Dzmm:
SWS: Mga nagugutom na pamilyang Pinoy, pumalo na sa 3.9-M

ANC: SWS POLL: Hunger again on the rise
- The March 19-22 poll put the number of respondents who said they experienced having nothing to eat at 19.2%, equivalent to an estimated 3.9 million families, and up from December's 16.3%.

ANC: Former Comelec Commissioner Gus Lagman turns the tables not just on erstwhile boss, Chairman Sixto Brillantes, but the rest of his former colleagues in the poll body. Lagman reveals, Comelec officials are getting intelligence funds amounting to P1M each.

ANC: Jun Lozada has more revelations against the Aquino Administration. Lozada says, the Aquino gov't pushed through with a questionable land deal in Busuanga, Palawan, because the person involved, Gerry Acuzar, is the brother-in-law of Exec. Sec. Jojo Ochoa. "Ito ang patunay na talagang yung San Jose Builders na pag-aari ni Gerry Acuzar na malaki ang partisipasyon sa kampanya ni Pangulong Aquino nuong 2010, ay ito pala," Lozada said.
Lozada also accused Malacanang of coddling PhilForest President Erwin Santos, who is now the administrator of Acuzar's property in Palawan. "Ang nag-ayos ng papel ni Santos ay yung office ni Exec Sec.," Lozada said.

ANC: NBN-ZTE whistleblower  Jun Lozada accuses the Aquino Administration of harassing him.
Proof he says is the 3 cases pending against him at the Ombudsman. Lozada reveals the reason behind this: "Hindi ko kasi pinagbigyan siya (Aquino, who then just a Senator when the NBN-ZTE controversy broke out) noon nung nasa Hong Kong ako. Nagpasabi siya na susunduin ako, pero hindi ko pinaunlakan. (Aquino supposedly offered Lozada protection then) Doon ko nalaman na hindi pa pala nya nakakalimutan yun," Lozada said.
Lozada also reveals a confrontation with Aquino in a meeting last February. "Sinumbat sa akin noon ng presidente na tinaya niya buhay niya para sunduin ako sa Hong Kong pero hindi ko raw siya pinansin," Lozada said. Lozada says, Aquino has lost interest in the NBN-ZTE case. "Sabi niya wala na yang ZTE deal na yan. Wala nang mangyayari dyan. Wala namang nakinabang dyan," Lozada said. Lozada also reveals a group in Malacanang is favoring a businessman who reportedly contributed a huge amount of money to Aquino's campaign. 

INQUIRER: LP can't gain Luzon foothold - based on the outcome of the May 13 midterm elections, of 22 northern and central Luzon gubernatorial posts, LP only won 5 - 3 of these in hte remote upland provinces of Kalinga, Abra and Apayao in the Cordillera. Of 46 north and central Luzon representatives elected to Congress, 17 are LP members.

INQUIRER: Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. has warned a staunch critic against making any more complaints or his client won't be proclaimed.

AES WATCH: Comelec is now anointer of presumed winners
By committing more errors that those recorded in 2010, by marking arbitrary and highly-irregular decisions during canvassing, and proclaiming presumed winning candidates prematurely the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has turned the second automated elections from bad to worse - a technology and political disaster.

From Rene Del Rosario former IT head of COMELEC:..., I sampled the quick count 'manufactured' by the transparency kuno server and found that the votes share are consistently 59.50% for the admin, 30.93% for the opposition and 5.77% for the underdogs (pardon the term). This statistically impossible! The 9-3 outcome is driven by a linear equation embedded in the pcos, not how the people voted.

INQUIRER: Telcos to Comelec: WHAT WEAK SIGNAL?
The country's two major telecommunications providers have denied claims that weak signals played a major role in the delayed transmission of results in Monday's elections. PLDT said in a statement that its mobile networks, including those of Smart and Sun Cellular, "were fully functional throughout the exercise." Globe Telecom said that its help desk stationed at the National Support Center had yet to receive a single  transmission-related concern from the election's technology provider Smartmatic.

Best read 'Is your country too stupid for you?' Phil Star today H-3.

GUD READ Today Sat May 18 - C. Pedrosa's "CRY, MY BELOVED COUNTRY" p17 PhStar. Pls pas.

http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/05/18/943471/cry-my-beloved-country

Macalintal said the partial proclamation was a "bad precedent" because it paves the way for local boards of canvassers to proclaim winners "BASED ON THEIR DISCRETION on who is the winning candidate." "What is now the remedy of the aggrieved party? What will be the basis of the aggrieved party who would want to file an election protest, he or she would not know the (vote difference) between him or her and the proclaimed candidate," he said.

