Tag Archive | 2010 elections
Death by Suffrage
Death by Suffrage I don’t know how or where to start. Writing long and winding articles have always been where I’m good at. I have also been believed to have the gift of expression — I find it easy to say (or write) exactly how I feel. But now I can’t seem to mince words [...]
Villar concedes to Aquino #eleksyon2010 #purplethumb
Nacionalista Party’s standard bearer Sen. Manny Villar has conceded to Liberal Party’s Noynoy Aquino in a press con he has called this 11AM at his family-owned StarMall mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf Latest official partial COMELEC count puts Aquino at 12,233,002 votes vs. Villar’s 4,329,215. Villar, whose vow to eradicate poverty owing to [...]
Search This Heart: A Voter's Prayer
Search This Heart: A Voter’s Prayer by: RJ Marmol http://qik.com/swfs/qikPlayer5.swf ~~~ As we look back on our troubled past and look ahead to the future laid before us, I, along with 50 million voters, come before You Lord and pray that You search this heart. Of feelings of doubt, cynicism and pessimism — search this heart. Of feelings of distrust, dissent [...]
Breaking News: Gibo Teodoro leads presidentiables survey
Update as of 6:00PM of May 10, 2010: Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro and running-mate Edu Manzano are both leading in this blog’s online EXIT POLL. I will not be surprised if this result is reflected in offline exit polls as well as in the actual tally of votes happening tonight. ~~~ For the first time in [...]
Securing First 8 Copies of ERs: Safeguard Against Automated "Garci"
If we want to ensure credible election results, we must guard the printing and safekeeping of the first 8 copies of ERs (election returns) at the (clustered) precinct level prior to hooking-up the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) machine online. This was the suggestion made by former COMELEC Chairman Christian Monsod this morning when asked [...]
Iglesia ni Cristo Endorses Aquino-Roxas, Mixed Senatorial Lineup
The Iglesia ni Cristo has released their official endorsement for the 2010 elections. In a statement read in today’s service to all their followers, INC has officially endorsed Liberal Party’s standard bearer Noynoy Aquino and vice-presidential candidate Mar Roxas. The Iglesia ni Cristo has been wooed in previous elections by aspiring candidates because of their [...]
You are What You Read
I just realized that with the information overload we’ve been recently subjecting our brains to, selective and conscientious reading is now a must not just for those who write but for anyone who is a living and thinking animal. I don’t need to inundate you with links or a litany of examples to prove the [...]
Proud and Prejudiced
Former president Erap Estrada warns Sen. Noynoy Aquino not to be too cocky. And why not? Aquino seems oh so complacent these days — what with the latest survey results showing him leading by a comfortable 12 point margin against Sen. Manny Villar. And since he has concluded this to be a “two-man race” which, [...]
