May 18, 2013     Manila, Philippines
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Canvassing of votes, not spared from problems

When the unofficial results being tallied by the PPCRV yielded a numerically improbable total, Smartmatic technicians proceeded to change a script of the source code, which, to IT experts, proves that the election results could easily be tampered with.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

PCOS machine malfunctions raise questions on election results

Instead of releasing partial, unofficial results and providing “trends” based on unreliably tallied votes, the Comelec must order the manual counting of votes.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Church groups call on gov’t to resume peace talks with Reds

"What we want is a just and lasting peace. And the GPH's declaration is pushing the war and not resolving the problem." ¬– Bishop Mar Inong, United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP)

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Women-led watchdog calls for vigilance during May 13 polls

“The irregularities monitored during the final testing and sealing of the PCOS machines and the lack of a source code review by local groups before the actual conduct of the elections put the credibility of Monday’s elections...

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Election watchdog questions Comelec’s decision to delay review of source code

Without credible and timely source code review and bug fixing, and considering all the reported PCOS failings plus the questionably undisclosed nature of licenses entered into by the Comelec, the AES Watch dares Comelec to do a...

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

AES Oversight Committee urged to convene ASAP

“It is just right that Congress, through its AES Oversight Committee, steps into the scene to provide timely recommendations and proposals to the COMELEC as to the issues hounding the PCOS machines.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Aquino hand seen as behind Comelec’s attempts at Piston, progressive partylists

“In terms of postering, we all know who are the real violators. Akbayan, Risa Hontiveros and Bam Aquino have the most number of illegally placed posters all over the country but they remain sacred cows that are...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Military denies earlier reported US troops deployment in Pablo areas, but groups wary of cover-up

Deploying US Troops to typhoon Pablo-affected areas, as Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao spokesperson Sheena Duazo said, is a greater disservice to the victims who are already rendered homeless and hungry due to government neglect and corruption...

Sunday, April 14th, 2013

Balikatan 2013: A grand show of force, a tradeshow for US arms

Military trainings to develop interoperability are crucial for the US, especially when it is about to drag an ally to start or join its war. Also, military exercises such as Balikatan plays a role in US sales...

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Why pick on us? – Makabayan

“Aquino’s Comelec has been persecuting progressive partylist groups while condoning the existence of bogus partylist organizations and even tolerating their campaign violations.” – Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women’s Party

Monday, April 8th, 2013

Is there a concerted effort to crowd out the poor, remove progressives from partylist elections?

“Comelec’s double standards in implementing election guidelines is apparent in the way it is pursuing the cases against Kabataan and Piston, while large-scale campaign violators such as candidates from Team P-Noy run free and unscathed.” – Kabataan...

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