Tags: Elections 2019

Continuing questions on automated elections

The proclamation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of the winners in the senatorial and partylist elections held on May 13 may have been generally accepted by the public. However, many questions persist on the conduct of the electoral campaign (massive vote buying/selling, blatant Comelec rules violations, among others) and on the reliability and credibility…

Duterte magic? ‘Fraud, use of gov’t resources, fear are key factors in elections’

A political analyst credited the “victory” of administration bets to fraudulent elections and the “unusual combination of Duterte’s popularity, systematic use of government resources, use of fear, and black propaganda and disinformation against progressive partylist groups.”

UNLESS there was widespread cheating and fraud on May 13, the Philippine electorate has apparently elected to the Senate enough Duterte candidates for that body to be fully under administration control. Former Duterte Special Assistant Christopher “Bong” Go, former Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, and Ferdinand Marcos’s daughter Imee Marcos —…

Bukas na liham sa tinaguriang ‘bobotante’

Walang bobo, walang matalino. Pero may walang pakialam at may patuloy na lumalaban. Posibleng mataas ang iyong pinag-aralan pero komportable kang patuloy na inaapi ang maraming mamamayan. Puwede namang hindi ka nakatuntong sa anumang pamantasan pero nasa utak at puso mo ang pinagdaraanan ng mga pinagkaitan. Hindi na mahalagang tanungin kung sino ang ibinoto mo…