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Hang ’em high later, says human rights commission chair

On May 8, 2010 By

Hang ’em high later, says human rights commission chair
By Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Hang them later.

Veteran election lawyer and Commission on Human Rights Chair Leila de Lima Thursday said now was not the time to hold accountable those [...]

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Comelec mulls sanctions vs Smartmatic for foul-ups

On May 7, 2010 By

Comelec mulls sanctions vs Smartmatic for foul-ups
KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN
GMANews.TV

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering penalizing poll machine supplier Smartmatic-Total Information Management (TIM) for the glitches in the automated election system that will be used during the May 10 [...]

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Malacañang: No military takeover in case of total failure of polls

On May 7, 2010 By

Malacañang: No military takeover in case of total failure of polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s spokesman assured Thursday that Malacañang will not order the military to intervene in case of a total failure of the automated elections.

“Mangyari man iyon ay there [...]

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Poll watchdogs fear high-tech cheating

On May 7, 2010 By

Poll watchdogs fear high-tech cheating
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Two election watchdogs warned Thursday that the May 10 elections could be the target of high-tech cheating after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted that there was no more time to check the contents of 76,000 newly [...]

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Smartmatic execs told: Surrender passports

On May 7, 2010 By

Smartmatic execs told: Surrender passports
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – The Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) on Thursday urged foreign officials and employees of Smartmatic involved in the election automation project to send their passports to a Catholic bishop.

“We are calling in your bluff. Give us all [...]

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ARMM, other provinces may not get flash cards on time

On May 7, 2010 By

ARMM, other provinces may not get flash cards on time
By Ryan Chua
ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines – Problems in the country’s first ever nationwide automated elections continued to mount Thursday as officials confirmed that clustered precincts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and other [...]

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Comelec scrambles to fix glitch before polls

On May 7, 2010 By

Comelec scrambles to fix glitch before polls
The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Election officials scrambled Thursday to fix a computer glitch that sparked fears of a chaotic failure of the country’s first automated presidential polls and calls to postpone next [...]

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Reporters barred from interviewing Villar

On May 6, 2010 By

Reporters barred from interviewing Villar
AMITA O. LEGASPI
GMANews.TV

Reporters covering the Nacionalista Party campaign were furious Wednesday night after they were barred from getting near presidential bet Senator Manuel Villar Jr. and interviewing him after at least four hours of [...]

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Comelec: Machine testing can drag until election day

On May 6, 2010 By

Comelec: Machine testing can drag until election day
By Reynaldo Santos Jr.
abs-cbnNews.com/Newsbreak

MANILA, Philippines—Election machine manufacturer Smartmatic and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed the possibility of the final sealing and testing of election machines dragging until election day on May 10.

Originally [...]

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Villar, Noynoy warn vs delaying polls

On May 6, 2010 By

Villar, Noynoy warn vs delaying polls
abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential rivals Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III of the Liberal Party and Sen. Manny Villar of the Nacionalista Party on Wednesday opposed proposals to postpone the May 10 polls, saying it may lead to President [...]

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