johnny..
Habang ang mga pulitikong ‘yan ay pansariling interes la’ang ang iniisip (dahil nga ginagawang negosyo ang pulitika) hindi mangyayaring aasenso ang Pilipinas at mababago ang sistema kahit saang sulok ng gobyerno.
Kung magagawa ng mga talunan ang magpakamaginoo, marahil ay walang gulo. Tanggapin ang pagkatalo at makipagtulungan sa ibinoto ng tao. Tapusin na ang nakaugaliang siraan pero habulin muna ang mga gahamang pamilya ng mga Arroyo at kanilang mga galamay na naging dahilan ng ating pagkakalugmok sa nakaraang halos sampung taon. Gawin silang sampol. Ikulong. Bitayin upang huwag nang pamarisan dahil hindi tao ang mga ‘yan kundi lahi at dugong halimaw!
Hay…SALAMAT, mangibabaw NAWA ang KATOTOHANAN once and for all!
Wala na sanang maging Poncio Pilato na magkaroon muli ng NOTED Pangilinan sa bilangang ito ng Kongreso.
Kung sino ang lamang sa boto e di siya ang panalo…simple di ba!
Congrats sa maiproproklama ng Kongreso…a di tapos ang isyu. Tuloy ang buhay…but kung mayroong magsisihirit sa Hocus-PCOS e dapat masusing pag-aralan yan at bigyan ng diin ang kanilang alegasyon para matuldukan yang Hello Garci Part II kung mayroon man o wala?
Iba na yong nagkakaliwanagan para walang sisihan sa bandang huli di ba! Dapat sport lang ang laban…isipin ng lahat ang kapakanan ng bansa at buhay ng kapwa-Noypi.
whatever is said about senator Enrile, I can say that his speech in this article is worth that of a statesman that he is.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100525-271993/Congress-begins-vote-count
“Wala rin namang malisya ang pagdala ng Smartmatic na empleyado ng mga PCOS machine sa kanang bahay dahil hindi tinanggap ng Comelec at wala naman siyang mapaglagyan muna.”
Sa akin hindi katanggap-tanggap yang rason na yang ng Smartmatic! Di ba may proseso ang pangangasiwa sa mga election paraphernalia? Ang alam ko ay ang mga paraphernalia ay dapat na dalhin sa City Hall sa pangangasiwa ng Treasurer’s office. Hindi pwedeng kung saan lang iyon ipapahawak. Pwedeng magkaroon ng hocus-pocus yan. Madali ang pandaraya lalo na ngyaong automated. Kailangang secured lahat ng gamit pang-eleksyon kung hindi ay may bahid na ang kredibilidad. Kung lalampas ang ganitong sistema hindi talaga magiging malinis ang ating eleksyon.
Kung hindi ma-iimbestigahan ang mga akusasyon at paraan ng pandaraya ay hindi natin malalaman ang katotohanan. Palagi na lang tayong paglalaruan at gagawing TANGA ng mga sindikato sa KUMOLEK at mga cheating operators, pati na ng mga kandidatong nakahandang magbayad! Yang mga mandarayang politiko na yan ay ayaw mabunyag ang modus-oparandi dahil sila mismo ang ayaw maimbistigahan yan dahil sila ay nakikinabang din. Next election they will start to scout for the cheating operators to win.
RE: Sa akin hindi katanggap-tanggap yang rason na yang ng Smartmatic!
I agree with you Igan Luzvi…imagine, 3 bilyong pesos ba yong involve sa automated election na yan e talagang bastusan na talaga?
Dapat gisahin ang Smartmatic na yan ng matauhan at isama na din ang Comelec kasi sila ang responsable sa election na yan.
LVM:
I agree. Let the hearings in the House continue. Let also the joint Congress proceed with the canvassing. What we are saying here is the investigation of ‘alleged’ poll irregularities should be investigated by those agencies concerned. Ilang araw na ba silang nagrereklamo dyan? Util now, ang nagrereklamo ay puro lokal na opisyales lamang at mga natalong incumbent reelectionists pa! Yung tatlong itlog, I don’tknow if you can call that electoral protest. All they did was call a presscon and made a sweeping generalization. Take note that Erap himself did not protest. He is just waiting for the official canvass of Congress. Sa national elections, ni walang isang kandidato sa pagka Senador ang nagreklamo. Ok lang yan. Magreklamo sila hanggang gusto nila pero doon lang dapat sa mga ahensiyang may jurisdiction at di doon sa joint Congress canvassing na ang mandato lang is to canvass the COCs that are deemed duly executed. Take note na pag may reklamo sa COCs, isasantabi ang questioned COC, pero tuloy ang bilang sa walang problemang COC. Ang pinakamarating boto ay siyang magwawagi. 🙂
Mga hunghang sila!
