Think About It 
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light(0)
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 Philippines to congratulate Filipinos for successfully holding the country’s first automated elections. With Smartmatic hoping to sell the Philippine government about 76,000 PCOS machines “for the fire-sale price of P2 billion,” Mr. Hamlin describes, the backdrop is set for reading more from the words addressed to president-elect Noynoy Aquino that he had quoted from the undeniably candid Mendoza.
But seriously, sino ang tunay na Kapalmuks?
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 today should feel free to donate any large sum of money to his favorite charity to signify the appreciation for his article even making it to this particular venue/forum.
Automated electoral fraud: Is there proof, evidence, or neither?
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 a major media company.
What Backdoor?
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 Eelections (Comelec), have a ready answer on allegations of automated fraud committed last May 10, 2010: [...]
