By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
With reports from CIELO EUNICE FLORES
Reports reveal more problems toward the end of election day.
2010 Elections: Harassments, Poll Violations, Problems in Data Transmission
Day: May 10, 2010
2010 Elections: Snail-Paced Elections in Central Visayas
By RITCHE T. SALGADO
As in most parts of the country, long queues and technical glitches affected the conduct of elections in Central Visayas. In Cebu, there were reports that indicated that only 50 percent of voters have been accommodated by 6:45 p.m.
2010 Elections: Violence, Rampant Poll Violations in Lanao Despite Automated Elections
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Nothing seems to have changed in the conduct of elections in Lanao.
News in Pictures: Chaotic Elections in Maguindanao Town
MAGUINDANAO — Residents push their way inside a polling precinct in Buldon town. Hundreds of voters are getting impatient — shouting, shoving, banging the doors of the precinct, demanding that they be allowed in. An army soldier tries to break a scuffle while poll watchers and the BEIs insist that voting should be one at a time. This year’s elections, will serve as a test to Philippines’ fragile democracy. Once an inspiration to emerging democracies for its “people power” overthrow of the American-backed autocrat Ferdinand E. Marcos, the Philippines has suffered from poor governance in the past decade.
News in Pictures: Maguindanaoans Brave the Rain to Cast Their Votes
MAGUINDANAO — Despite the rain, voters in Tugaig, a village in Barira town, continue to line up. ‘See these people? They line up to vote. But will the politicians do to them after being elected? They will ignore them,’ says a woman beside me.
2010 Elections: In Maguindanao and Elsewhere: Chaos, Violence, Fraud
By CARLOS H. CONDE
Despite the promise of order that computerization brings, the conduct of the elections in Maguindanao province and other areas in Mindanao leaves much to be desired.
Voting Stopped Because of Gunfire Between Parties
PRESS RELEASE May 10, 2010 MARAWI CITY – Elections in Tugaya was brought to a standstill when gunfire broke out between opposing candidates. One of the hottest areas in Lanao del Sur during elections, gun shots were already heard in the area Saturday last week. Volunteers of the Voters Collective of the Healing Democracy reported…
Watchdog Fears Massive Disenfranchisement of Voters
PRESS RELEASE May 10, 2010 DAVAO CITY- With an escalating number of voters complaining from long hours of waiting before getting a priority number or opting to go home because of the confusing system of voting, the people’s watchdog, Pagbabago, fears the possible massive disenfranchisement of voters this election. Reports reaching the Pagbabago Hotline numbers…
Technical Glitches=Disenfranchisement
Press Statement May 10, 2010 Ang mga katutubo Katribu Partylist ay naa-alarma sa ibat ibang report na aming natatanggap sa mula sa aming mga pollwatchers na tambak ng mga technical at procedural na mga problema. Samut-saring report ang aming natanggap tulad ng hindi pag-gana ng mga PCOS machines sa ibat-ibang lugar tulad ng tondo, marikina…
Amidst COMELEC Reports of Luzon Polls Okay, Ready PCOS Machines Fail, Irregularities All-over Southern Tagalog
PRESS RELEASE May 10, 2010 Within the first three hours after election day opened, Southern Tagalog regional poll-watchdog Kontra Daya, Kontra Karahasan already received from poll watchers numerous reports of PCOS machine breakdowns and election irregularities in various clustered precincts around the region. This is despite the Commission on Election’s (COMELEC) assurance yesterday that polls…
Poll Watchdog Condemn Intensified Harassment Against Militant Groups on Eve of Election Day
PRESS RELEASE May 10, 2010 Four militants, brgy. official beaten, arrested by Makati PNP On the eve of election day, Southern Tagalog regional poll-watchdog Kontra Daya, Kontra Karahasan received reports of election-related violence against militant groups in the region. In Los Baños, Laguna, at around 12:30 mn, 3 members of Kabataan Partylist, a member of…