Jan.29,2010
Junio Says Smartmatic Is Not Vulnerable To Election Stupidity
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr
Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Is the common allegation, among some losing candidates during elections that fraud and cheating were allegedly committed, can totally be erased with the change in the voting system to computerization or automation? Can the claim Manila-programmed and configured computers that are going to be used in the upcoming national elections be tampered for re-programming and re-configuring by the computer experts in different places where elections are to be held under the alleged connivance in favor of any high ranking government officials who seek for re-elections?
Provincial assistance COMELEC officer Reuel Junio explained that the Smartmatic company has an independent connections not connected to any person or group with vested interest. “The computerization voting is not vulnerable to fraud and cheating since the computers to be used cannot be re-programmed or re-configured by just anybody who is skilled in computer operations”, he said.”Smartmatic will not gamble any kind of stupidity that will damage its reputation. The company whose main base is in Argentina has branches in Europe, Latin America, and USA that earns billions of dollars. It will not swap its good image to connive in committing fraud or cheating in the upcoming elections on May 10, 2010 by any re-electionist high ranking government official who has the clot with the current administration.”
He implied any aspiring candidate in the coming national elections either for president, senator, congressman or mayor should not imagine for themselves in fear or apprehension that fraud and cheating would be committed during the first ever held computer automation elections this coming May 10, 2010.
On the other hand, he said that the total number of voters in Maasin City alone at present, old and new, is 50,095 including new registrants.
He informed that the filing of certificates of candidacies has started November 20 and will end on Dec.1, 2009 at midnight.
He urged interesting and aspiring candidates for any government positions to file his/her certificate of candidacy as soon as possible. “They should not wait for the deadline when potential candidates would be crowding inside the COMELC offices”, he said.
Junio clarified that next year’s national elections cannot be postponed by any Congressional degree or resolution because the date itself in holding the scheduled elections is a constitutional mandate. “Only an amendment of the 1987 Constitution can change its schedule”, he said.
However, he pointed out that barangay elections are statutory and that its schedule can be changed if there’s a need for the postponement.
He further informed that next year’s national elections will involve the Presidency and its Vice, Senators, Congressmen, municipal and city Mayors.Barangay elections, on the other hand, has no schedule yet and its election schedule can be changed,Junio reiterated.
When asked about the total number of voters including the new registrants, he said that at present his office is still gathering some data send by election officers in different municipalities of the province. They are still in the process of consolidating all the data sent to them with only 2 municipalities that have not yet send their total voters list.
He said that most probably, the 2 municipalities which he did not mention its names will send theirs the following day or the next and that in less than 2 weeks time any media entity can get the total number of voters provincewide.”We have to re-check the data sent to us before releasing it to the media”, the assistant COMELEC officer said.
He added that COMELEC shall be sending its election results on May 10,2010 thru the telecom companies like Globe, Smart, Sun and the talk and text messages.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Fourty Five Candidates File Their CoCs
Jan. 29,2010
Fourty Five Candidates File CoCs
Vice Mayor Effie Abiera Running Unopposed
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.
Maasin City, Southern Leyte-As the deadline for the filing of Certificates of Candidacies has drawn to a close on December 2, 2009 the lists of aspiring candidates comprising the re-electionists in the province and in the capital city has revealed that re-electionist Vice-Mayor Effie Lamoste Abiera is running unopposed. She is the daughter of naturalist-artist Salvador “Boy” Abiera, the undefeated third termer councilor who is also an architect by profession.
Early filers at the COMELEC provincial office were: first-Board Member aspirant Gaspar V. Tagalo on Nov. 25,2009;second-re-electionist Congressman Roger G. Mercado on Nov. 28,2009 and the third-Congressional aspirant Jeffrey J. Roden on Nov. 30,2009.
A total of 45 candidates composing the re-electionists and newcomers in the provincial and city positions have flocked to the 2 COMELEC offices here in various hours of arrival since the filing of CoCs has started.
In the provincial level there are a total of 23 candidates. Four for the provincial position of a representative including re-electionist Roger G. Mercado (LAKAS).The 3 others are: Aniceto G. Saludo,Jr,(Puersa Ng Masang Pilipino); Jeffrey J.Roden(Independent); Vicente A. Geraldo(Independent).
Three are running for the position of Governor including the re-electionist Damian G. Mercado.1)Marisa Y. Lerias(National Peoples Coalition); 2)Jerome J. Roden(Independent).
For Vice-Governor:1)re-electionist Vice-Governor Miguel Maamo,11(LAKAS);2)Reuel V.Dumancas(Independent).
There are 6 re-electionists for SP members all from LAKAS and 9 newcomers for the same position constituting various party affiliations like the LAKAS, Independent, NPC and PMP.
