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“You can count it by the hours folks! The buses are full of students and folks going home to the provinces to vote. In fact, Noynoy is in Tarlac waiting for that day. If you ask me, I can smell victory. But what about the remaining undecideds? Well, here’s a commentary from BusinessWorld…”
Reasons to vote (or not) for Noynoy
Commentary — By Leo Alejandrino
It is not sure that the Philippines can survive another six years of plunder by our leadership.
In this sense the coming presidential elections could be …

“Around this time, you probably have already selected your presidential and vice-presidential bets. We are now down to the wire folks! This should be the last survey three days before you troop to the polling station and mark that magic oval representing your choice. Here’s BusinessWorld Online with the last(?) survey.~Reyna Elena
From: BusinessWorld Online
Gap now 22 points; Estrada overtakes Villar
WITH THE MAY 10 elections just around the corner, Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III has picked up steam to widen his lead in the presidential race, results of the …

“The world’s eyes will be focusing on us come Monday. There are already a number of international papers writing about what is going on in the country. Here’s an article written by Brett M. Decker, an editorial page editor of The Washington Times. He writes about the software problems to the possibility of Arroyo abrogating the elections next week and its ultimate effect on investor and BPO client perception of the Philippines. Like what I’ve been saying on my FB wall, let’s not pray for honest and free elections …

By: Bear’s rumbling thoughts
(reader request that be posted in B7)
My sister was nagging me on whom to vote for on May 10 for the Malacañang post. I haven’t really convinced myself yet, even for VP and senators. There should be something I need to do in order to counter asymmetric information so that I’ll be properly informed given that I am not in the Philippines to actually observe the campaign. The only thing I heard of are the muds that are being thrown left and right against various candidates and …

It’s interesting to note that 10 years ago, May 4, 2000 to be exact, the “I love you” virus would spread across the world causing billions of US dollars in damages shutting down the network systems of even the Pentagon, CIA and the British Parliament.
Will history repeat itself?!
I’m not reporting any “I love you” virus or am I planting some Halloween conjectures for after all, it’s Comelec, who started blasting us with the specter of No Elections. I just find this loving history interesting given that the notoriety …

WE IN AKBAYAN party-list join the Filipino people in their desire to see that their right to suffrage is fully exercised and as such, call on the Commission on Elections to push through with the May 10 elections as scheduled. The Commission on Elections must take all the necessary steps as well as pay close attention to the recommendations of all stakeholders that are willing to assist and support the credible conduct of the elections in the face of all the technical and legal deficiencies that threatens the success of …

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Basically, you can say that our jurassic election system using the legacy dag-dag bawas software version negative one, is getting a much needed upgrade. And how’s the conversion working?
Well, now it can be told officially. The tests produced weird results blares the headline on the Inquirer.
It seems like the votes were being transposed from “Si, Senor” to “Opo, Ma’am“! What do you say? Smartmatic turned into Rosetta Stone!
If that’s not enough, let’s postpone the election! ~!@#$%^!!! As in NO ELECTIONS?! As in ELECTION FAILURE?! What gives …

Alam nyo mga kabarrio, gaya nang sinabi ko dito:
“Tayong mga Pinoy, feel na feel naten ang eleksyon. It’s like a religion to us. Di ba? And I know during elections, there are so many war going on, andyan ung di mo na kinakausap ang friendship mo, bwisit ka na pati sa kapitbahay mo, tsini-tsismis mo na pati officemates mo, once na nalaman mong they are rooting for somebody else.
Tama ba ang lola?! Im fak, pati boss mo, ino-okray okray mo na pag-talikod. Aminin!!!
Kitam? Hindi lang ako tsaka ang pinsan …

Oh yes mga kabarrio! Hold on to your seats! Because I am not liking what I am reading.
Especially news like this: Plot to disrupt voting bared . From the looks of it, if these reports are true, then we are in for one truly bumpy election ride!
According to this news:
Almost 80 percent of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines tested in at least four towns in Batangas counted LP votes for the NP, Aquino-Roxas Bantay Balota municipal coordinator Noel Ascano told GMANews.TV in a phone interview. “Meron kaming …

ANALYSIS ni: Amando Doronila
(Ito’y pagsasalin sa Filipino ng Inggles na artikulo ni G. Amando Doronila na nalathala sa Philippine Daily Inquirer, pahina A1, karugtong sa p. A23, nitong 03 Mayo 2010. Ano mang mali sa salita o konteksto ng pagsasalin ay pawang gawa ng tagasalin, hindi ng orihinal na may akda.)

Lalong napabilis ang pagbagsak ni Manuel Villar sa mga “poll ratings” nang nakaraang dalawang linggo nitong buwan ng Abril nang sumabog ang dalawang isyu na nakaperhuwisyo sa kampanya niya sa pagka-pangulo.
Ang una ay ang ulat noong Abril …

A Framework for Decision
By: Jose Gabriel M. La Viña
April 28, 2010
“Twelve days from today, we will be choosing the 15th president of our republic in the country’s first-ever automated elections. A cacophony of slogans and reasons for supporting one candidate or the other permeates the air. Some say this election is about the yellow or the green, the orange or the tangerine. Others seem to think it’s about the Ateneo, U.P. or La Salle. Still others debate the influence of Kris Aquino, Willie Revillame, or God help us, Manny Pacquiao.