INQUIRER: AQUINO 'RUSHED TO PICC after getting Comelec call on proclamation
When Paolo Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV got the call from the Commission on Elections to go to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), he "rushed" to get there. "That's why I'm here. I just got call around 4:30 to 5 p.m. and we rushed here," said Aquino who at 36 is the youngest senator-elect from his batch.

reelectionist Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III: "Proclaim winners at the six-million-vote level? With still 30 million votes uncanvassed? Where is the logic in the early partial proclamation? Why rush?" He said that while there was no doubt that the six proclaimed senators-elect have already secured their Senate seats, the NBOC SHOULD ACT STRICTLY "IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW and procedure."

The public is now left in the dark and will have no way of knowing results of the elections being transmitted to the PPCRV-KBP transparency server. The PPCRV has temporarily suspended its service until the completion of the proclamation of the 12 winning senators upon the Comelec's instructions.

Group of teachers troops near PICC to dispute COMELEC statement blaming teachers for slow count (DZBB).

NAMFREL: Transmission of poll results much slower in 2013 than in 2010 (GMA News TV)

Atty. Romulo Macalintal on DZIQ
- Sa rule ng NBOC maliwanag na dapat ang proclamation ay upon completion of the canvass.
- Kung ako 'yung pinoroklamang Senador, isasauli ko ang Certificate of Proclamation na yan. Katumbas yan ng pagtataksil nila sa bumoto sa kanila.
- Noong panahon ng kampanya hingi sila ng hingi ng boto, tapos nung ipo-proklama, pumayag sila kahit hindi pa nabibilang lahat.

Atty. Romulo Macalintal on DZBB
Re: 5 senatoriables should not be proclaimed by COMELEC last night
- As early as 1968 sinasabi ng SC doon sa Mutoc vs COMELEC na hindi ka pwedeng mag-proclaim ng hindi nakalagay kung ano yung boto na tinatanggap ng mga kandidato sapagkat iyan ang basis ng iyong proclamation.

Dzmm Teleradyo:
Mga pinoy store sa taiwan pinagbabato ng mga taiwanese. Freeze hiring sa taiwan kinumpirma ng poea. Ilang pinoy hindi daw pinapapasok sa mga taiwanese store.

INQUIRER: "Since when is a citizens' arm entitled to so many things?" This question was posed by Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. when asked about a poll watchdog's plea that the Comelec provide them with data on manually uploaded election returns. He was referring to the statement of the PPCRV and the KBP earlier on Thursday, "begging" the Comelec to provide the election returns which are still unaccounted for.

Dzmm:
Investigating team ng Taiwan, 'di nakipag-ugnayan sa DOJ sa pagpunta sa PH.

TRIBUNE: POLL VICTORY VINDICATES GMA - LAKAS EXEC
The overwhelming victory of former Pres and now Pamp Rep. Gloria M-Arroyo in her re-election bid is a vindication for the former head of state, a top official of Lakas Party yesterday said. "Despite not being able to campaign as she is currently under hospital arrest, the former pres won because of her track record," Lakas president and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said. Meanwhile, the former president's son, CamSur Rep. Diosdado "Dato" Arroyo, also won in his reelection bid, besting outgoing provincial Gov. Luis "LRay" Villafuerte. The younger Arroyo also of Lakas Party garnered a total of 65,926 votes against Villafuerte's 57,436 votes for a winning margin of 8,490 votes. He was proclaimed winner by the Commission on Elections shortly before noon yesterday.

NINEZ CACHO-OLIVARES - 4PS: NOY'S DAANG BALUKTOT
Dinky was clearly lying through her teeth when she claimed, before the campaign period started that the 4Ps program will continue despite the election-related ban on the release of public funds but cash doleouts will not be given until after the election period adding the cash grants have been released in advance for the beneficiaries. The documents with The Tribune, however, showed that beneficiaries were "targeted" during the close of the campaign period with the LP markings obviously giving the applicants what they should do to be enrolled in the program.

INQUIRER: DATO ARROYO PROCLAIMED WINNER IN CAMARINES SUR
NAGA CITY, Philippines - Representative Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo won a second term as representative of the second district of Camarines Sur in the House of Representatives, fending off a strong challenge from outgoing Camarines Sur Governor Raymund Luis "LRay" Villafuerte. Arroyo (Lakas), who garnered a total of 65,926 votes, was proclaimed winner by the provincial board of canvassers at 11:30 a.m. with a margin of 8,490 votes over Villafuerte (Nationalista Party), his closest challenger.

ABS-CBN News: GLORIA ARROYO KEEPS HOUSE SEAT
Former President and incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was proclaimed winner in the province's 2nd district congressional race on Thursday night. Arroyo won by a landslide with 168,718 votes over the Liberal Party's Vivian Dabu, who received 18,547 votes. Arroyo, who is under hospital arrest, was represented by her legal counsel. Atty. Paul Maglalang during the proclamation.