Huwag silang mamili ng boto upang kung hindi manalo ay walang dahilan para magreklamo. Parepareho lang namang pagpapayaman ang puntirya kaya gustong makarating sa konggreso, sa kapitolyo o sa munisipyo.
Gayundin, bantayan ang mga taga Comollect na siyang naging pasimuno ng katiwalian tuwing eleksiyon. Ginagawa nilang negosyo ang kanila posisyon upang magkamal ng salapi tuwing ikatlong taon. Dapat sa kanila ay tanggalin lahat sa puwesto dahil sila ay mga latak ng kawalanghiyaan ng mga Arroyo.
Sa digital signatures magkakatalo yan. Pag humirit ang abogado ni Erap na null and void ang mga COCs na ibinase sa ERs na hindi digitally-signed ayon sa Automation law at E-Commerce law, tagilid sila diyan. Lumalabas na imbalido LAHAT ng resultang galing sa PCOS. Kaya yung speech ni Enrile ay nakatuon kay Erap. Kung pipiliin ni Erap na magconcede, walang problema, pero kung magpipilit at kukuwestiyunin ang digital signatures, baka mabalewala lahat ng automated count. Kung nagkaproblema sa pagitan ng resulta ng electronically transmitted Canvass at sa Manually transmitted canvass tapos may nakitang iregularidad o pandaraya, sinong ikukulong, yung PCOS?
Tinanggal kasi ng Comelec yung requirement ng digital signatures ng BEI na pinayagan naman ng mga watchdog na walang ginawa kundi ipagtanggol ang Smartmatic, ayan tuloy, nagkagulo.
Sa susunod dapat na rin yatang magkaroon ng watchdog ng mga watchdogs! Di ko alam kung ang ipinagtatanggol ni Tita De Villa e yung boto nating taumbayan, o yung boto para kay Noynoy lang. Palitan na yan, di dapat magwatchdog ang asawa ng isang naunsyaming pulitiko.
Yung nakakaalam sa computers ang dapat maupo diyan, hindi mo makukuha sa padasal-dasal ang pagbabantay sa mga mandaraya.
Bakit kaya tinangal ng Comelec-Smartmatic ang security feature, digital signature ng mga CoC’s? Kung walang valid signatures eh di basura lahat ng CoC’s. Paano ang verification? We cannot it accept as gospel truth-the Comelec’s alibis.
I doubt this koala bears and the losers are just maligning the integrity of the Comelec. If you will all noticed only those from Lakas parties are the ones who cried most of this anomaly, even the opposition are not complaining when they’ve lost. Am for sure that this Koala bear is an scape-goat of Malakanyang. I think its better for Noynoy to open this video tapes of Cunanan and let the Comelec file a libel case against them, ie cunanan, ermita, defensor, barbers et al, same with the “2004 hello Garci” anomalies. Wala talagang kadala-dala itong mga GMA cohorts bec. until the last minute they all want to stop the canvassing and delay the proclamation. Gumagawa pa ng kung ano-anong mga koala-koala bears na yan.
Noon ay recommended sa Comelec na gamitin ang Verisign para magkaroon ng independent security and authentication ang computerized election pero ayaw nilang gamitin dahil siguradong mahahalata sila sa mga pandadadaya.
Dapat kung magkaroon ng runoff election ay gamitin ang Verisign dahil yang Comelec at Smartmatic ay magkakutsaba sa pandadaya.
ang karamihan ng ingay ay galing sa “mga kawawa” bears.
As every day passes, the Comelec-Smartmatic-Arroyo mafia is successful in dumping more crap into the election results while outwardly acting the opposite. The leave stupid evidence behind so it will be discovered easily. They have so far achieved to generate some level of suspicion, though presently insufficient to overturn the early results, but a properly handled black propaganda might stimulate a viral spread of total distrust once the heavier bombs are dropped.
It happened to Arroyo that way. The only way to divert the anger was to create another scandal bigger than the last one. The vicious cycle then just repeats itself. A non-stop scandal-diversion-scandal merry-go-round.
Tongue,
Just want to ask you a question of the meaning of “digital signatures” as required by law and disregarded by Comelec.
