Tag: Election

Electoral fraud activist Antonio Contreras to sue UP professor Ian Vega for libel!

May 25, 2016January 10, 2022 benign0 17 Comments

In a post on Facebook today De La Salle University (DLSU) professor Antonio Contreras announced his intent to sue University of the Philippines (UP) physics professor Ian Vega for libel. Contreras writes… Today is the day I say enough is enough. I have decided to file a criminal case of libel against one physics professor….

Crime, Education

The Rodrigo Duterte presidency could be besieged by a hostile Congress and power-hungry Leni Robredo!

May 20, 2016 benign0 26 Comments

President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte won by a landslide in this year’s elections. Most remarkable of all, he won it being true to and consistent with his nature. What we saw in him as mayor of Davao City is what we got during the campaign. Will what we get out of him as president be consistent with…

Crime, Government, Politics

Did Smartmatic help the Liberal Party rig the 2016 Philippine Presidential Elections?

May 13, 2016May 14, 2016 Ilda 131 Comments

Who would have thought that the late former ambassador Roy Señeres, who withdrew from the presidential race shortly before his death last February would affect the Presidential Elections conducted on the 9th of May? It seems dead people have a way of “influencing” Philippine politics. We all know that incumbent President Benigno Simeon Aquino only got…

Crime, Politics

Scholarly study reveals Ateneans are the real ‘bobotantes’ of the Philippine electorate

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 benign0 106 Comments

A study conducted by the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) on the bobotante (stupid voter) phenomenon that plagues Philippine politics sought to test a hypothesis commonly-held amongst the Philippines’ “thinking classes” — that it is primarily impoverished voters (the majority of Filipinos) that are inclined to vote stupid. The results published in an Inquirer report…

Education, Politics

3 Big Reasons Why I’m Still Not Voting For Manny Pacquiao To Be A Senator

April 12, 2016 Grimwald 27 Comments

A round of applause please for our very own Manny Pacquiao for his latest victory against Timothy Bradley. Indeed, he truly deserves some congratulations for his efforts. However, truth be told, while I admire his skills as a boxer and see his philanthropy as definitely helpful to our people, I’m still more than a little…

Culture, Government, Politics, Society

No Justice For The Filipino People Under Aquino Administration!

April 11, 2016 Grimwald 13 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, I was recently notified about an issue regarding our countrymen who are voting outside the Philippines. According to what I read, it seems that the Liberal Party (LP) is already making headway by cheating. Apparently, when some of our fellows try to pick the names of other presidential and vice-presidential candidates in Dubai like…

Crime, Government, Politics

COMELEC data breach: Filipinos worldwide at risk of digital fraud!

April 9, 2016 benign0 13 Comments

A security ‘mishap’ has resulted in millions of Filipino voters’ personal details exposed to cyber-criminals. In a 6th April blog report, global digital security solutions firm Trend Micro reported that “a massive data breach leaked the entire database of the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC).” Based on our investigation, the data dumps include 1.3 million…

Crime, Tech Talk

#EDSA30: What I’ve seen, heard and, now, think after 30 years

February 26, 2016 Vincent 11 Comments

(Note: This post is actually meant to be just a comment to Mike Portes’s latest article. But since it is long, I opted to post is as an article. And I wrote the recollection parts purely from memory.) It was exactly 30 years ago. Allow me to share as an ordinary citizen how I viewed it and…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Society