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Smartmatic’s Response To Committee Report On Poll Automation
“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 alleged electoral fraud in the elections last May. Indeed, the evidence presented to the House [...]
Making the most of Smartmatic’s poll automation technology
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 elections without necessarily owning the vote-counting machines.
Suspicious look at Smartmatic’s congratulatory gestures could put RP in a bad light
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: [...]
Too Late The Hero
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 because the fact that they came out with this piece of information only after the elections shows [...]
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
One of our so called IT experts has come out with a statement so bold I really wonder if he even has any proof at all of what he’s saying. In an abs-cbnnews.com report, long-time PCOS critic Augusto Lagman has been quoted as saying that the Philippines wasted P7.2 billion pesos on a system that [...]
Really Not As Easy To Cheat As You Might Think
A reader who goes by the name of “programmer” left the following comment on my post entitled “Easily Hackable? Seriously?” programmer April 11, 2010 • 4:34 pm (Edit) No one is auditing and showing us the Smartmatic Datacenter. Yes, PCOS = bullet-proof. But how about the back door? Who will audit, contest (and recount) the [...]
More Positive Developments In Poll Automation Project
The Commission on Elections must be on cloud nine right now. Why wouldn’t it? A survey conducted by Social Weather Stations show that more Filipinos trust that the agency can protect the elections in May from sabotage. (From Philippine Star) To the test statement, “The Comelec can be trusted to make sure that there is [...]
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