Gloria Arroyo’s cheating operating is still at work. If they have not been very effective so far, it is because of the vigilance of the…
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Gloria Arroyo’s cheating operating is still at work. If they have not been very effective so far, it is because of the vigilance of the…
Update from Inquirer: Shaved votes restored
Genuine Opposition candidates Francis Escudero and Alan Peter Cayetano were almost victims of apparent vote shaving after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBoC) yesterday discovered discrepancies in the certificate of canvass (COC) for Zambales.
The COC showed that votes for Escudero and Cayetano were shaved by 100,000 each.
Based on the COC, Cayetano got 29,198 votes but in the statement of votes (SOV), the votes written were 129,198.
A close look at the tally sheets of local absentee voting for the police, military and government personnel will show that the highest number of votes among the senatorial candidates went to Panfilo Lacson, Gregorio Honasan, Francis Escudero, and Antonio Trillanes IV.
Of the four, only Escudero of the Genuine Opposition, is not from the military.
Lacson, Honasan, and Trillanes are all graduates of the Philippine Military Academy. Lacson and Honasan had their careers in the police and the army, respectively, before going into politics. It’s not surprising that they enjoy the support of the men in uniform.
The inclusion of detained Navy officer Antonio Trillanes IV of the Genuine Opposition in the Magic 12 in all credible post-election surveys has been described invariably as a “shocker” and a “coup.”
Someone has coined the phrase, “doing it the Trillanes way” to mean coming from behind to score a victory.
Until the last two weeks before election day when he rose to No. 16 in the SWS/Inquirer survey, he was languishing in the 21st to 25th spots.
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Statement of Adel Tamano, Genuine Opposition spokesman, on the order of the Comelec to stop media count (click here for the story):
The Comelec order to stop the quick counts is an unconstitutional infringement on press freedom and the public’s right to information. Moreover, Chairman Abalos’ statement that the TV networks could report votes but not collate the votes is plainly illogical.
Vote collation involves simple arithmetic and is merely a synthesis of the votes that Chairman Abalos admits the press can report on. Furthermore, since the quick counts have been historically accurate and permitted inthe past, then why prohibit them now?
Malacañang must have realized by now that it would be difficult to shave Antonio Trillanes IV of the Genuine Opposition off the Magic 12. They will still do it, no doubt but Trillanes’ supporters are ready.
Taken aback by Trillanes’ victory, Malacañang’s next move is not to allow him to assume the Senate seat physically. Click here for story in Abs-CBN online.
Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes, detained for coup d’etat charges, may be in the top 12 of leading senatorial candidates but might not be able to physically take his place as a senator should he win because of a string of cases pending before military and civilian courts.
by Cynthia Balana Inquirer Despite the “fiesta” atmosphere during the May 14 elections, foreign observers who monitored the voting in Mindanao said Wednesday they worried…
Joselito Cayetano replies to Alan Cayetano.
Sa Halalan 2007 ng ABS-CBN, hinanap ni Julius Babao si Joselito Cayetano, ang paboritong kandidato ng Comelec, lalo pa ni Chairman Benjamin Abalos.
Sabi ni Julius, “Dapat pumunta rito si Joselito para malaman kung gusto ba niya mag-appeal sa Supreme Court.”
Dapat talaga magpakita si Joselito, isang trabahador sa pier sa Davao, para masiguro naman natin na walang nangyari sa kanyang masama. At para na rin mapanatag ang loob ng nanay niya kasi matagal na siyang hinahanap ng kanyang ina mula ng umalis siya doon sa kanilang bahay sa Davao para maghanap ng trabaho sa Manila.