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Jose Melo And His Banana Leaf
When is it “some sort of lapse” and when is it gross dereliction of duty bordering on the criminal.
To the Comelec: Shut down The Manila Times
Promulgated last February 4, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution No. 8758, which sets down the implementing rules and regulations of the long-dormant Republic Act No. 9006, also known as the Fair Election Act, has triggered a veritable firestorm of protests, primarily because of Section 36, which is quoted in full below:
Any mass media columnist, commentator, [...]
Will ‘Winged’ Voters Still Take Flight on May 10?
A red flag from the Commission on Elections:
The 2010 Elections Under Threat
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(Screenshot of hacked TESDA web site)
This report cannot be taken lightly: the hacking, and defacement of a 5th government website:
COMELEC Unseats Gov. Grace Padaca. Ed Panlilio Next?
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC), on Tuesday declared former Governor Benjamin Dy the rightful winner of the 2007 Isabela Elections for governor, and ordered Governor Grace Padaca to vacate the position immediately.
The almost two and a half year recount finally ended with former Governor Dy winning by just a margin of around 1,051 votes. [...]
Which is more corrosive to the youth, being gay or cheating in elections?
The Roman Catholic Church doesn’t list being gay as a sin. It however lists gay acts (sexual acts obviously) as disordered. The Church counsels understanding of the gay condition and the heterosexual faithful are exhorted to help gays live lives in conformity with Church teaching, be celibate or be faithful heterosexuals (which incidentally is also [...]
Election 2010: Public Counting & Code Review
Computer Programs
A computer program is a set of instructions that a computer follows to accomplish its task. Without a program, a computer is just a dumb chunk of metal and plastic. With a program the computer can help us browse the web, send and receive email, Skype our relatives abroad, format and print beautiful documents, [...]
Will History Repeat Itself In 2010?
Are we headed for a repeat of the graft-ridden election nearly a decade ago that saw someone who sounded like Gloria Macapagal Arroyo phoning elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano about assuring a one million-vote lead in the 2004 election?
Computerization of The 2010 Philippine Elections
There is a pressing issue that I think the Philippine cyberspace should discuss and this is the computerization of 2010 elections. We are going to spend around 8 billion pesos in LEASING counting machines for 12 hours without the assurance that the data generated by these machines are genuine.
Safeguarding the 2010 Elections with Digital Signatures
Pablo [...]
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