Sa gitna ng nangyayari ngayon na kapalpakan ng Commission on Election at Smartmatic kung saan 76,000 na makina ang hindi gumana sa testing na ginawa noong mga nakaraang araw, kailangang-kailangan na magkaroon ng Senate president na ang termino ay hanggang 2013.
Ito ang panawagan kahapon ng Concerned Citizens Movement sa senado: “Elect a Senate president with a mandate beyond June 30, 2010 in the event of no elections. We cannot and must not have a power vacuum.”
Mahalaga ito kahit na sinabi ng Comelec na maayos na raw ang problema sa memory cards bago mag-Biyernes ngayong Linggo at tuloy na, mabuti na hindi dapat magkaroon ng power vacuum. Yung sitwasyon na walang legal na mamumuno.
By Michael Lim Ubac, Tarra Quismundo, Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Now, it can be told officially. The tests produced weird results.
This sent embarrassed officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its partner, Smartmatic-TIM, scrambling to save the historic computerized balloting on May 10 by recalling 76,000 compact flash (CF) cards that are in the heart of the counting machines.
“We didn’t expect this to come out, but we are responding on time,” Cesar Flores, spokesperson for Smartmatic-TIM, at a nationally televised news conference said.
Two names that will surely be in my senatorial list when I go to the polls on Monday: Danny Lim (number 28) and Ariel Querubin (number 47).
While we were walking along Makati Avenue from the Makati City Hall towards Ayala Avenue morning of November 29, 2007, Brig. Gen. Danny Lim told us former Economic Planning Secretary Romy Neri was joining them. That was the height of the controversy over the anomalous $329 million NBN-ZTE contract.
Capt. Langkit read the comments here and he sent a message.Check out below.
From his detention cell, Army Captain Dante Langkit is running for governor of Kalinga challenging well-entrenched politicians in the province.
A native of Kalinga Province, Langkit grew up in Poblacion Taga in the municipality of Pinukpuk. Born on October 1, 1971, Dante is the eldest among the four sons and three daughters of Esteban Linggayo Langkit and Gennette Balicao Dasayon.
Because of the then prevailing insurgency and tribal wars, Captain Langkit spent his elementary and high school studies in several government and private schools. He took his preparatory and elementary education at Bulanao Northern Elementary School and Pinukpuk Central School where he graduated Valedictorian. His high school days were spent at St. Williams Academy and St Theresita’s High School where he graduated with honors.
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) has edged out Manuel Villar, Jr. of the Nacionalista Party (NP)in the number two position in the May 10 presidential race in a survey conducted by the Magdalo, a group of reformist junior military officers .
The survey conducted from April 19 to 24 among 3,000 respondents nationwide showed Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino of the Liberal Party leading the race with 39.6 percent followed by Estrada with 24.8 percent and Villar with 23.6 percent.
This is the first survey that showed Estrada having overtaken Villar. Pulse Asia’s survey conducted April 23 to 25 among 1,800 respondents nationwide showed Villar and Estrada tied in second place with 20 percent each.
by Artha Kira Paredes VERA Files BANGUED, Abra.—In the afternoon of March 23 this year, 50 heavily armed guards of mayoral candidate Cromwell Luna appeared…
The latest pre-election survey of Pulse Asia showed former President Estrada of Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino tied in second place with Nacionalista Party’s Manuel Villar with 20 percent each.
Liberal party’s Benigno Simeon Aquino III surges some more to 39 percent for a 19 point lead over his two closest rivals.
In the vice-presidential, it’s no longer an overwhelming lead by LP’s Mar Roxas. PMP’s Jejomar Binay made a remarkable 9-point
increase.Unlike Roxas’ 20- point lead over Nacionalista Party’s Loren Legarda last month, his lead over a resurgent Binay is only nine percent.
9 pm, May 3, Got this message from a friend who said the other day that INC will endorse Erap-Binay: INC changes mind, goes for Noy-Mar.” Inquirer: Quiboloy endorses Teodoro
Got word from a friend yesterday that INC leadership chose Estrada over Aquino.
Sumulat sa akin si Generoso Arinuelo tungkol sa aking sinulat noong Martes na dahil sa mukhang panalo na si Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, ang kandidato ng Liberal Party, aasahan natin sa susunod na mga araw i-endorso siya ng mga sigurista at mga oportunista .
Sabi ko, “Hindi malayo ang Iglesia ni Kristo , El Shaddai at Pastor Quiboloy hahanay na yan kay Aquino.”
Nasaktan si Gen Arinuelo na nagtatrabaho ngayon sa New Doha International Airport Project ng Overseas Bechtel bilang Civil/Structural field engineer .
Ito ang buong sulat ni Gen: “ Isa po ako sa marami ninyong tagasubaybay ng inyong kolum sa Abante Online dito sa ibang bansa. Pagpasok ko pa lang sa umaga sa aking opisina ay agad kong binubuksan ang aking computer para magbasa lagi ng inyong kolum habang nagkakape. Sa bawat kolum po ninyo, ako po ay humahanga at naniniwala sa inyong mga sinasabi.
Following his mother's footstepsApril 27 (Bloomberg) — Philippine presidential frontrunner Benigno Aquino said only fraud can stop him winning next month’s election and any such attempt would trigger unrest comparable with the protests that swept his mother to power 24 years ago.
The 50-year-old son of former president Corazon Aquino, who has led opinion surveys since entering the race last year, criticized how a switch to electronic voting machines is being implemented and said a declaration that he is the loser of the May 10 poll would bring supporters on to the streets.
“If we have a correct counting of the votes, I think we will be very victorious,” said Aquino, whose mother toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos amid protests that followed a rigged election in 1986. If “the people’s will is frustrated,” demonstrations could make this month’s protests in Thailand seem “mild” by comparison, he said in an interview in Manila yesterday.
Aquino, known as “Noynoy,” claims his closest rival, property tycoon and Senator Manuel Villar, is secretly backed by outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and has accused both of corruption. A contested election result might disrupt efforts to tackle a record budget deficit, reduce Asia’s third-highest unemployment rate and increase foreign investment.