ABS-CBN BANDILA: GLORIA ARROYO REELECTED AS PAMPANGA REP 05/17/2013 1:03 AM
- Wagi sina Pampanga reelectionist Gloria Arroyo at Governor Lilia Pineda. Landslide victory  rin ang mag-asawang Manny at Jinkee Pacquiao sa Sarangani. Bandila, Mayo 16, 2013, Huwebes.

ABSNEWS 05/16 6:53 PM
The net loss of the BSP swelled in 2012 as the monetary authority struggled with declining revenues from gold sales, as well as huge expenses from interest payments and heavy dollar purchases. Based on BSPs unaudited financial statement, its net loss rose by 183 percent last year.

DZMM: Talamak na pamimili ng boto, pananakot sa mga botante at pagboto ng mga menor de edad ang nasaksihan umano ng mga dayuhang observers sa katatapos na eleksyon. Ayon sa International Observers Mission na bagama't maayos at mapayapa ang naging halalan, talamak pa rin ang mga iregularidad na anila'y sumisira sa electoral process na dapat masolusyunan ng mga ahensya ng pamahalaan upang hindi na maulit sa susunod na eleksyon. Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete Noli de Castro 7:22 am

The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting asked the Comelec to explain the slow transmission of results from the precinct count optical scan machines (GMA News).

INQUIRER: Dato Arroyo proclaimed winner in Camarines Sur May 16, 2013, 1:45 PM
Rep Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo won a second term as representative of the second district of Camarines Sur in the House of Representatives, fending off a strong challenge from outgoing Camarines Sur Governor Raymund Luis "LRay" Villafuerte. Arroyo (Lakas), who garnered a total of 65,926 votes, was proclaimed winner by the provincial board of canvassers at 11:30 a.m. with a margin of 8,490 votes while the third candidate, Sabas Mabulo (Liberal Party), got 7,094.

ANC: NAMFREL expects the canvassing to take 20-25 days before all winners are proclaimed. The poll watchdog blames the slow transmission of votes, which it says, has left as many 11 millions votes unaccounted for. NAMFREL Sec Gen Eric Alvia add, the 'lost' votes could still affect the standings of the senatorial race. 'Kontra Daya' meanwhile criticizes the Comelec for hailing the midterm polls, a success.

ANC: Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Dato Arroyo reelected to 3rd term.

Dzmm: Malinaw na vindicated na si dating pangulo at pampanga congw gloria macapagal arroyo makaraang muling manalo sa 2nd district ng pampanga. Sinabi ni lakas cmd pres ferdinand martin romualdez na nanalo si cgma kahit hindi nangampanya at naka hospital arrest. Anya maganda kasi ang track record ng dating pangulo at marami itong  natulungan. Binanggit pa ni romualdez na nakita ng mga botante na inaapi ng pamahalaan si cgma.

ANC: minority lawmakers: arroyo reelection a vindication for former president. they say despite not being able to campaign she won because of her track record.

ANC: COMELEC has suspended public disclosure of Transparency count. But transmission continues.
----whaaa? Transparency Count but no disclosure? sanamagan!!!---

Pansamantalang pagtigil sa canvassing ng boto sa pagka-alkalde sa Calamba, Laguna, iprinotesta (ABS-CBN).

Tiangco: Tauhan ng SMARTMATIC umaming may binurang file mula sa COMELEC transparency server ayon kay Tiangco (ABS-CBN)

President Aquino invested the prestige of his office and his own popularity on only a few local government aspirants. The two most notable are Alfredo Lim in Manila and Ed Panlilio in Pampanga. Lim lost in a tight race to former president Joseph Estrada. Panlilio was completely creamed by Lilia Pineda. That does not add an exclamation point to the power of the President's endorsement.

COMELEC-LAGUNA: 88 presinto, hindi pa maka-transmit dahil sa problema sa PCOS (ABS-CBN)

Print -- Elections 2013
Top Stories

No transmission, no proclamation (Star)

Glitches slow down counting of votes (Inquirer)

Foreign observers report serious poll irregularities (Times)

4Ps enrollment  used as LP poll bribe (Tribune)

Erap: Lord's prayer hasn't changed (P. Tonight)

Dzmm:
Sa panayam ng DZMM kay Wilma Deluana, officer ng Migrante Taiwan at nagtatrabaho doon bilang caregiver, sinabi nitong marami na silang nababalitaang insidente ng hindi magandang trato sa mga OFW doon. "Doon sa namatayan, 'yung mga fisherman doon 'yung ibang mga Taiwanese kapag nakakita ng mga Pilipino binabatuta po, sinasaktan sila," aniya.

