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May 2010 Elections, Neither Fair nor Honest – Foreign Observers
May 2010 Elections, Neither Fair nor Honest – Foreign Observers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“With the many serious problems in the whole election process, it is only through the efforts of the people – the sacrifices made by the public school teachers and the resilience of voters – that the election was made possible,” said the Peoples' International Observers' Mission.
2010 Elections: Four G’s during Abra polls
2010 Elections: Four G’s during Abra polls
By JENNY S. DE VENECIA
International observer intimidated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Abra
2010 Elections: Election Fraud Still Seen as a Problem in ARMM Elections, Despite Automation
2010 Elections: Election Fraud Still Seen as a Problem in ARMM Elections, Despite Automation
By CAMILLE ANNE DE ASIS
“Though the automation of the elections brought quite a few positive changes in the electoral system...Unfortunately, these improvements were not sufficient to break the established system of command votes, in which political leaders dictate people’s choices, and continues to thwart the true exercise of the right to suffrage,” said Salik Ibrahim of the Citizens’ Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms.
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.
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