Bukas na Liham

On the turnover of the ‘source code’ to Comelec


How sure are we now that the claimed “source code” is the same one loaded in 70,000 plus PCOS machines that have been deployed all over the Philippines with several already tested for FTS? It will need opening up all PCOS units and running the hash code – a humongous task that only a “superman” […]

How sure are we now that the claimed “source code” is the same one loaded in 70,000 plus PCOS machines that have been deployed all over the Philippines with several already tested for FTS? It will need opening up all PCOS units and running the hash code – a humongous task that only a “superman” will be able to do before election.

Brillantes is just making the legal motions of complying with Sec. 14 of RA 9369 – compelled as he was after AES Watch individual members and other eminent voters filed a Petition against Comelec through the GPH with the UN Human Rights Committee on May 3; and on the same day, reelectionist Sen. Gordon filed a mandamus against Comelec before the SC on the source code issue.

We have demanded from Mr. Brillantes to reveal the terms and conditions that defined the negotiation with Dominion (brokered by the Comelec chairman himself), like, how much in taxpayers’ money was paid yet again? More importantly, is this move in effect paving the way for the Dominion to be the dominant player in the 2016 automated elections (Smartmatic phasing out because of its bungling)? Smartmatic’s Cesar Flores had revealed in a recent JCOC hearing that Dominion wanted to take over the Philippine market in election automation.

 Prof. Bobby Tuazon
UP Manila professor
AES Watch co-convenor

Related Posts

Dibuho ni Leonilo Doloricon
Editoryal Pambansang Isyu

Wala naman talagang maaasahan

Isang eleksiyon na naman ang nagdaan. Balik sa dating gawi ang mga nasa kapangyarihan. Hindi kaiba sa nakaraang mga eleksiyon ang ehersisyong pulitikal na isinagawa ng bansa noong Mayo 13. Itinambol ng masmidya ang pangangailangang bumoto, at iparinig daw ang boses ng masa sa pamamagitan ng balota. Pero natapos na ang halalan, ipinroklama na ang […]

Kapirasong Kritika

BoboBotanteBinayBashing

Pagkatapos ng araw ng eleksyon nitong Mayo 13, bumaha sa social networking sites ang dalawang bungkos ng sentimyento. Una, bobo ang mga botanteng Pilipino. Ikalawa, hindi karapat-dapat si Nancy Binay na manalo bilang senador. May mga pagkakataong nagdudugtong ang dalawa: Bobo ang botanteng Pilipino at patunay niyan ang pagkahalal sa batang Binay bilang senador. Pareho […]

Analysis Pambansang Isyu

Kredibilidad ng eleksiyong 2013, kuwestiyonable?

Sira-sirang PCOS machines. Mahahabang pila. Nawawalang pangalan sa opisyal na listahan ng botante. Nawawalang signal. Mali-maling quick counts. Ito ang naging eksena ng eleksiyon kahapon, Mayo 13. Hindi pa kasama rito ang mga insidente ng pandarahas, panggigipit, at iba pang iregularidad, mula sa botohan hanggang sa pagsasara ng botohan, pagpapadala ng resulta ng boto sa […]

Pambansang Isyu

IT experts nagkakaisa: May seryosong problema ang ating automated elections

Nagkakaisa ang mga eksperto sa Information Technology (IT) mula sa grupong Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch): Pasikat lang at di naaayon sa batas ang ginawang turnover ng SysTest Labs Inc. (SLI) (Colorado-based) ng election source code (na pag-aari ng Dominion) sa Commission on Elections (Comelec). Matapos ito ng press conference ng Comelec na ipinakita […]