Comelec Official list of Presidential candidates in 2010 elections (0)

Here’s the official list:

Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro (Lakas-Kampi CMD)
Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III (Liberal Party)
Manuel B. Villar Jr. (Nacionalista Party)
Richard J. Gordon (Bagumbayan)
Joseph “Erap” Estrada (Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino – UNO)
John Carlos “JC” Delos Reyes (Ang Kapatiran)
Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” A.S. Madrigal (independent)
Eddie C. Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas)
Nicanor Perlas
Vetallano Acosta (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan)

A Brief History Of Poll Automations In The Philippines (0)

A Brief History Of Poll Automation In The Philippines
(condensed from the website Action for Economic Reforms )
Automated elections had been generally held as an ideal development in Philippine politics, after having experienced successive elections since 1987 plagued by violence, poll fraud and bitterly divisive electoral protests.
But in the months leading to its implementation in 2010, [...]

Start of Printing of Ballots Postponed (0)

The Commission on Elections has postponed the printing of ballots. Originally scheduled today, the start of ballot printing is now scheduled for February.
According to the commission, the delay is due to the pendency of disqualification cases filed against a number of local and national candidates. Comelc Commissioner Rene Sarmiento explains that the names of candidates [...]

PCOS Machines All Here (0)

Here’s a little something for the doomsayers.
The Commission on Elections has announced the completion of deliveries of all the Precint Count OPtical Scan Machines to be used in the elections in May. The final delivery was made February 27, one day before the deadline. Smartmatic delivered about 82,000 optical scan machines.
With the completion of the [...]

Things You Ought To Know About Election 2010 (0)

(This guest post comes from Earl Rosero, a volunteer of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting. Earl is involved in preparations for the upcoming election.)
Voters who want to be well-informed of how the May 10, 2010 elections will be conducted should visit these two websites: www.comelec.gov.ph and www.bagongbontante.ph I also recommend that you visit [...]

Automated Elections Fears (0)

The Commission on Elections is right in identifying fear as the greatest danger to automation. Just consider what’s out there in the news  on the poll automation project — the dangers of hacking, delays in preparations, the inevitability of electoral fraud, and worst of all failure of elections.
While it is okay to raise concerns, those [...]

SC Upholds Poll Automation Contract; CenPeg, AESWatch Snub Source Code Review (1)

Detractors of the ongoing effort to automate the elections in May can criticize all they want but at the end of the day there’s nothing they can do anymore at this point to stop the project.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court dismissed with finality a petition to nullify the contract between Comelec and Smartmatic-TIM. Voting 13-2, the [...]