I …

A lot of you had emailed me. First it was dDfish who left the link. He said, “this was pretty much the reason why I did not choose Dick Gordon but could not find the words to explain it.” And then, more email. From Patrick, to Neil, to Lina and a number of you B7 readers.
I read the link. And then it hit me…“There is a difference between being frank and being a downright jackass, a difference that seems to have been blurring the closer we get to May 10″. …

Voting Process

Be sure to check your name in the list of voters that will be printed in the precinct where you will vote. It is the responsibility of the Board of Election Inspector to post the final list of voters in each precinct.
Tiyakin na ang pangalan mo ay nasa listahan ng mga botante sa presinto na kung saan ka boboto. Dalawang linggo bago ang halalan, tungkulin ng Board of Election Inspector na ilagay ang listahan ng mga botante sa bawat presinto.
On the day of election, present your Voter’s …

(Photo Credits: Legarda’d FB Site. Distributing tinapays?!)
As you all know, this Vice-Presidential contest has shaped-up into a Mar Roxas-Jejomar Binay contest. And with Binay supporters like Chiz banking on Noynoy-Binay, they have now edged or have catched up with Loren Legarda.
Well this is not sitting very well with Loren Legarda. She is not a happy camper. In fact, she went overboard with her charges! I was reading this article on the Inquirer and she really went a bit far with her complaints, at least that’s how I read her explanation. …

“Unfair kayo sa kapatid ko!” That was the statement blurted out by one of the Villar sisters during the press conference they held.
In my mind, what the sister meant was that, Manny Villar, the candidate was fair and truthful in his political campaign dealings, thus the sister demanded fairness, was she not? Which brings me to this question: Was there really truth and fairness in the Villar campaign?
Let’s back up for a minute and check the “fair barometer” of Manny Villar.
1.) Given what came out of the press investigation …

By: Kenneth Yu
I attended my barangay’s seminar on the 2010 elections, arranged by the Captain Ralph Diaz. I learned a few things from Mr. Diaz about the election ballot that could be informative for all of us:
1. The ballot is very, very sensitive to marks, ink, water, stains, scratches, folds, sweat, etc. If, say, you have grime on your hands, or your hands are wet, or your sweat drips onto the ballot, the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) Unit will not read it. So, keep your hands very clean before …

From: Mar Roxas for Vice President
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Alumni of the Ateneo de Manila University Batch 1974 and a political officer of the Liberal Party have challenged Nacionalista Party presidential bet Senator Manny Villar to stop sowing intrigues and lies against Liberal party tandem Senator Benigno S. Aquino III and Senator Mar Roxas II.
Rose Romero, one of the political officers of Roxas, said Villar’s camp should present the woman in the digital video disc (DVD) who claimed that Roxas was behind the black propaganda against Aquino. Romero added that Guido Delgado, …

By: Megan Flores
According to Pulse Asia survey conducted from March 21 to 28, 2010, re-electionist Senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada both ranked 1st to 2nd.  Former Senator and former Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Chairperson Vicente “Tito” Sotto III landed in 7th to 8th places, while another former Senator and former National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Chairperson Ralph Recto captured 7th to 9th places.  Even re-electionist Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has the probable chance of winning, with the rank of 11th to 13th.  The survey result from the Social Weather …

“I THINK IT’S ALL OVER: NOYNOY AQUINO will be our next president. Thus says Neal Cruz.”
And boy did I agree on the article! This is a lesson in political campaigning. It is also a sign of something that is changing, and I hope the votes will reflect that biggest and most important change. That we can no longer be bought. We, the Filipino people reject the nasty below the belt tactics similar to a hate campaign. It’s a sign. We still have a lot of learning to do in conducting …

April 27 (Bloomberg) — Philippine presidential frontrunner Benigno Aquino talked with Bloomberg’s Haslinda Amin yesterday about the issues he is planning to focus on if he gets elected in next month’s election. Aquino, speaking from Manila, also discusses corruption in the country. (This is an excerpt from the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

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An Official Statement from the Department of Psychology of the School of Social Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University
On 9 April 2010, the Ateneo Psychology Department issued a statement regarding the psychiatric evaluation which was allegedly signed by Fr. Carmelo (Tito) Caluag who was claimed to be a faculty of our Department in 1996.

“Guido Delgado is a liar,” said Atty. Edwin Lacierda, spokesperson of Senator Benigno S. Aquino III, in response to a press conference called by the Nacionalista Party (NP) on Tuesday.
Delgado, a staunch supporter and one of the campaign officials of Manny Villar, presented several documents purporting to be a case study and psychiatric evaluation of Aquino that allegedly “fell on his lap” after an unknown source supposedly delivered the documents to volunteers of Manny Villar.
Delgado admitted the documents were unverified. He said he is leaving the task of verification to …

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This is only an initial study done by Kontra Daya. They said, they are still looking at another 20 partylist gorups with questionable goals and nominees. The most notorious and questionable are Ang Galing Pinoy, 1-utak, Ang Kasangga, PACYAW and BIDA.
INITIAL LIST OF PARTYLISTS WITH LINKS TO THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION by Kontra Daya (March 28, 2010)

PARTYLIST NAME
DESCRIPTION
NOMINEES

1.       Ang Galing Pinoy
A national party claiming to represent security guards, tricylce drivers and vendors. Formerly known as Guardians Anti-Crime Pro-People Organization, a political …

Have anyone of you read this very interesting piece of news by ABS-CBN? In it’s opening paragraph, it says “The security of the first nationwide automated elections in May is in the hands of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Makatarungan” Class of 1978, the batch that adopted President Arroyo as an honorary member. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), from the top, is packed with President Arroyo’s “mistahs.”
What it means is that, Gloria Arroyo might not be in power anymore but the AFP and the PNP has a …

Pretty interesting questions directed to Dick Gordon at this Bandila Interview. He acknowledged, he is short-tempered and argues that these surveys conditions the minds of the Filipino people. Listen and comment to this interview.
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