Hayden Kho’s lawyer says the old Hayden is dead. Wow. Talk about a Jeckle and Hyde case. In just a span of a few weeks, Hayden has turned, according to Atty. Lorna Kapunan, from a self-confessed sex maniac to a “reformed one”. Why? To avoid prosecution? Or, maybe, an attempt to placate public anger over his controversial sex tapes, especially that Careless Whisper version? This is obviously a PR hack job. Is it working? I doubt it. You don’t change the color of a horse’s mane overnight.
Same thing with elections. Constitutionalist and former COMELEC chairman Christian Monsod urged the public not to lose confidence with manual counting in elections. He says that the 1992 and 1998 elections were relatively “clean”; therefore, nothing to fear or nothing to get anxious about.
I have the highest respect for Atty. Monsod but to say that these elections were clean, well, he’s telling us a half-truth. Same way as COMELEC chairman Jose Melo saying that the Commission can enter into a scheme with Smartmatic, using the DFA-Stratdec computerization project as an example. Melo just lied. There was no such scheme. And you can’t give sovereign guaranty to a private company. It’s prohibited.
Atty. Monsod came out from the woodwork and urge us to be calm. Let’s give manual counting a chance. Remember 1992 and 1998? Those were clean ones, says Monsod. Maybe Mr. Monsod is reading a different history book. Or, like Gloria, he’s trying to paint a Rembrandt out of thin air. Or creating sand castles out of ant hills. This is simply just Bencardism.
That year, 1992, was marred with election irregularities and fraud perpetuated by no less than DILG secretary Ronnie Puno, if we are to believe Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Remember Santiago’s outrage when she told a stunned audience that COCs were changed in favor of former president Fidel V. Ramos. That year started the “dagdag bawas” vote shaving scheme, remember Mr. Monsod?
Also, in 1998, reports show how certain senatorial candidates got the scare of their lives when their votes were shaved by election operators. Remember those protests from senatorial candidates? That was in 1998.
These cheating cases that started in 1992 and 1998 were the reasons why we demanded automation in the first place.
I understand why the palace unleashed the likes of Mr. Monsod. Don’t forget that Mr. Monsod is still a Gloria ally. Like his wife, he never really distanced himself from Gloria. So, Mr. Monsod is a polluted source (sorry po, prof., but I have to write the truth).
There’s no denying that many people are laughing themselves all the way to the bank with the failure of the poll automation bidding. Manual counting means big, big money for COMELEC operators. And these operators became brazen when the dagdag bawas scheme reared its ugly head in 1992. It became worse in 2004 and in 2007.
So, whenever certain people say, that the likes of Hayden Khos are on the way to reform, or that our elections had certain periods of calm and orderliness, think. That’s obviously a PR hack job.
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Sure 1992 and 1998 are relatively “clean” but Monsod has forgotten about the elections of 2004 and former COMELEC Commissioner Garci.
It’s amazing how selective his memory has become.
Hayden Kho may have changed(no similarities to the Blog Poster).
I am Hyden. He is Hayden.Hayden is a feminine name, for your information. Hyden is the masculine name. It originated from
Germany.
I dont believe that you can be changed easily overnight. Sexual
impulses are very strong. Especially if you are young. Just dont
record your lovemaking the next time, Mr. Kho. Some enterprising
Filipinos are always there looking for easy way to make money.
Mr. Monsod can say good words about the coming election. It is easy
to say. It is very hard to do. We just watch for the results. As
long as there are elections. People of both parties will try to
cheat each other. I think, it is already in the Genes of Filipinos
to cheat in elections.
Candidates who win in elections are job generating machines. Their
“Asungots” will have good jobs in the government. Once they are in
power. It is a matter of jobs or no jobs for the “Asungots”. It is
more of economics than politics. Would you agree?
its true, the Monsod’s are GMA’s fanatic. kumbaga, nahalik sa wetpaks ni GMA. ewww!
cheating and election fraud happens when COMELEC allows it.
during our school days…when someone quote cheating the teacher-in-charge will do the action of disciplining the student…its either suspending the student, or make his/her test to zero grade…when someone shouted “maam si Miguel nangongopya”, the teacher immediately verify and check the situation.
COMELEC job is more critical in many ways, but they should have a sense of commitment and patriotism. And they are the one who should be always vigilant, anyways, they have the authority mandated by the constitution…to make their judgment (mandated by the constitution) when someone quote cheating, or someone reported irregularities…but what happened in 2004 and 2007 elections were truly off…kakahiya talaga…i remember watching in the news, one of the COMELEC chairman were caught carrying a bagful of blank tally sheets (ER form or somewhat kind of a sheet used for tallying the results)…and that Chairman were denying it on the national television.
so its not in the genes of the filipino’s Hyden the masculine :) …nagkataon lang talaga na ang leader ng plipinas ay corrupt…what will you expect sa mga supporters niya…at sa nasasakupan ng kanyang kapangyarihan…is it in order? is it balance? or is it so CORRUPT?
Patricio,
You are making me nervous. This piece, the generals piece. I need to step up my blood pressure medication.
Joe
Joe Am: if you live in Davao (I think that’s where she’s now going)… here is a minor worry if she’s looking for a job.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20090630-213182/Pardoned-maid-back-in-RP-regrets-crime
not with the DDS around.
Than’s Mike H,
Not in Davao, but it is always good to have one’s eyes open and head up.
Joe