Comments on: Enrile readies for failure of elections

By: tarantula

tarantula — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:51:04 +0000

Enrili mag resign ka na. napaka tanda mo na. napaka rami na ang naibulsa mo sa pera ng mamamayan. lol..

By: onetamad

onetamad — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:28:58 +0000

@dicklip: CICT chair Ray Roxas-Chua says that the Comelec preparations are still on schedule. Worst case, he said, we can count the new ballots manually. That’s what he says.

@lorie: To be fair to Sen. Enrile, he did say that he thinks the Comelec can pull it off. The proposed legislation is just a precaution. But then, politicians can pretty much say anything at this point. Doesn’t mean it’s true.

By: lorie

lorie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:04:14 +0000

wow–basically. this guy knows (hint hint) that there will be some mechanical failure on the voting machines eh? then hmm..finally his dreams of becoming president will finally come true?

By: DICKLIP

DICKLIP — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:06:14 +0000

I smelled this too. Let’s consider these facts.

The ARMM election was automated and this was roughly the time scale for the whole shindig:

(1) 3-5 months for the DELIVERY of the equipment (the COMELEC hasn’t even ordered yet.)
(2) At least 6 months for personnel training (I know this because I usually hung out at this hotel in Manila where it was conducted and I talked to them)
(3) Setting up the infrastructure (takes 2-3 months or so)
(4) Dry run (Around 3-4 weeks)

That’s at least a year. We have 8 fucking months left.

Also considering the fact that automation was for only 5 provinces and it didn’t even go smoothly.

THIS thing we’re talking about here is NATIONWIDE.

Can you just imagine? I wonder what the nice people at the Administration are cooking up…