Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Loren: ‘Failure of elections a real possibility’

SEN. LOREN LEGARDA TODAY WARNED OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF ELECTIONS IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT RELEASE ON TIME THE BUDGET FOR VOTERS’ EDUCATION.

The senator said that while the Commission of Elections is supposed to receive a total budget of between P110 million for voters’ education, less than P35 million is reported to have been released so far to the poll body by the Department of Budget and Management.

“If the Comelec is operating on a meager budget for voters’ education, then it is highly likely that voters will not be sufficiently informed on the mechanics of voting. The result would be total confusion on Election Day, which in turn would lead to a failure of elections,” Loren said.

Loren warned that if the government is deliberately withholding funds for voters’ education, “it may be doing so for a hidden political agenda, which is to declare a failure of elections that could allow it to remain in power beyond its mandated term, through emergency rule backed by the military.”

A failure of elections, Loren said, is “certain to result in political unrest that could even lead to a military take-over and the death of democracy in the country.”

Loren said she is “worried over the seemingly slow pace of voters’ education with a mere four months to go before the actual voting.”

The snail-paced voters’ education campaign, Loren said, “could be part of a sinister plot to make the May elections fail, and thereby keep the incumbent administration in power.”

Loren said that the Comelec should already be waging a pro-active campaign in tri-media to explain to the electorate the features of the automated election.

“While I can understand that the automated system is new and the Comelec is familiarizing itself with how to proceed with it on a nationwide scale, I find it rather odd that it seems to be taking its own sweet time in explaining the system to voters,” Loren said.

The senator said that the Comelec should by now be deploying personnel and resources to the provinces, especially in far-flung areas, to educate voters on the automated system of elections.

13 comments:

  1. That's right. If they really wanted to proceed with the elections, everything is plantsado na dapat. Why are there still delays? I hope it's not true that the present administration is having a hidden agenda again so that all their candidates can have a seat in Malacanang.

    I really hope that everyone would be educated about the new way of voting. We only have a few months before the start of election....

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  2. President arroyo always want to gain power and to make decisions even if she knows that she's not the right person to decide on some important matters in our country.She don't deserve to be the president talaga

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  3. buti pa si Sen.Loren concern She's very good talga that's why i lawyas supports her. My family and I is a big fan talaga of Legarda

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  4. Sen. Loren Legarda always wants to do the right and I will support her

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  5. The best talga si madame loren dapat talaga sya na ung manalo bilang vice-president of the philippines this coming election para nmn mgkaron ng matinong pinuno ang ating bansa hindi ung katulad ng ibang politiko d2.

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  6. Sen. Loren Legarda is simply the best Go!go!GO!

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  7. Dapat talag siya ung manalo kya vote wisely

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  8. Dapat lng n maging educated ang mga tao sa automated election para hindi cla maloko or magamit sa pandaraya...go loren.

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  9. Sa tingin ko posible nga talga mag fail yung elections kasi hanggang ngayon hindi pa umaabot yung panawagan nila sa pag eeducate nung mga tao tungkol sa new way of voting. sa maynila palang hndi na umaabot, paano pa kaya yung sa malalayong lugar. sana lang talga mag effort pa ng sobra sobra para naman matuloy ung eleksyon ng maayos at matiwasay, hindi ko na maatim na magkaroon uli ng dayaan kasi yung mga gusto naming kandidato, hindi naman nananalo.

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  10. Panoorin naten si Ms Loren sa isang debate on sunday,10:45 pm GMA Kapuso.

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  11. pano nmn ung mga taong no read no write pti n din ung matatnda na mhi2rapan tlga clang gumamit ng elctronic machine kya dpAt ung kda machine my tagbantay pra turaan ung mga tao kung pano ioperate un para nmn d masyang boto

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  12. Kya minsan taMAD Na ung Mga Tao Bumoto Kasi Dahil Ganyan

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