Dzmm:
Taiwan, pinauwi ang kanilang envoy sa Pilipinas sa gitna ng umiinit na tensyon bunsod ng pamamaril at pagkakapatay ng Philippine Coast Guard sa isang Taiwanese fisherman sa Batanes.

ABS-CBN: Around 10 million votes cast in the May 13 elections remain untransmitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the National Citizen's Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) said Wednesday.

TV Patrol: How accurate were pre-election surveys?

Nasorpresa ang 3 senatorial candidate sa mataas na pwesto nila sa bilangan ng boto. Taliwas daw kasi ito sa pre-election surveys. Sabi ng isang election watchdog, patunay ito na hndi pwedeng umasa lamang sa survey ang mga kandidato. Anthony Taberna. TV Patrol, Mayo 15, 2013, Miyerkules.

and we wonder why we are now facing these automated election issues? the requirements of the law were NOT fully implemented, plain and simple. gus lagman, an IT expert who questioned smartmatic's contract, was booted out in favor of someone, dismissed pcos malfunction worries during demos, (branding them as coming from detractors), and crafted instead inanities like extended liquor ban and money withdrawal ban... and comelec Sir Chief Brillantes wants to be an ambassador? God help us!

The statement that billions of investments will be pouring in is a mere speculation. Talagang maiiwan tayong nakanganga. Di nyo ba alam na matagal na tayong nakanganga. tignan nyo si penoy ng NakanNganga!

nagpresscon kanina si lacierda. nag apologize na daw si pnoy. di alam, as usual, apology and emissary were rejected earlier. tapos may ongoing investigation na daw. nag apologize na, may investigation pa. kung ang resulta ay may kasalanan ang taiwanese, babawiin ba ang apology? knock knock, anybody home?

ANC: taiwan announces new round of sanctions including red travel alert vs Philippines.

delayed transmission, delayed canvassing and delayed proclamation will surely breed speculation, suspicion and increased tension among supporters of incoming and outgoing officials that may result to more violence. to comelec: stop downplaying these issues as MINOR glitches.

ANC: Taiwan Updates
- Malacanang says, Pres Aquino is sending MECO Chief Amadeo Perez to personally convey his apologies for the fatal shooting by the PG Coast Guard of a Taiwanese fisherman near Batanes. But Taiwan's Foreign Ministry says, it refuses to meet with Perez, because he does not have enough authorization from the Phil government. Taiwan already froze applications for work permits of Filipinos, criticizing of the incident.

we thought pres bs aquino is one of the "most influential" person as per Time magazine, why are we being treated this way by taiwan? by malaysia? by china? we are making more enemies than friends and he's claiming foreign investors are now eagerly lining up to pour billions into the country. with these turn of events, maiiwan tayong naka-NGANGA!

Dzmm: pasada sais trenta: Karen davila:
"Nakalaban ni Dato yun gov lray. Pero malakas yung si dato sa local dahil maganda ang ginawa at nag house to house."

Dzmm:
Palasyo ng malacanang tanggap ang pagkatalo ng mga manok ng administrasyon sa local level. Tugon ito ng palasyo kasunod ng ulat na talo ang mga manok nito sa mga lalawigan ng laguna, tarlac, pampanga, at pangasinan, gayong aktibong nangampanya dito ang pangulo.

Dzmm: Atty. Ferdie Topacio:
> Mataas ang tensyon ngayon dito sa san pablo dahil sa nawawalang 29 pcos machines.
> ito anya ang dahilan kung bakit hindi maiproklama si sol aragones na nanalong kongresista.

Dzmm: Pasada sais trenta: Vic Lima:
"Si arago na kalaban ni sol aragones ay candidate daw ng administration, hindi ako naman maisip kung pano mawawala ang 29 pcos machines sa san pablo laguna."

dzmm: Pasada sais trenta: Karen Davila:
"Alam mo ba na nung isang gabi na kaya pala tawag ng tawag si erap kay chairman brillantes, hinihiling nya na magproklama na sa manila." "Alam kasi ni erap na kapag hindi agad nagproklama maraming posibleng mangyari."

it is undeniable that comelec, ppcrv, specific precincts encountered the ff as reported by media: source codes not tested, faulty pcos machines, unreadable cf cards, thickness of ballot papers used, relocation's of cluster precincts, missing technicians, delayed replacements of pcos and NOW SLOW or faulty transmission that delayed canvassing and proclamation. all after 3 years - and the chairman quickly dismissed these as minor glitches and that we're better off than 2010. the nerve!

ANC: The PPCRV finds the Comelec's canvassing of election returns to be moving at a slower pace compared to the 2010 presidential elections. The poll watchdog is seeking answer from the poll body, as well as Smartmatic, which is in charge of the transmission of election returns, and the supplier of the PCOS machines. The PPCRV also believes, the Comelec won't be able to announce all the 12 winners in the senatorial race tonight. 