Is this signature the scanned signature of a BEI supervisor or Comelec guy assigned to a clustered precinct, or the signature (digital identity or barcode or whatever you call it) that the PCOS machine bear?
Wondering why the Comelec disregarded this requirement of law.
My beef about the computerized elections is the lack of transparency or inability to check the source code for the voting systems. Smartmatic recalled all flash cards just 4 days before the elections, and that left everybody holding an empty bag. Who else can say whether the programmed instructions for counting votes is not tainted by a “hello Garci hack” (aka Harri Hursti hack). Given the time limit to reprogram the source code, it’s easier to write instructions affecting the national candidates (Pres, VP and senators) than to deal with the local ones. Right, Tongue?
And who can testify to the authenticity of the source codes but the programmers themselves, who may have collaborated with some comolect officials that have contracted fat deals with candidates who wanted to win by all means? If the deal is by the billion pesos, the temptation is great.
Under this modern system, one has to talk only with a few programmers and a few corrupt comolect officials who may not even know what automation really means.
The issue of lack of digital signatures will not wash. Here’s why:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100526-272069/SC-legitimized-no-digital-signature
The issue has been resolved with finality by the SC when it upheld Comelec’s guidelines for the automated election. Lalo lang iiyak si Erap. 🙂
Naku, nabutata iyong taga DOST sa tanong nuong IT expert/lawyer kahapon sa hearing sa congress. Kasi hindi niya masagot kung saang file napupunta ang mga totoong boto, at may nasabi pa siyang partition duon sa cf disk na hindi niya maipaliwanag. May complain kasi na dalawang results ang na generate from PCOS machines, iyong daw result sa practise at result duon sa tunay na botohan.
After that ang tanong ng IT expert ay kung bakit hindi niya alam gayong ang role nila ay mag analyze o mag assess ng katinuan ng automated election system. No answer at all, bakit kaya? Am suspicious. Are they part of the PCOS scam instead of scan.
Mukhang maliit ata kung 1 Billion lang ang binayad ni FG para manalo si Noynoy.
Di ko alam kong totoo itong post ni cadre2010 sa nakaraang thread pero hintayin lang natin ang oras at siguradong lalabas ang katotohanan:
#31 cadre2010
FG Mike Arroyo is again weaving his powerful web. He is putting at least 15 billion pesos for his Plan A-Plan B scenario. If you remember, Noynoy Aquino said before the election that if he loses the presidential election, then there is cheating involved. So FG’s think-tank thought of using a reverse scheme. They manipulated the automated election in such a way that their local candidates (Congressman, governors, etc.) would win, but also make Noynoy win. It was done in the provinces of Pangasinan, Isabela, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cebu, Iloilo, Samar, Lanao del Sur, Cagayan de Oro, some parts of Metro Manila and the ARMM. It covered around 6.3 million + votes. In the presidential tally, the votes were taken from Estrada, Villanueva, Gordon and transfered to Aquino.
This is Plan A: FG made Noynoy win. He wants to have a compromise agreement with Noynoy, which he could not do with Estrada, and it has become mathematically impossible to accomplish the plan to make Villar or Teodoro to win. Since the cheating favors Noynoy, the latter is estop from eventualities.
In all the 5 powerful groups within LP, FG has a man scheming and trying to bargain in FG’s behalf. The Plan A compromise is this: 1. A case will be filed against GMA and his family but the case will just drag for 6 years without resolution. 2. At least 4 of FG’s men will be posted on Noynoy’s cabinet, most specifically in the Justice Department.
Already, lawyer Homobono Adaza before the panel, testified that someone close to a presidential bet paid some P1 billion to rig the votes for him. He was even ready to name the person who can identify the four regional Comelec officers who were part of the vote rigging operators.
The question is: Who among the presidential bets was the major beneficiary of the electronic fraud, who moreover was LOADED WITH CASH DONATIONS IN THE BILLIONS?
http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100526com2.html
So, 15 Billions ba ang donation ni FG kay Noynoy? Kanino napunta yong natitirang 14 Billions? hahahahhaha
Siguradong mayroong ebidensya yong front man ni FG na nagbigay sila ng mga 15 Billions sa LP/Noynoy. Ngayon ang tanong ay kailan pababagsakin ni FG ang bombang yan? Oras na lang ang hinihintay….tick, tock, tick, tock……..
Delaying the inevitable is prolonging the agony of defeat. . . 😛
xman – May 26, 2010 6:55 am
Mukhang maliit ata kung 1 Billion lang ang binayad ni FG para manalo si Noynoy.
is that you, koala bear?
