Rene Azurin: In the most recent hearing of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (JCOC) on Sept. 18, Professor Nelson Celis, spokesman of the election watchdog AES Watch, reported the following exchange between Mr. Brillantes and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano: Cayetano: “Pwede bang mangyari sa buong Pilipinas... apat lang ang binoto ng isang tao pero labin-dalawa po ang bibilangin noong makina?” (“Can it happen all over the Philippines...that a person votes for only four candidates but the machines count votes for 12?”) Brillantes: “Tama ho iyon.” (“That’s right.”) Cayetano: “Did it happen, Mr. Chair, only in 2013 or pati 2010?” Brillantes: “Nakita ho namin iyan sa 2013, hindi pa ho namin nai-check iyong 2010.” (“We saw it in 2013, we haven’t yet checked 2010.”) Cayetano: “Then how can we decide on having a manual or automated (election) in 2016 if we can’t assure our people that walang dagdag-bawas (there will be no manipulation of the count)?... This is the first time I’ve heard Comelec admit that it can happen.” Brillantes: “The machine is not perfect... There are certain glitches (and) deficiencies... that can adversely affect the results.” bworldonline/content.php?section=Opinion&title=how-to-rig-an-automated-election-in-the-philippines&id=97771
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:38:01 +0000
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