GMA news:
Comelec: no proclamation of winning senatorial bets Wednesday evening. Comelec has canceled the proclamation of winners in the Senate race scheduled for Wednesday evening, chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said.

ANC: Taiwan froze the hiring of Filipino workers to express "strong dissatisfaction" over the Phil government's handling of the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Taiwan made the decision despite an apology by Basilio after a closed-door meeting with Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lin on Tuesday.

the big question now is: how come both SWS and Pulse Asis DID NOT predict grace poe as a topnotcher in ALL  of their results prior to May 13? the closest she got was 5th or 6th, amidst their president claim of infallible accuracy of their methodologies based on 1,800 respondents (with a margin of error of plus-or-minus 2 percentage points at the 95-percent level) haha, sige, mag-imbento na mas nakakalitong depensa.

Pineda leads gubernatorial race in Pampanga; CGMA wins reelection bid (DZRH)

Dzmm:
Nagpaliwanag ang malacanang kaugnay ng ulat ng commission on audit na umaabot na sa P198 million ang unliquidated cash advance. Sinabi ni presidential spokesperson edwin lacierda na hinahanap na ng office of the president kung saan ito ginastos. Ayon sa coa report, ang naturang halaga ay naitala sa tatlong taong panunungkulan ng aquino administration.

As of 2 pm, 92% of precincts counted:

Dato 63,580 (50.9%)
LRay 54,684 (43.8%)

GMA News: PCOS machine glitches reported early on election day
May 13, 2013, 9:10 AM - Barely two hours into the 2013 elections, reports of glitches in the automated voting system are already coming in from the GMA News Eleksyon 2013 Team from across the country.

INQUIRER: Some PCOS machines reject ballots in Maguindanao - poll exec TALAYAN, Maguindanao -
-- Some Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here did not work, an election inspector said Monday. "A voter cast his votes but the machine did not accept the ballot. The same happened in other schools," said Linang Mantil. "We tried it four times but the ballot was rejected," she added Jeofrey Maitem, Inquirer Mindanao...

Dzmm: pcos machine na gagamitin ni pres bs aquino III nagka aberya. 5 bayan sa batangas province dumanas ng brownout. Malawakang vote buying ng mga alcala sa quezon province ibinulgar.

ANC: comelec, ppcrv getting widespread reports of pcos machines failing across the country.

initial reports 2013:
- pcos machines not working; some resorted to manual voting
- precinct voters list doesn't tally with comelec's
- new clustering of precincts confusing voters on where to vote
- some voters went home due to long lines
--and brillantes was so PIKON when critics warned these things were bound to happen--

INTERAKSYON: Several gov't websites have been rendered inaccessible as of Saturday morning for still unknown reasons. Among the websites that could not be accessed include those of the Office of the President (http://op.gov.ph), PNP (www.pnp.gov.ph), the PNA (http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php), DILG (http://www.dilg.gov.ph), Comelec (www.comelec.gov.ph), AFP (http:www.afp.mil.ph), DoST (http://www.dost.gov.ph), PHL Senate (http://www.senate.gov.ph), DepEd (http://www.deped.gov.ph), DOE (http://www.doe.gov.ph), DFA (http://www,dfa.gov.ph), DOTC (http://www.dotc.gov.ph), and PHL Army (http://www.army.mil.ph).

ANC: Breaking News: SC has issued status quo ante order against Comelec's money ban.

ANC: two pcos machines in barangay tinga labac malfunctioned when the ballots were inserted. in barangay sta. rita karsada the pcos hanged after the pin code was entered. another pcos machine at brgy pinamucan silangan emmited smoke after the testing and the pcos won't start up again. two back up cf cards were corrupted at cailacanlo elementary school. in brgy balagtas elem school the pcos machine power cord did not function. at tabang dao elementary school there were no marking pens that were found in the pcos machine.

Dzmm: Nahaharap sa election gun ban ang walong bodyguard ni Camarines Sur Governor Luis Raymond "LRay" Villafuerte makaraang mahuli sa naga city.

Sinasabing ang walong body guard ay dating sundalo at nahuli matapos makatanggap ng tip ang mga otoridad sa pananatili ng mga armadong suspek sa lugar. Umanoy tinagka pa ang mga itong tumakas lulan ng isang sasakyang may kulay pulang plaka na puno ng mga campaign materials.

Narekober naman naman sa mga suspek ang anim na baril at kinasuhan ng paglabag sa gun ban at paggamit ng sasakyan pag aari ng pamahalaan sa kampanya.

