Comelec, Smartmatic Should Be Held Accountable
By BENJIE OLIVEROS
29 May 2010
Bulatlat.comThe faint smile on Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo during the evening of May 10 indicated feelings of relief and pride that they were able to push through with the automated elections. A lot of people were bedazzled by the speed by which the election returns were tabulated. Soon, people were praising the Comelec, including a columnist of a major broadsheet saying that he was glad he had to eat his words.
But after a week, the Comelec and Smartmatic were peppered with criticisms and complaints. And now it is being flooded by election protests, which, according to Comelec commissioner Rene Sarmiento, even exceeded the number of protests filed in 2007.
Comelec officials are dismissing these election protests as mere reactions of losers. A Comelec official was said to have commented that there are two types of candidates – those who won and those who were cheated. Malacañang suggested that Congress dispenses with these complaints and proceed with the canvassing of votes for president and vice president.
The position of those who are allied with presumptive president Noynoy Aquino is very much the same – proceed with the canvassing and proclaim the winning candidates. They are even expressing fears that the proclamation of the next president might not be done on time, and would lead to a power vacuum.
Then came a supposed whistleblower who alleged that certain Comelec officials have offered their services in ensuring the victory of candidates in exchange for money. Fingers are being pointed at different directions as to who are behind the alleged whistleblower dubbed as koala. The Comelec is saying that all these are being orchestrated by a losing presidential candidate. Rep. Teddy Locsin is pointing at Malacañang.... MORE
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