Comelec Commissioner Sixto Brillantes, Jr. said Resolution 9688 was to prevent vote buying and vote selling which have intensified with the computerization of the elections. He said they released it only Tuesday “so that no one would know about it.. because if they know about it, everyone would withdraw.”
Brillantes, who was a much sought-after election lawyer (President Aquino and former Maguindanao Governer Andal Ampatuan Sr., were his clients) before he joined his elections must be joking. Or could it be that he precisely knew that by now the silly money ban is useless.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of PWDs and the country’s Magna Carta for PWDs guarantee the right of PWDs to to vote and stand for election to public office as part of their participation in public and political life.
VERA Files, a member of Fully Abled Nation-, a project spearheaded by The Asia Foundation with support from the Australian Agency for International Development, which aims to increase the participation of PWDs elections and other democratic processes- said there are 362,113 PWD registered voters.
Here are some which persons without disabilities can help to make voting less difficult for PWDs:
-Is the polling place elevated? If elevated, is there a ramp for wheel-chaired bound PWDs to reach the ground level? Does the ramp have rails on each side? Is the ramp sturdy and non-slippery?
-If without a ramp, what provisions are there for wheelchair-bound PWDs?
-For large polling places, are there parking spaces specially designated for PWDs?
-For voting centers with PWDs, are the polling places of precincts at the ground floor?
-For clustered precincts with PWDs, is there a waiting area established specifically for PWDs? Is there a Special Board of Election Inspectors and support staff assigned to the polling center?
– Is there an express lane dedicated to PWDs? Is there a sign inside the polling place indicating the location of this express lane and who could avail of it?
-Do the tables and desks to be used for voting have sufficient leg-space for wheel-chair bound PWDs? Are the toilet facilities suitable for wheelchair-bound PWDs in terms of adequacy of turning spaces?
-Are there sufficient signages for PWDs from point of entry to connecting destination?
-Are there sufficient communication devices for deaf/mute PWDs such as paper and pen, interpreters, large prints and guides?
Let’s make every vote count. Including that of our PWD countrymen.
Umuulan ng pera sa Pasay. Ask barangay officials what the schedule for today is, they will tell you, “Sa Astrodome, kay Konsehal X sa umaga, Konsehal Y sa hapon. Gabi sa bahay ni Vice Mayoralty candidate Z”. This has been going on since Monday and will continue until Sunday night. Each person who gets a ticket at home may redeem it for P500 in the scheduled “pilahan” venues. So far yung mga pinadalang ticket sa bahay, 4 in all, na-claim na nung caretaker ng bahay kasi nga dito na ako sa San Pedro. Tuwang-tuwa yung loko.
Ang main event sa Sunday. Kung sino ang naghahabol yan ang gagastos ng malaki. Yan yung P1,500 hanggang P3,000 per head.
Actually, may effect talaga yung order ng Comelec about withdrawals. Kahit itanong ninyo sa mga bank officers, of course in confidence, kasi nga sikreto yun between the bank and the client. Millions are being withdrawn from politicians’ bank accounts everyday. Those who did not withdraw enough for the final salvo are knocking on financiers/sponsors, friends and relatives for cash which would be unlikely since even they are limited by the order.
I’m appalled by the rise in vote-buying and selling. When in the past, it was limited to the incumbent Mayor and Vice plus a pooled fund of some incumbent councilors, today, even challengers are buying votes. And I’m told election day vote-selling will be enhanced by cellphone cameras to ensure every vote bought counts for the buyer.
Ito ba ang progress?
Ellen, when it comes to giving the Physically and mentally disabled the or PWD their right of suffrage we already gone an extra miles. Firstly, all voting polls must be accessible to the PWD. Secondly advance polls will be provide to any PWd at the convenience of their Residences upon Request and by appointed time. An election official and a witness will be stopping over to administer the vote. And Braille ballots will also be available for the Blind. It is the guaranteed Rights and must be fulfilled .
And I’m told election day vote-selling will be enhanced by cellphone cameras to ensure every vote bought counts for the buyer. – tongue
What happens if those bought did not vote for the buyer? Ililikida sila?
P1,500 -P3,000 per head, progress nga. 🙂
How much is a family price, wholesale baga?
Chi, it has happened in the past. In fact yung isang tumatakbong Vice Mayor naulila sa ama kasi nabalitaang umattend ng last-night giveaway bonanza nung kalaban. Binanatan on election day mismo. Nakita ko pa sa Bilibid yung gunman – si Ordiales – nung nagperform yung klase namin sa Xmas program nila noon. Pinsan ni ex-mayor Peewee Trinidad yung napatay. Yung anak ay tumatakbong vice nga. Yung apo ay incumbent councilor, inaanak namin yun ni Peewee.
Moral of the story, kung tumanggap ka na sa isa, huwag ka na tatanggap sa iba.
Family price? Di lang siguro ganun, merong umaabot ng P5K-10K pag pinagsama-sama mo yung natanggap ng magulang pati mga anak.
Hanapin mo sa Facebook si “Lungsod Pasay”, siya ang nagbubulgar ng schedule ng bigayan. Sinusundan na nga ng media yung mga posts nya.
Some are bought
Not to vote.
Surveys are scientific collection of voices; more voices heard the better for surveys to be analyzed. The results from the reputable survey firms, Pulse Asia and SWS, should give us pre-election rankings of senatorial candidates.
I have combined the last Pulse Asia pre-election survey (April 20-22) and the last SWS pre-election survey (May 2-3). The following is the list of candidates according to four categories…
The prospect of winning the senatorial election is very high in Category A.
The chance of winning diminishes in the succeeding categories.
We shall see if this list will be the same in the official post-election result.
Good luck to all the candidates. May we have an orderly and peaceful electoral process.