BOMBO RADYO: CamSur Gov. Lray Villafuerte, tikom sa pagkakahuli ng kanyang 8 security group re: paglabag sa gun ban

- Nananatiling tikom ang bibig ni Camarines Sur Gov. L-Ray Villafuerete kaugnay sa pagkakahuli ng walong provincial security group nito na lumabag sa gun ban ng Comelec. Bukod sa mga matataas na kalibre ng baril, narekober din sa loob ng sasakyan ng mga ito ang ilang armas tulad ng brass knuckles at balisong.

Natagpuan din sa red plate vehicle ang ilang posters at campaign paraphernalia ng kanyang anak na si gubernatorial candidate Migz Villafuerte at Vice Gov. Ato Peña.

Ayon pa kay city director S/Supt. Abdulkadil Guilani, dapat din ay nakasuot ang mga suspek ng uniporme dahil gamit nila ang sasakyang nakarehistro sa gobyerno.

Nanindigan naman ang Comelec-Naga City na mahigpit na nilabag ng mga suspek ang Omnibus Election Code dahil pinagbabawal na gamitin ang anumang sasakyan ng gobyerno sa pangangampanya.

MANILA TIMES: CamSur chief keeps silent on aides' arrest
NAGA CITY: Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte of Camarines Sur remained silent about the arrest of his eight-man security group for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban. Villafuerte, as of this writing, has failed to issue a statement-one of the eight security aides admitted that they were with the governor before they engaged in a car chase with a PNP patrol in Naga City.

PHILSTAR:
NAGA CITY, Philippines - Members of the Nationalist People's Coalition here will not vote for the administration coalition Team PNoy, Camarines Sur Gov. Luis Villafuerte of NPC said yesterday.

The appellate court held that "bank accounts are property rights and prolonged freezing thereof will already amount to intrusion, even violation of such basic rights."

ANC: Breaking News: The Court of Appeals has lifted the freeze order over the assets and bank accounts of former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin and several others, including former officials of the Development Bank of the Philippines.

breaking news: sc issues tro on comelec's extension of liquor ban. ---baka umiyak na naman si brillantes, baka magresign na naman na hindi itutuloy...

ANC: banks say the comelec's order banning large withdrawals to fight vote buying will disrupt business, and they'll follow the bangko sentral, which calls the order unenforcable, and may be illegal. the bankers association of the Philippines says, the ban could affect payrolls and businesses including public markets.

ANC: A massive power outage hits Metro Manila.
- Meralco says, the power failure, which started at 1:51pm, is due to supply deficiency equivalent to the shut down of 5 power plants.

---ano ba ang nagawang kasalanan ng bansa at "nabiyayaan" ng ganitong mga pangalan? simeon III, brillantes, de lima, morales, llamas, lacierda, sereno, torres, henares, puno at kris. ---

PROF BEN DIONO ON S&P CREDIT UPGRADE: To put is harshly, the credit upgrade has nothing to do with rising joblessness and the unchanged, high, and persistent poverty. The Philippines' international credit standing has improved, but is does not necessarily mean that the economic welfare of many Filipinos have improved, especially for the jobless and the poor.

di ba nakapagtataka na after 3 years ng pnoy administration at ng comelec, 5 days before election LULUTANG ang source code? di ba dapat bago na-award at bayaran ang smartmatic, dapat malinaw ang issue ng source code? nang mag file si former sen dick gordon, BIGLANG LUMABAS?

Sa panayam ng DZMM, sinabi ni Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) President Ed Lacson na bukod sa hindi sila nakonsulta, huli na at hindi maganda ang epekto ng resolusyon ng poll body.

INTERAKSYON TV5: - (UPDATED 10:19 a.m.)
Businessmen on Wed said the Comelec resolution putting a cap on bank withdrawals as well as on the amount of cash that can be transported days before the May 13 polls may disrupt the operations of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). "This resolution, while well-intentioned, will affect adversely business operations," Management Association of the Philippines president Melito S. Salazar Jr. told InterAksyon.com

Dzmm: Paniwala si election lawyer na si Romy Macalintal na wala nang panahon para maipatupad ng Comelec ang money ban. Giit ni Macalintal, kailangan ng pitong araw na paglathala ng resolusyon bago tuluyan itong magkabisa. Bukod aniya rito, ang kapangyarihan ng Comelec ay magpatupad ng batas sa halalan at hindi gumawa ng batas.

GMA 7: Bangko Sentral refuses to comply with Comelec order limiting cash withdrawals
The Comelec shocked the banking industry Tuesday by ordering in the last days before election day on May 13. But Bangko Sentral is resisting, asserting that it would "disrupt normal business and commercial transactions in the Philippines."