Here in this new small city, LAKAS re-electionist, Mayor Maloney Samaco has an opposition in the person of former third-termer Governor Rosette Yñiguez Lerias of the National Peoples Coalition.
There are 8 re-electionists for the City Councilors and a newcomer Romeo R. Geniston joining the LAKAS group.
However, there are 10 newcomers under the National Peoples Coalition vying for the position of City Councilors. There are also 2 other Independent candidates running for the same position.
In an interview with Election Officer 2 Lawrence Irman Gelsano he said that submission of programs of government or their reforms or platforms of government is not required from among the aspiring candidates who filled up their CoCs for the coming May 10,2010 elections.
“Programs of government or reforms of each candidates running for any position in the government is not required”, he said, “It’s up to them to formulate their respective agenda or reforms during their campaign period”
Regarding the limitations of funds for expenditures during the election campaign among the aspiring candidate he said there’s no resolution yet send by the COMELEC Manila office.
Gelsano said that if they will receive a COMELEC resolution about the limiting of funds for the campaign sorties they will inform all the qualified candidates.
He said resolution on the limitation of campaign funds will also be published in several national newspapers, including the radio and TV stations before the start of the campaign period.
The Election Officer further informed that the start for the campaign period for the national elections is on Feb. 9 up to May 8, 2010. While for the local elections is on March 26 up to May 8, 2010.
Moreover, Provincial Assistant Election Officer Reuel Junio divulged that there are a total of 247,598 voters (old and new) in the entire province of Southern Leyte.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)
Fourty Five Candidates File CoCs
Vice Mayor Effie Abiera Running Unopposed
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.
Maasin City, Southern Leyte-As the deadline for the filing of Certificates of Candidacies has drawn to a close on December 2, 2009 the lists of aspiring candidates comprising the re-electionists in the province and in the capital city has revealed that re-electionist Vice-Mayor Effie Lamoste Abiera is running unopposed. She is the daughter of naturalist-artist Salvador “Boy” Abiera, the undefeated third termer councilor who is also an architect by profession.
Early filers at the COMELEC provincial office were: first-Board Member aspirant Gaspar V. Tagalo on Nov. 25,2009;second-re-electionist Congressman Roger G. Mercado on Nov. 28,2009 and the third-Congressional aspirant Jeffrey J. Roden on Nov. 30,2009.
A total of 45 candidates composing the re-electionists and newcomers in the provincial and city positions have flocked to the 2 COMELEC offices here in various hours of arrival since the filing of CoCs has started.
In the provincial level there are a total of 23 candidates. Four for the provincial position of a representative including re-electionist Roger G. Mercado (LAKAS).The 3 others are: Aniceto G. Saludo,Jr,(Puersa Ng Masang Pilipino); Jeffrey J.Roden(Independent); Vicente A. Geraldo(Independent).
Three are running for the position of Governor including the re-electionist Damian G. Mercado.1)Marisa Y. Lerias(National Peoples Coalition); 2)Jerome J. Roden(Independent).
For Vice-Governor:1)re-electionist Vice-Governor Miguel Maamo,11(LAKAS);2)Reuel V.Dumancas(Independent).
There are 6 re-electionists for SP members all from LAKAS and 9 newcomers for the same position constituting various party affiliations like the LAKAS, Independent, NPC and PMP.
Here in this new small city, LAKAS re-electionist, Mayor Maloney Samaco has an opposition in the person of former third-termer Governor Rosette Yñiguez Lerias of the National Peoples Coalition.
There are 8 re-electionists for the City Councilors and a newcomer Romeo R. Geniston joining the LAKAS group.
However, there are 10 newcomers under the National Peoples Coalition vying for the position of City Councilors. There are also 2 other Independent candidates running for the same position.
In an interview with Election Officer 2 Lawrence Irman Gelsano he said that submission of programs of government or their reforms or platforms of government is not required from among the aspiring candidates who filled up their CoCs for the coming May 10,2010 elections.
“Programs of government or reforms of each candidates running for any position in the government is not required”, he said, “It’s up to them to formulate their respective agenda or reforms during their campaign period”
Regarding the limitations of funds for expenditures during the election campaign among the aspiring candidate he said there’s no resolution yet send by the COMELEC Manila office.
Gelsano said that if they will receive a COMELEC resolution about the limiting of funds for the campaign sorties they will inform all the qualified candidates.
He said resolution on the limitation of campaign funds will also be published in several national newspapers, including the radio and TV stations before the start of the campaign period.
The Election Officer further informed that the start for the campaign period for the national elections is on Feb. 9 up to May 8, 2010. While for the local elections is on March 26 up to May 8, 2010.
Moreover, Provincial Assistant Election Officer Reuel Junio divulged that there are a total of 247,598 voters (old and new) in the entire province of Southern Leyte.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)
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