Smartmatic’s Response To Committee Report On Poll Automation on Jun 28, 2010 in Special Feature gene grogorio house committee on suffrage and electoral reforms response to committee report smartmatic Spokesperson "Machines don’t cheat, it’s people who cheat and people can use the machine to cheat.’ I like this quote from Comelec Executive Director Jose Tolentino. It's simple and clear and it basically puts into proper perspective this whole issue about...
More Improvements For Poll Automation on Jun 28, 2010 in News henriette de villa house committee on suffrage and electoral reforms improvements poll automation rufus rodriguez tedoro locsin jr. The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has released its report on the conduct of the automated elections last May. It basically acknowledged that the use of the automated system did not result in failure of elections as predicted by ma...
Making the most of Smartmatic’s poll automation technology on Jun 28, 2010 in Uncategorized cesar flores pcos machines People's Initiative smartmatic An opinion piece I critiqued yesterday had me thinking when the author said that the Comelec may have made “the mother of all bad deals.” This was told in the context of the poll body spending about Php 11 billion to run this year's automated ele...
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light on Jun 27, 2010 in Uncategorized Michael Alan Hamlin of the Manila Bulletin wrote in his Bottom Line column's Not so Smartmatic opinion piece how 2008 Miss Universe and Smartmatic “Ambassador for Transparency” Dayana Mendoza spoke to reporters when the company brought her to the...
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light on Jun 27, 2010 in Think About It dayana mendoza noynoy aquino pcos machines smartmatic Michael Alan Hamlin of the Manila Bulletin wrote in his Bottom Line column's Not so Smartmatic opinion piece how 2008 Miss Universe and Smartmatic “Ambassador for Transparency” Dayana Mendoza spoke to reporters when the company brought her to the...
But seriously, sino ang tunay na Kapalmuks? on Jun 25, 2010 in Think About It 2010 philippine elections automated elections Comelec electoral fraud smartmatic Normally I wouldn't give the following sort of tabloid writing the time of day, but right now I think I should make an example of it and drive home some simple and often overlooked points for the greater good. The author whose piece I'm critiquing to...
Automated electoral fraud: Is there proof, evidence, or neither? on Jun 24, 2010 in Think About It 2010 philippine elections Comelec electoral fraud smartmatic Let's make one thing clear: Proof is not the same as evidence. I am making that distinction clear as an objection to what should have been a fair reportage involving stating the facts without a hint of opinion or bias on the part of the journalist of...
What Backdoor? on Jun 20, 2010 in Think About It backdoor cesar flores halalang marangal ninez cacho olivares roberto verzola smartmatic Columnist Ninez Cacho-Olivares has come out with a piece entitled "The Perfect Crime" in reference to the May 10 automatd elections. Ms. Olivares opened her piece with the following: Cesar Flores of Smartmatic and his partner, the Commission on Eelec...
Too Late The Hero on May 31, 2010 in Hot Topic Think About It bomba Comelec dan zulueta smartmatic whistleblower Disgusting. That's what these complainers are. I'm of course referring those politicians who have come out with claims of being approached by individuals and groups offering to rig the elections in their behalf. I'm disgusted with these people becaus...
Smartmatic, Comelec Demos PCOS System; Lawmakers Satisfied on May 31, 2010 in News annie susano cabuyao compact flash cards demonstration laguna pcos machines rufus rodriguez teodoro locsin jr. test warehouse Comelec and Smartmatic have once again proven that the PCOS system is secure. The poll body and the PCOS provider held a demonstration at the Cabuyao, Laguna warehouse where the PCOS machines are stored for safekeeping. The demonstration included a t...