-- tanong: hindi kaya pinalabas ng comelec ang cash ban issue para matakpan ang issue sa source code? wala nang tiwala ang publiko sa mga kahina-hinalang aksyon ng comelec --

---sabi ng source from samar group> "hindi kagulat gulat kung magre resign si carandang after election, kumita na eh!" Si carandang daw bos ang nakatoka sa mga gastusin for team penoy.

Dzmm: Failon ngayon program: "Maganda ang mithiin ng money ban dahil ang layon nito ay labanan ang vote buying, pero may mga kwestiyon po tayo dito ang isang tumatakbong pulitiko at sumusunod sa batas ay may kagastusan din sa halalan at hindi ibig sabihin mamimili ng boto tulad ng gastos sa kanyang mga wacther". "Hindi ba ito pinagdebatehan sa comelec? Ehemplo din yun sa mga contractuals na sumusweldo ng lingguhan". "Sabi ng bsp ng bagamat suportado nila ang comelec, hindi sila susunod dito dahil may usaping legal".

BSP statement: limiting cash withdrawals to 100K will disrupt business; will not enforce comelec ban because may violate bank secrecy law.

remember that aside from the death of ninoy, it was an election issue that quickly dismantled the marcos dictatorship. when namfrel volunteers walked out during the counting of the rigged snap elections. history may repeat itself now that we are confronted with the biggest and massive electoral fraud in our history. ironically, the YELLOW ARMY that were the beneficiaries of the dictator's downfall ARE THE ONES DOING IT NOW.

BLOG: COMELEC CASH BAN: mga DILAW maagang na-abisuhan at nakapag withdraw na? sa mga IBA ANG KULAY - manigas kayo! tuloy ang 12-0!!

CASH BAN- IDEA ng isang taong may UBAN? sa mga empleyado at laborers na sumusweldo ng cash weekly, MAGTIIS muna kayo!!

Comelec wants to stop withdrawals of more than 100K because Abnoy team has already finished buying their pcos connection and their day money is already in envelops waiting to be distributed. Halatang halata kayo!

Surprise!
Starting Wednesday until May 13, the Comelec is imposing a ban on cash withdrawals of more than P100,000 from banks and other financial institutions. The Comelec announced Tuesday the unprecedented move, which it kept UNDER WRAPS until FIVE days before election. The Comelec said it wants to stop vote-buying on Election Day.

BAN ON CASH WITHDRAWALS!!! was there a public hearing? did comelec consult the financial institutions? worse than martial law? hospital patients can't be discharged? loan forfeitures on deadlines? sales deferred? properties foreclosed? will checks issued more than 100K bounce? no laws violated? PINAGLALARUAN BA TAYO NG COMELEC? TAMA NA! SOBRA!

MLA BULLETIN: Arroyo's lawyers stressed this yesterday after former Gabriela Rep. Lisa Maza, one of the complainants in the case, told the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division that her main basis in filling the case against the former President, her husband, Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo, former Chairman Benjamin Abalos, and former Transportation Secretary Leandro Mendoza, was the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee report which conducted an investigation on the deal in 2007. Lawyer Lawrence Arroyo, counsel of the former President, said all that was presented was hearsay evidence. "It was all hearsay. They heard it from other people. They don't have any personal knowledge on the deal but based only what other people, specifically from the opposing side, had told them," Arroyo said.

They designed all those things to cheat let as see what will happen.

TRIBUNE: Liza Maza: When asked by Ruy Rondain, counsel of the former FG, if she also sought to clarify the allegations from any of the accused in the case, Maza said she did not. She also admitted that she and her other complainants in the case, namely Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño and Bayan Muna Chairman Carol Araullo, deliberately did not include the former Speaker and his son as respondents in the complaint they filed despite the fact that the Senate report also included them as culpable for graft and corruption.

DZRH: Bicol PNP Dir. C/Supt. Clarence Guinto Re: Apprehension of some of the staff of Gov. LRay Villafuerte
- Nagpapasalamat kami sa ilang concerned citizens.
- We got a call from come concerned citizens na may mga armed men in the area.
- Pinuntahan po ng mga taga-pulis Naga, nag-set up ng checkpoint, nagkahabulan.
- Meron pong isang sasakyan na government vehicle with tarpaulin around the vehicle, nakalagay "Vote Lray Villafuerte" that was an initial violation.

ANC: Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes says, the actress and youngest sister of Pres Aquino, may be held liable for vote buying. This, after Kris Aquino revealed in a press conference that she gave P1,000 to a Cebu cab driver as fare and told the driver to keep the change. Kris reportedly grew fond of the driver after she said he will vote for Francis Escudero, Grace Poe, and Bam Aquino, all being endorsed by Kris.

ANC: watchdog kontra daya sees a repeat of the 2010 elections where massive disenfranchisement, failure of elections in some areas and chaos in election precincts were experienced. kontra daya spokesman nardy sabino says the final testing and sealing process yielded numerous technical glitches, jamming of pcos machines, incompatible pcos and manual counting that shows there are serious lapses which the comelec failed to address. 

