Election Fraud in the Philippines?
Election Fraud in the Philippines?
By Marcing Pin
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” ~Plato
A day after the election, former President and convicted plunderer Joseph Estrada refused to concede defeat despite the 5 million margin in favor of Senator (and supposedly President-elect) Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. Estrada claimed that he was cheated and his claimed helped change the mind of the other candidates. So a question pops out, are they just being sore losers? or Aquino and his Yellow Army cheated the Filipino people?
Election Fever: “Failure of Election… What IF…?”
Election Fever: “Failure of Election… What IF…?”
By Marcing Pin
For the last six-ten months, we have faced the fears, rumors, and speculations of Con-Ass (charter change), No-El scenario (no election), and the Oplan August Moon (military takeover) but one question continue to lingers in the mind of some Filipinos is “What if the election fails?”
All these speculations of changing the charter, no elections, military takeover, the failure of election and even the battle for the right to appoint the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the overused “people power” are connected or associated to one another. One obvious factor was the extension of Gloria Arroyo’s presidency and another of course, was a military junta. Many people denied these speculations and some pretty much refuse to recognize any of those rumors.
But WHAT IF…? What will happen if the election fails? What IF it really happens?
Between May 10 and June 30, 2010, we are about to witness series of events that will help shape the country for the next six years. However, assuming that Arroyo is not able to appoint the new Chief Justice, the country will have vacancy in the three branches of government. Noynoy Aquino and his Yellow Army wants the right to appoint the new Chief Justice be given to the newly elected president not from the outgoing president (already assuming that he have won the presidency without even understanding the “check” system of the three branches).
Election Fever: “Bongbong Marcos sa Senado… NOT!!!”
Election Fever: “Bongbong Marcos sa Senado… NOT!!!“
By Marcing Pin
Nacionalista Party (and Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) Senatorial Candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Liberal Party Presidential Candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III are the best examples of presidential sons following the footsteps of their parents. The incumbent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was and is one of them (following the footsteps of her father, former President Diosdado Macapagal), and so is her son Mikey Arroyo. The country will be seriously f*cked up if the next presidential election (2016) have those three (Bongbong, Noynoy, and Mikey) above as presidential candidates along with ousted President Joseph Estrada’s son Jinggoy. Though, I am not a fan of Erap but out of those four, the most qualified is definitely Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Anyway, this article is about why Filipinos should not vote for Bongbong Marcos….
What is wrong with the Philippine Media?
What is wrong with the Philippine Media?
By Marcing Pin
Over the years, the Philippines portrayed itself to have the freest press in Asia. However, some Filipino journalists and media networks have continually over-using or abusing the constitutional “freedom of the press” in recent years. We are, perhaps, the only country in the world that treated politics, showbiz entertainment, sports, business, “tsismis”, tabloids reporting, and biased reporting in one page. Gone are the days of purely unbiased and responsible reporting. Today, we talked about our politicized military and we have an increasingly politicized society but we never talk about our politicized media.
Of course, how can we find neutrally fair news these days when most of our media networks and newspapers are own by our country’s rich elites, and the journalists reporting the truths were getting killed (extra-judicial killings). For instance, the Lopez-owned ABS-CBN Network, who owes its return of ownership to the late President Corazon Aquino, is now openly supporting the Presidential Candidacy of Aquino’s son Noynoy through close-minded and biased reporting. Remember the survey about this time last year, the front-runner then was current Vice President Noli de Castro, himself the once and future employee of the ABS-CBN network, and it was a three-way battle between the three “Manuels” (De Castro, Manny Villar, Mar Roxas). The Vice President’s numbers in the surveys suddenly dropped after the death of the former president. Somehow, those surveys might have been tinker to influence the public’s opinion and support towards the presidential contenders at that time….
The Filipino Voter
The Filipino Voter
By Marcing Pin
This coming May 2010 the country will face its second presidential election of this millennium. The main topics of the day or should we say for the last six months and the coming four months are scandals, intrigues, controversies, and of course, (true and false) allegations and gossips. Politicians competing for everybody’s attentions, for the people’s votes, and of course, for who could trick more voters.
First, let us define the term “vote”.
According to the always-changing Wikipedia: “A vote is an individual’s act of voting, by which he or she expresses support or preference for a certain motion (for example, a proposed resolution), a certain candidate, a selection of candidates, or a political party. With a secret ballot to protect voters’ political privacy, voting generally takes place at a polling station.”
In the Philippines, voting is not compulsory (under 1987 Constitution) but it is the patriotic duty of every Filipino citizen to vote during elections…
Election Politics and the Issue of Chief Justice Succession
Election Politics and the Issue of Chief Justice Succession
By Marcing Pin
Just recently and even now, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) faces increasing pressure over the upcoming vacancy of one of the most important positions in the Philippines, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The incumbent Chief Justice Reynato Puno is set to retire in May 17, 2010 and about the same time that the country has no Senate President and House Speaker to lead the Legislative branch of the government. The current resident of the Malacañang Palace and her allies wants to appoint the new Chief Justice before the General Election while some members of the opposition, lead by Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III wants the right to appoint the new Chief Justice be given to the incoming elected president after May 2010 or should I say, after June 30, 2010.
The Presidentiables
The Presidentiables
(by Marcing Pin)
In this post, I am going to talk about the Presidential Candidates of the upcoming Philippine General Election in May 2010. Not all candidates will feature in this blog and that simply because of lack of infos about them or the scale of popularity and their chances of winning were not as close as the following people.
