The various cheating scenarios taken together paint a bleak picture for the Commission on Elections; a unique dilemma confronts it in Maguindanao. A declaration on Monday of a failure of elections, necessary to call special elections in the province, will necessarily invalidate the victories of local candidates already proclaimed. Or, rather, the proclaimed winners who cannot prove that elections had actually taken place in their respective areas will be un-proclaimed, and forced to contest the elections again.
One cheating scenario, which Migs Zubiri has vehemently and energetically refuted, involves rigging the Senate vote in the special elections. Another cheating scenario, already amply documented, involved massive cheating or even entirely fabricated election results at the local level. These scenarios, however, require the complicity of Comelec officials.
Hence, the dilemma. The patrons at the national level who want special elections called no longer share a common interest with the clients at the local level who have already been proclaimed. What to do, what to do!?
As one opposition lawyer SMS’ed me the other day: “Someone should ask Gloria very tactfully if Z is worth all the trouble.”
July 4th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Tulad ng aking prediksyon, naghahanap na ng lusot si Bedol patungkol sa kanyang pinagyayabang na armory:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=74682
July 2nd, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Malabong malaman ang puno’t dulo ng kalokohan sa Maguindanao vote fraud.. Ipagtatanggol ito ng mga boss niyang umudyok sa kanya mandaya tulad ng nagyari kay Garci. At sino kaya ang umudyok sa kanya mandaya? E di sino pa kundi ang mga nasa partido ng nakinabang sa pandaraya sa Maguindanao!
Una, napaka ipokrito talaga ni Bedol, sabi niya na hihingi siya ng piso-piso sa kanyang mga kaibigan para tulungan siya sa pag-post ng bail pero kailan lang nagyayabang siya na may armory siya ng high powered rifles. Makapangyarihan na, malakas pa sa mga trapo, at mayaman pa. Wag niyang sabihin na wala siyang “ulan sa langit” nung napanalo niya ang Team Unity sa pandaraya!
Pustahan tayo, babawiin niya ang sinabi niyang may armory siyang pag-aari pag kasuhan siya.
Ikalawa, sino pang magsusumbong sa katarantaduhan ng eleksiyon sa Maguindanao eh pinatay ang matapang na whistleblower na si Musa Dimasidsing. May tatlo pang guro na nawawala. Pero ang COMELEC parang walang nangyari, tuloy ang bilangan, business as usual ang mga hangal.
Ikatatlo, isa pang ipokrito ang COMELEC, alam na ngang may dayaan, ginagago pa sila ni Bedol pero re-canvass pa rin ng boto. Gusto nila “fait accompli”. Kung maresolba man ang kaso ni Pimentel, gagastos siya ng milyon-milyon sa kaso, tapos swerte na siya kung maka-upo siyang isang araw bilang Senador. Ang tagal na nitong style na bulok ng COMELEC, ginagawa lagi dati - hanggang ba naman ngayon!?!
Mawalang galang na pero …Mga Walang Dangal … Pwe!
July 1st, 2007 at 11:33 am
Don’t care whether it is Koko or Migz? My symphaty goes all the way with the former because the latter is obviously a product of cheating being favored by Comelec!
June 20th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Indeed, the COMELEC is not an ideal election watchdog in a democratic society like the Philippines. The dilemma it is facing is rightfully its own making. It could have avoided the mess it created by simply enforcing the law and to protect voters’ right. Its performance during the last election was below par. But, there were notable exceptions of heroism during the recently conducted elections from among its ranks but definitely not from among the Commissioners. People are tired of waiting when it will correctly proclaim the 12th Senator. I personnaly don’t really care who would it be, Migz or Koko, provided the COMELEC will be able to count only everly single ballot cast by the voter in an honest manner and without external force.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:39 am
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