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Government, Politics, Technology

Philippine Elections: More Vote Counting Machine Fraud Uncovered

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Malawi (Photo by Mike De Juan

TARLAC, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – During a news conference on Friday, Inoray Malawi, a poll watcher, showed a Vote Counting Machine (VCM) receipt which seemed to confirm allegations of massive electoral fraud ahead of the May 9 Philippine presidential elections. 

Malawi (pictured above), said that in a dry run for the VCMs, her ballot receipt contained the name of administration standard-bearer Manuel Roxas 2nd instead of that of another presidential candidate whom she “voted” for.

Similar ballot receipt fraud allegations have been brought up during early voting by overseas Filipino voters in the Middle East.

Today, yet another incident was reported by an elementary school teacher assigned as a poll officer in Tarlac, hometown of President NoyNoy Aquino.

In this latest incident, the teacher said that during the dry run, she voted for Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.  When the ballot receipt was printed, it showed the name of Donald Trump instead of Duterte.

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Politics, Social Media, Technology, The Media

No Internet Throughout Entire Philippines On May 8 & 9

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image.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – If you will be surfing the Internet on Sunday and Monday, May 8 & 9, you will notice that you will not be able to use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media accounts anywhere you are in the Philippines. It has something to do with the Philippine elections.

According to the rules of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), candidates are prohibited from campaigning the day before and the day of the elections. The last day for campaigning is Saturday, May 7th.  It is when all candidates will be holding their final rallies, or ‘miting de avance.’

But in this Internet world and the accessibility to social media, it would be almost impossible for the COMELEC to monitor unlawful campaign activities which may be done by candidates and their supporters through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and other social media accounts.

So, to ensure that there will be no campaign violations, Internet connectivity will be shut down throughout the entire Philippines from 12:01 a.m. on May 8 until 11:59 p.m. on May 9.

If candidates or their supporters have last-minute appeals to the voters, they are advised to do so before the strike of midnight on May 8.

Hurry!

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Government, International, Law Enforcement, Technology, Travel

Philippines’ Customs Employees Want Colored CCTVs

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Following a proposal by vice presidential candidate Francis Escudero to install closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) in transaction areas at the Philippines’ Bureau of Customs, members of the Bureau of Customs Employees Association (BOCEA) announced they will be staging a rally to protest the measure.

Earlier, BOCEA president Rommel Francisco went on national TV practically admitting that employees of the agency — regarded as the most corrupt in the Philippines — indeed accept bribes. He told GMA News:  “Subukan kaya nilang itaas ‘yung sahod namin, ibigay sa amin ang tamang benepisyo? Sa tingin ba nila gagawa pa kami ng ganoon?” (Why don’t they try raising our salaries, and giving us the appropriate benefits? Do they think we would still do that?)

But in an interview with The Adobo Chronicles, Francisco clarified that his association is protesting the installation of CCTVs not because it violates the employees’ human rights, but because the employees want colored CCTVs — not black and white — installed in their work stations.

“It’s already 2016,” he said, “it’s about time we keep up with modern technology by using colored, high-definition CCTVs, and not the archaic black and white video recorders and monitors. We look terrible in black and white.”

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