‘Where did 50k of our votes go?’ Gabriela Women’s Party asks Comelec
“If votes for a sectoral party representing women and other vulnerable sectors can simply vanish without explanation, it risks disenfranchising not only the candidates but the countless women and marginalized communities whose voices they seek to represent,” Gabriela said.
Kung tutuusin
Mga kinawawang manggagawang ni hindi mapangalanan/“Compliant” ang depensang maagap sa kanilang kamatayan/Kung tutuusin, sa ganang kapitalista, sa ganang pamahalaan/Pakikipagtuos na lang ang dapat nitong hantungan.
Sinking in electoral fraud
The system to cheat has been institutionalized. It has been abetted by the sudden change in the Comelec software, from “version 3.4” to “version 3.5” without as much as an explanation to all political parties, partylists and election watchdogs about what happened to the source code, which apparently has been changed, with Comelec now tying itself in knots trying to say nothing changed in the source code that could have padded the votes of Bong Go and Ronald de la Rosa, as well as Rodante Marcoleta.
Comelec’s local restrictions on accredited media threaten press freedom, electoral transparency
Free and independent media are the eyes and ears of the public, especially during elections. Any attempt to curtail their access is not only a violation of press freedom but a grave affront to the integrity of these elections.
Bishop echoes Leo XIV’s call; seeks freedom for jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said he gives his full support to the new Pontiff’s call for the release of journalists jailed “for seeking and reporting the truth” such as Frenchie Mae Cumpio.
Weird software, weirder poll results
Computer experts are roundly condemning the Comelec for claiming that version 3.5 of the election management system (EMS) was used after a third-party audit. They said that when the 3.4 software was elevated to 3.5, the codes in the software were changed to mean it was debugged, some features were added or the security system was upgraded. If nothing was changed with the source code, why was the version changed?
More groups demand manual vote count tonight
“The recurring failure of ACMs – especially during the most critical hours of voting – should compel Comelec to seriously consider restoring manual counting at the precinct level where the votes are cast and witnessed,” the Center for People Empowerment in Governance said.
Patnubay sa Botante: 5
Just plain dirty. This is the most decent thing one could use to describe the pathetic attempt of the militarist forces to spread the canard that Bayan Muna partylist was “disqualified” by the Commission on Elections and it appears to be the worst gimmick that can hardly compel voters to change their minds.
Patnubay sa Botante: 4
Mula pa noong 1999 ay naging matapat na tagapagtanggol ng sambayanan ang Bayan Muna at kahit anong panggigipit ang gawin ng estado, hindi nababawasan ang tapang ng partylist na itaguyod ang interes ng mga inaapi.
ELCAC in panic over continuing failure to defeat rev forces—NDFP
NDFP secretary general Elias Dipasupil said that instead of impending victory, NTF-ELCAC is in panic over its continuing failure to defeat the revolutionary forces.