Bulatlat

Go ahead, sue us and abide by law, election watchdogs dare Brillantes

bulatlat@gmail.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:20:35 +0000

“These irresponsible threats (from Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes) are meant to muzzle election stakeholders especially critics for them to just keep quiet amid the publicly-exposed blatant transgressions of the election law, the repeated errors, malfunctioning, and glitches of the PCOS machines, data inconsistencies, and recently, the bypassing of canvassing rules.” – AES Watch

Small is beautiful

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:39:22 +0000

Off duty

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:17:49 +0000

Anakpawis Cordillera remembers hero of the working class

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:59:24 +0000

“Ka Bel left a legacy for the activists of today especially the new ones to serve as a shining example to emulate as they continue the struggle.”

Benguet police chief admits lapses in Balao case probe

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:35:42 +0000

Benguet Provincial Police Office (PPO) Provincial Director Rodolfo Azurin admitted lapses in the investigations conducted in relation to the disappearance of activist James Moy Balao.

Kin of missing UP students oppose bail petition of accused soldiers

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:48:37 +0000

"Our evidence is strong. The suspects were positively identified, again and again, by our two main witnesses.” – Julian Oliva Jr., counsel of the families

Workers call for ‘FIT Audit’ of poll results

bulatlat@gmail.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:44:49 +0000

As reports abound regarding the lack of transparency in the conduct of the 2013 elections which was marred by many breakdowns and shortcuts, national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno called for a “FIT Audit” – a full, immediate and transparent audit of the poll results.

Is vote-buying worse in automated elections?

bulatlat@gmail.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:06:27 +0000

By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Widespread vote-buying appears to have cast a dark cloud on the integrity of the May 13 midterm elections. This may be compounded by probable cheating, exploiting the technical defects of the precinct count optical scan machines plus the glitches in transmitting voting results that [...]

The eternal ‘only’

bulatlat@gmail.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:56:23 +0000

Another event that in this country comes almost as often as its fun-filled fiestas is over, and everyone’s happy — or at least appears to be, except those few, pesky critics of the way things are done in this earthly paradise. The Commission on Elections is happy. Malacañang is happy. The Philippine National Police is [...]

Winner and loser

bulatlat@gmail.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:39:39 +0000

By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The election into office of misfits, rascals, the poorly qualified and members of entrenched political dynasties may not be the worst result of the recently concluded midterm elections. More pernicious and fatal to our democratic processes, or the appearance thereof, is the virtual enthronement, if the Commission on Elections [...]