Election 2013 Archives

Philippine Elections: Wealth remains dominant; dynasties rule ok

No one in the country can expect much difference in the next election. It should be more “exciting” as there will be more at stake, and the battle will be “winner take all”, but for the mass of people, even an economic trickle will not appear despite the likelihood of continued “growth” from which the ruling class and its political agents will continue to benefit, reaping the rewards of aggressive worker/peasant repression and unbelievable exploitation.

Read also: Part 2 and Part 3 of this report.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 20, 2013

Part 2: Philippine Elections: Wealth remains dominant; dynasties rule ok

By GILL H. BOEHRINGER Bulatlat.com Read also: Part 1 and Part 3 of this report. Late developments Under pressure from many quarters, Comelec’s stubborn Chair, election lawyer Sixto Brillantes, has finally admitted that there were flaws in the election. This is...

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 20, 2013

Part 3: Philippine Elections: Wealth remains dominant; dynasties rule ok

By GILL H. BOEHRINGER Bulatlat.com Read also: Part 1 and Part 2 of this report. However you look at it, wealth remains the dominant factor in Philippine elections. In this report, I look at the wealth of those who govern the country through the Senate and House of...

Bulatlat Contributors | Jun 19, 2013

Ombudsman asked to probe Comelec’s Brillantes, et al, for their impeachment

Aside from the Office of the Ombudsman, the complainants are also set to prod Congress to conduct an inquiry into the recent elections.

Marya Salamat | Jun 19, 2013

Back to reality, back to the same old issues

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis After the brief but tumultuous electoral exercise, the Filipino people would be facing the same issues again. This is not to say that we should forget about what happened during the May 2013 elections. The Commission on Elections,...

Benjie Oliveros | May 30, 2013

Migrante Party-list finds election results highly ‘improbable’

“If there was really a Hocus PCOS that happened, only Comelec and Smartmatic would know.” - Migrante Party-list

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 29, 2013

More on the May 2013 elections

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis A wide chasm separates the assessment of the Comelec and election watchdog AES Watch on the May 2013 elections. Commission on Elections Chairperson Sixto Brillantes Jr. called it as the best elections the Philippines ever had. AES Watch,...

Benjie Oliveros | May 24, 2013

Go ahead, sue us and abide by law, election watchdogs dare Brillantes

“These irresponsible threats (from Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes) are meant to muzzle election stakeholders especially critics for them to just keep quiet amid the publicly-exposed blatant transgressions of the election law, the repeated errors, malfunctioning, and glitches of the PCOS machines, data inconsistencies, and recently, the bypassing of canvassing rules.” – AES Watch

Marya Salamat | May 22, 2013

Workers call for ‘FIT Audit’ of poll results

As reports abound regarding the lack of transparency in the conduct of the 2013 elections which was marred by many breakdowns and shortcuts, national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called for a “FIT Audit” – a full, immediate and transparent audit of the poll results.

Bulatlat Contributors | May 21, 2013

‘Source code review too late to make elections honest, secure’

“It does not take too much brain matter to come to the conclusion that all these media releases are just for show. We don’t have a real source code for 2013 that is available and open. We’ve been had again.” – Dr. Pablo R. Manalastas, IT Fellow of the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)

Marya Salamat | May 10, 2013

Can Filipinos ever get rid of political dynasties?

If pre-election surveys are to be believed, the final pre-election poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations on May 2 and 3 shows that nearly all who “got in” the Magic 12 are those with political pedigree.

Janess Ann J. Ellao | May 10, 2013

Teachers grapple with technical glitches in PCOS final testing

“We regret that the poor outcome of the FTS would reflect the outcome of the actual polls, which could lead to election failure.” — Aya Ragrario, University of the Philippines professor and convener of Kontra Daya

Bulatlat Contributors | May 10, 2013

Elections Philippine style, same issues, same problems

By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com On Monday May 13, 2013, the country would have its first elections under the Aquino administration, which was propelled to power on the promise of change. This will be the first elections under the so-called “tuwid na daan”...

Benjie Oliveros | May 10, 2013

Election watchdog questions Comelec’s decision to delay review of source code

Without credible and timely source code review and bug fixing, and considering all the reported PCOS failings plus the questionably undisclosed nature of licenses entered into by the Comelec, the AES Watch dares Comelec to do a 100-percent Parallel Manual count as a contingency measure.

Marya Salamat | May 8, 2013

OFWs disappointed over conduct of Overseas Absentee Voting

“The failure of the system in place has always been the biggest single stumbling block in making OFWs go out and vote.” – Migrante

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Apr 17, 2013

Comelec accused of harassing anti-Aquino partylist bets

MANILA -- Members of Kabataan partylist and other student organizations held a picket protest in front of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to denounce anew what they call as “continued harassment of progressive partylists.” Comelec has threatened to disqualify...

Ronalyn V. Olea | Apr 2, 2013

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