Archive for May, 2010

What Really Happened (I think)

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Apung Banong

As Americans would say, “It’s all over but the shouting”. Yes, the elections are finally over. In Mabalacat in Pampanga, the incumbent, Mayor Boking Morales, emerged as the runaway winner leaving in his wake a forlorn daughter, Marjorie Morales-Sambo, who says the ouster of her father as her only objective, and Dr. Victor Tiglao, the [...]

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Mabalacat Election Updates

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Editor-in-Chief

Here, we shall post election-related updates for Mabalacat Pampanga. Please check every now and then for news updates.

May 10, 2010 – Election Day

****3:28PM******

Reports of malfunctioning PCOS machines and long lines . . .

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Legal and Political Ramifications of Postponing the Elections

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Jun Bautista

The glitches on the voting machines’ memory cards found during Monday’s mock polls have generated calls for either postponement of the May 10 elections or reverting it to manual voting.  Monday’s exercise has further heightened the public’s fear of a rigged or failed elections, and the Comelec-Smartmatic assurance has not helped in assuaging this fear.
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