“iButton key” dapat sana ang gagamitin para sa digital signature ng BEI.
may walk-through dito sa powerpoint presentation nila nung nag-PCOS seminar:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28476535/Pcos-Lecture-for-Bei-Seminar
May sira sa ulo itong si Tongressman Locsin o nabayaran na sya.
Yong witness na nagtatago sa sombrero at sapin sa mukha ay tinatawag nyang “Koala Bear” at sinasabi nyang ipakita nya ang mukha nya kung talagang credible ang mga sinasabi nya. Ngayon itong si ex-PCSO chairman Morato ay lantaran na sya ang witness sa 4 regional poll directors na nanghihingi ng Billion para dayain ang election ay ayaw nyang maging witness ito sa House of Representative.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/26/10/ex-pcso-chairman-morato-credible-witness-poll-fraud
Tingin ko kay Dishonorable Teodoro Locsin ay nabayaran na ni Noynoy. Kaya pala inaatake ni Locsin si Koala Bear sa pagtatago nya sa sombrero at mukha nya, imbis na alamin nya kung totoo ba o hindi ang sinasabi ni Koala.
Ang mga YELLOW LIARS talaga kahit mag kunwari pa sila na honorable sila o neutral/independent sila o mabuting tao sila ay wa epek din dahil lalabas at lalabas ang tunay na kulay nila, mga LIARS.
These presidential losers are crying out loud too much. They don’t realized that inspite of all their dirty works to let their bets win, yet the will of the people decide who they selected for. For sure if the election done by manual, their bets will win by landslide same as what happened in 2004. They’re all creep-damned losers. We need a totally revamp & change in this government of Arroyos. For God sake, enough is enough. The people had spoken already. Do we think that if an admin bet won in this election, will they all have this kind of brouhaha? We knew who are actually the operators here at election time. How did GMA win in 2004, is it not because of their operators? Damned to all this admin bets media gimmickry.
For sure in the Aquino Admin, all this dirty tricks of operators will be put to jail especially for Garci & GMA.
Ellen: I saw the oath taking of Father and Son sa Antique..I guess walang dayaan…vote buying lang…at least maraming mga taga Sibalom at San Jose ay nagka pera…masaya seguro ang fiesta sa Sibalom..with all the money that poured..sana uunlad na ang banwa naton!
It’s Manoling Morato and Bono Adaza’s turn:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100526-272167/Former-censors-chief-bares-visit-from-poll-riggers
Indications of an ongoing bombardment of “evidences” against the results. Notice that Malacañang is urging the House to finish its investigation. Ows, talaga?
All the offerees of the cheating ops talk of being offered, but not biting; and not reporting to the authorities about it.
That is illogical. If I were a candidate, and I knew of cheating ops, but did not participate, either because I did not have the money, or just didn’t want to, I would report it. The simple reason being, that I am not sure that my opponent will not pay up, and be declared the elected. So it is difficult to believe that they did not report it, if only out of self-preservation.
Note the offeree – Barbers. The son of the the senator implicated in the World Bank report. That is the report that says the fat slob controls DPWH projects.
Does this make clear, who is conducting the music that the koalas are dancing to?
May tama ka Sax. . . hehehe. . .Simply put, Malacanang is encouraging all these baseless allegations of cheating. While Goyang is resigned to the fact that it will be Aquino who will succeed her, she is throwing the gauntlet to delay his proclamation. By law, we should have a new president already by June 30. I don’t know if most people realize that part of the process of handing over the reins to the incoming administration is the smooth transition of governance. By narrowing the period of transition, it will be very difficult for the incoming team to make an honest to goodness assessment of the true state of affairs of government. Take note na sa US e November ang presidential elections. Normally, a day after, alam na kung sino ang nanalo. The wheels of transition are immediately set in motion. Pag assume nang new POTUS by January 18 of the following year, that’s more than 2 months na yung turn-over of responsibilities nila.Therefore, alam na agad yung kailangan ng focus of attention. Sa atin, let’s say na by June 15 naproclaim na si Aquino na siyang nanalo by Congress. 2 weeks lang ang transition. Napakagahol ng oras para matingnan mo kung saan patutungo ang policies ng gobyerno. Malamang, sasabihan ka na lang ng counterpart mo sa departamento, “bahala ka na sa diskarte mo”. No wonder na nagkakahindot-hindot yung mga programa ng gobyerno.
Sorry for the late reply, hawaiianguy. I swear, I didn’t find your comment/question the last time I visited this page.
