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2010 Elections: Dutertes Proclaimed as Winners in Davao Polls
2010 Elections: Dutertes Proclaimed as Winners in Davao Polls
By CHERYLL D. FIEL / Davao Today
The City Board of Canvassers in Davao lowered the threshold of votes necessary for the winning candidates to be proclaimed winners. The Board proclaimed the winners five hours after it resumed counting of votes on Wednesday, May 12.
2010 Elections: Davaoeños Endure Long Lines to Vote
2010 Elections: Davaoeños Endure Long Lines to Vote
By JETTY AYOP-OHAYLAN AND MARIETTA BASTE-HERNANI / Davao Today
In Marahan Central Elementary School in the city’s third district, the voting pace was slow, and even those who went before the poll centers opened waited for five hours for their turn to vote. The school had two precincts with 1,000 total voters. By noon, only 30 percent of the total number has cast their votes.
2010 Elections: In Davao, First Automated Elections Leave Some Voters Angry
2010 Elections: In Davao, First Automated Elections Leave Some Voters Angry
By GERMELINA LACORTE / Davao Today
Carmen Gultiano, a voter in one of the precinct clusters at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School, came out of her precinct tired, agitated and unable to hide her frustrations after spending six hours just to vote. Gultiano arrived at her precinct at eight o’clock in the morning and was only able to vote at two thirty in the afternoon.
2010 Elections: Snail-paced Voting in Davao Blamed on New Clustering Scheme
2010 Elections: Snail-paced Voting in Davao Blamed on New Clustering Scheme
By CHERYLL D. FIEL / Davao Today
It was not the machine glitches that many people were worried about but the poll clerk’s hunt for names of registered voters and other verification procedures that slowed down the voting process in the recently-concluded elections.
2010 Elections: Give Due Credit and Compensation to Teachers Serving in Elections – ACT
2010 Elections: Give Due Credit and Compensation to Teachers Serving in Elections – ACT
By PAULINE GIDGET R. ESTELLA
Teachers who served during the May 10 elections had to carry the burden of the lack in preparations of the Comelec. They also had to endure the people's anger at the long queues and yet some have not yet been paid.
2010 Elections: Foreign Observers Shocked by Fraud, Irregularities, and Violence in May 10 Elections
2010 Elections: Foreign Observers Shocked by Fraud, Irregularities, and Violence in May 10 Elections
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
"We came to observe a clean, democratic elections, but I cannot conclude that it was," said Justine Kiwanuka, a delegate of the People's International Observers' Mission.
2010 Elections: Outdated List, Missing Names Hound Some Voting Precincts in Davao
2010 Elections: Outdated List, Missing Names Hound Some Voting Precincts in Davao
By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN / Davao Today
In Buhangin area, a voter saw the name of a dead relative while others look for the name of a living family member.
Benjie Oliveros | Has the Country Achieved a Clean, Honest, and Democratic Elections?
Benjie Oliveros | Has the Country Achieved a Clean, Honest, and Democratic Elections?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
Election automation was able to fix what is happening inside the precincts, however, it was not able to solve the politics of guns, goons, and gold outside of it.
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