Media Release March 29, 2010 The Commission on Elections has the continuing obligation to screen partylist nominees especially if there are continuing violations of the law, according to the watchdog group Kontra Daya. “The Comelec has the continuing power and the duty to defend the partylist system at any time from the onslaught of those…
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News in Pictures: Independent Watchdog to Monitor Poll Automation Launched
2010 Poll Watchdog Urges People’s Action in Worst-Case Scenario
By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO
“With the long history of fraud and manipulation involving the Comelec and other government agencies to favor the incumbent regime, the concerns about the automated elections are serious and require action. We have to be ready to mobilize in huge numbers, should there be a failure of elections. We cannot let Mrs. Arroyo take advantage of that situation to perpetuate herself in power.”