Basically, digital signatures are generated in pairs of keys. One in the public domain and one private. 2 keys. One is the key to a virtual padlock which anybody can use to open a door. Kaya “public” key ang tawag.
The other one, the “private key” is held by the sender so that there is need to verify with this key (encrypted and private), using the first key (public) in order to confirm if the sender was the real one.
The key makes it easier to decrypt the data/message while it slows down any hacker who wants to take a peek into your data/message. Smartmatic claims that the encryption is 128-bit and is very difficult to decrypt at the time of transmission.
Very difficult, yes. But impossible, no. Any determined hacker with the right wares and tools can do it even if all he owns is a single PC and an internet connection. What they do is create a worm/virus that is spread silently before the determined time and will be activated only upon the time of need. All affected PCs (“bots”) can be remotely controlled so it will make up a botnet and at a given instance will work together as a supercomputer sharing its resources to crack, say, a password, or to decrypt an encrypted instruction or data, in this case, election results. The more bots, the faster and more powerful a hacker becomes.
Note that in last year’s hackers’ DefCon conference in Las Vegas, their leader, Jeff Moss (called the Dark Tangent in cyberworld) mentioned something about hacking our automated elections. Smartmatic claims it will take six days to hack the system but it is totally false since hackers have achieved to penetrate the SECURE servers of Washington, CIA, and other Intelligence networks worldwide in only a few hours/minutes. Even if what Smartmatic says were true, there were at least 10% which have not transmitted after six days or about 5 million votes. They now claim that the machine has its own digital signature thus the Comelec ALLOWED the removal of the BEI’s digital sigs which would have been contained in another set of flash cards.
What could go wrong? Since BEI sigs are precinct-specific, without the necessary digital sigs anyone can transmit results using the same machine since the public key in the server will definitely verify that it came from an officially designated machine, via the machine’s private key. Even without the BEI authorizing it.
What would stop a Smartmatic technician from transmitting the data to a void server and make it appear that the transmission was completed and send the new figures when the BEIs are no longer around to authorize a second transmission which could not happen had the BEI digital sigs been implemented?
Of course, Comelec will again have an explanation for it. What I’m waiting for is their explanation why Melo announced the first results at 6:30PM when the voting was extended and still ongoing until 7PM. What results were he reading when there wasn’t any data being transmitted yet? Judging from my experience in the school I was monitoring, preparations to transmit would eat around 30 more minutes after closing, then the techs can transmit, though in our case it didn’t happen because Comelec supplied thermal papers were short of the required quantity. Transmission happened in almost all our precincts after 3AM the next day.
Tongue,
Thanks for the expert explanation on the digital signatures. An item today at the Inquirer also said something about it, that Locsin admitted his mistake on the digital signatures as required by law. In any case, I believe it, plus your technical brief on what digital signatures are, apart from the BEI’s electronic signatures which were disregarded by Comelec, which SC has sustained.
After having learning from the Harri Hursti Hack (also the video “Hacking Democracy”) and related documents on tampering with electronic voting systems in the US, I do believe that Smartmatic is lying when it says that it is impossible to alter the electronic vote counts transmitted to the server. Sounds funny, but this kind of hack is very elementary that even a kid can do it. One does not need a high caliber programmer to produce a sophisticated hack, like what happened to the most secure computer systems of the FBI in and other US government agencies here.
One other thing that seems very possible, which you also mentioned, is that during the transmission process the data can be intercepted, right? With the right tools, one can do it in the same way that hackers can peer into people’s bank/credit card accounts due to computer systems which are not tightly encrypted.
Anyway, there are I think many loopholes that were not plugged in the first electronic voting in the Philippines. The security aspect is still very much in doubt.
Add to this the human engineering (aka Melo’s early announcement) of the results, and things become even more opaque, if not outright incredible.
The integrity of Smartmatic’s technicians is very critical here, because they can let anyone with a hacked program to use the PCOS machines – for a fabulous fee that would take them forever to spend, or even earn. If there are no safeguards on their movements and activities shortly before and after the elections, what guarantee is there to say that the electronic results are authentic?
Ah, this has become a classic case of whodunit. Until someone comes forward and demonstrate how he/they did it, everything remains to be in the realm of speculation.
Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora said that if Congress were to proclaim the country’s new leaders by June 15, it would still be a big improvement over previous national canvassing which by tradition wrapped up between June 21 and 24.
Huh? One week less is a big improvement?
After spending P7 billion and putting the voters under stress and hot weather in those clustered precincts?
Sh_t!