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I’m glad that Comelec Chairman Jose Melo accepts the possibility that automated elections may not take place in many parts of the country on election day.
Last Wednesday, a week after the Supreme Court upheld Comelec’s claim that they are fully capable of a nationwide automated elections despite questions raised by the Concerned Citizens Movement on the legality their having skipped the required testing of the contracted system, Melo said, “Aside from preparations for poll automation, Comelec is also preparing for manual elections sa mga liblib na lugar (in remote areas), provinces with no electricity, and would have issues in electronic transmission. We are ready for manual polls in at least 30 percent or 50 percent of the country as a last contingency measure in case the contingency plans for automation are difficult to implement.”
I don’t know if Melo’s admission of lack of electricity in many areas of the country has something to do with the warning of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes of a power shortage next year, during election period.
Nakakaduda itong rekomendasyun ni Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes na bigyan ng emergency power si Gloria Arroyo para matugunan ang problema ng pagkukulang ng elektrisidad na mangyayari daw sa panahon ng eleksyun sa 2010.
Sa ilalim daw ng Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) maari daw mabigyan ng Kongreso si Arroyo ng “emergency power”.
Naku po. Kung sa ngayon lang na wala siyang emergency power, kung ano nang katarantaduhan ang pinaggagawa sa bayan at pinagtatapak-tapakan na ang batas, ano pa kaya kung dadagdagan pa ang kapangyarihan niya?
It’s heartening to know interest among young people to participate in the 2010 elections is growing.
Political consultant Malou Tiquia, in her presentation on “Developments in the 2010 election campaign” in a recent forum sponsored by the Ateneo School of Government, said of the 45,029,443 registered voters as of March 2009, nine million belong to age 18-35 years old. Election observers expect 22 per cent of voters would come from the youth sector.
If these young people would identify with someone in their age range, they would have three to choose from: Chiz Escudero of the National People’s Coalition, who will be turning 40 (the minimum age requirement to be president) on October 10; Gilbert Teodoro of the administration’s Lakas-Kampi-CMD; and the Liberal Party’s Noynoy Aquino.
Ngayong palapit na 2010 eleksyun, dumadami ang mga panggulong mga balita.
Kawawa nga itong si Senator Chiz Escudero. Itong mga nakaraang araw, siya ang pinagdidiskitahan ng ilang grupo na mag-withdraw sa 2010 presidential contest.
Noong Linggo, maaga kong kinalampag ang kanyang political consultant na si Malou Tiquia dahil sa text na nakuha ko tungkol sa SWS survey na run-away si Sen. Noynoy Aquino sa survey sa Luzon.
Malaki ang nakain ni Noynoy sa rating ng ibang mga kandidato katulad nina Sen.Manny Villar, Estrada at Escudero. Pati narin nga yung kay Noli de Castro.
It’s a Noynoy tsunami.
If elections were held today, in a five-cornered presidential contest, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, will win hands down with 50 per cent of the votes, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last Sept. 5 and 6 in the vote-rich province of Pangasinan and the regions of Metro Manila, Central Luzon and the Calabarzon.
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The survey, done after Sen. Mar Roxas withdrew from the presidential race and before Aquino declared his presidential bid showed Aquino getting 50 percent of the votes followed by Sen. Manuel Villar with 14 per cent, former President Estrada with 13 per cent, Sen. Francis Escudero with 12 per cent and Vice President Noli de Castro with 7 per cent.
Naabutan ko sa TV noong Huwebes ang pasasalamat ni Kris Aquino kay Sharon Cuneta tungkol daw sa suporta na ibibigay nila ng kanyang asawang si Sen. Francis Pangilinan sa kandidatura ng kanyang kapatid na si Sen. Noynoy Aquino sa pagka-presidente.
Bago ko nakita ang newscast na yun, may nag-text sa akin na reporter, “Sablay kaagad si Noynoy. Biro mo naman, kinuha si Kiko na spokesman.”
Ang reaksyun ko naman, “Hindi yata nagka-ayos sina Noynoy at Mar Roxas.” Sabi nga ng isang reporter din, “Doble sampal naman itong ginawa ni Noynoy kay Mar. Alam naman niya may isyu sina Mar at Kiko.”
No doubt about it. With his declaration of his presidential bid in the 2010 elections, Sen. Noynoy Aquino, is dictating the agenda and pace of the campaign.
The issue has become character versus competence. This simplification, unfair it may be, reflects the people’s frustration with Gloria Arroyo. People are willing to take the risk with someone without a track record of leadership as long as he is not corrupt.
It was the death of former President Cory Aquino which triggered the interest for Noynoy and advanced the timetable of the campaign.
Mukhang tuloy na tuloy na ang eleksyon sa 2010. Noong Martes, nagdesisyon ang Supreme Court sa na ituloy and election automation kahit hindi pa nagkaroon ng testing sa dalawang syudad at probinsya sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao ayun sa batas.
Sa botong 3 (No) – 11 (Yes) at 1(hindi bomoto), sinabi ng mataas na hukuman na “waived” o hindi na naga-apply ang batas na yan.
Ay ewan. Magdasal na lang tayo na hindi magkakalat ang Comelec at Smartmatic-TIM sa 2010 eleksyun at ang kagustuhan ng taumbayan ay lalabas.