DZRH: Umaapela ang Malacañang sa taumbayan na huwag mainip. Ayon kay Valte, hindi naman kaagad makikita ang pag-asenso ng mamamayan dahil hindi naman umano OVERNIGHT na mangyayari ito. --dear usec gaga, THREE YEARS is a very looong OVERNIGHT.

TRIBUNE: CHARLIE MANALO
Former Pres and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and son Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado "Dato" Arroyo have vowed to push the promotion of agri-tourism in the Philippines in the 16th Congress to provide additional opportunities for farmers, farm owners and producers.

anc: Several glitches marred the testing and sealing of the PCOS machines in a school in Quezon City. Some cluster precincts in Pres Corazon Aquino Elem School in Batasan hardly begun the mock elections when the PCOS machines malfunctioned.

Antonhy Taberna on DZMM: Nakakalungkot. Gustong-gusto natin ng magandang balita tungkol sa pag-angat ng ating ekonomiya. Dito sa bago ng credit rating ay na upgrade daw ang investment grade rating natin. Tapos ito sa lalabas sa SWS, nadagdagan pa ng mahigit na 1 milyon ang bilang ng mga Pinoy na walang trabaho. Kaya sinusumbatan tayo ng ordinaryong mamamayan..kainin niyo yang investment grade na yan! Iyang credit rating na iyan, pangmayaman lang iyan..

DZRH: Inihayag ni UNA Sec. Gen. Tobby Tiangco na nagkabitak-bitak na ang Team PNoy. Patunay nito ang ginawang pagbakbak ng kapwa senatorial candidate ni Sen. Legarda para lamang maungusan ito sa mga survey. Ginawa ni Tiangco ang pahayag kasunod ng pag-amin ni Legarda na kapwa niya senatorial candidate sa Team PNoy ang nasa likod ng black propaganda para maunahan lang siya sa rating sa survey.

anc: United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial bet Richard Gordon urged the Supreme Court to compel the Comelec to obtain the source code of  the automated election system (AES) to be used in the May polls. In his 21-page petition for writ of mandamus filed on Friday  afternoon, Gordon, along with the Bagumbayan-VNP Movement, Inc., argued that the Comelec is duty-bound to comply with Sec 14 of Republic Act (RA) No. 8436 (Automation Law), as amended by RA No. 9369, which states that the poll body should make the source code available and open to any interested political party or groups which may conduct their own review of it.

dzmm: ph, muling pumangatlo sa mga bansang may pinakamaraming napatay na mamamahayag.

ANC: UNA CRACKS IN TEAM PNOY GETTING WORSE
UNA believes, Team PNoy's senatorial ticket is fast disintegrating. UNA cites Senator Loren Legarda's statements that she has been the target of black propaganda by a fellow administration candidate.

CPJ impunity index: PH 3rd worst - Today marks the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. And for the fourth straight time, the Philippines is ranked the third worst country for journalists. A study by the Committee to Protect Journalists says, there have been 55 unresolved cases of media killings since 2003.

Impunity vs media: Phl is 3rd worst
- The New York -based Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) reported that despite President Aquino's vow to reverse impunity in journalist murders, the Philippines ranked third worst worldwide for the fourth consecutive year.

INQUIRER: Stung by Aquino harsh words, Chinoy traders turn stingy - an FFCCCII source said that big businessmen in the group had ordered a freeze in financing for this project because they felt it was unfair for the President to generalize the Filipino-Chinese businessmen as tax cheats.

Comelec faces complaint at UN - An election watchdog will files charges against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the alleged defective automated poll system. The group Automated Election System (AES) Watch, together with the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM), will file the complaint with the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva, Switzerland.

in 2012, while POVERTY remains 3 out of 10 and 11.1 million UNEMPLOYED as per SWS, Pnoy GREW poorer by P1,600 - kawawa naman!!!

TRIBUNE: Sandigan gives due course to Ongpin motion
- In an order dated April 23, the anti-graft court's Third Division directed the conduct of a public hearing on May 7 to determine if there was probable cause when the Ombudsman filed an information for two counts of graft charges against Ongpin as well as 24 other individuals including former DBP president and CEO Reynaldo David for an allegedly irregular loan transaction worth P660 million.

DZMM: Nagkaaberya ang unang araw ng final testing at sealing ng PCOS machines na ginawa sa Pasay City kahapon. Ilan sa mga makina ang hindi kaagad umandar at mayroon ding hindi tumugma ang resulta ng mga boto nang bilangin ng mano-mano ang mga balota. Sa isang presinto ay hindi kaagad nagsimula ang botohan dahil nag-hang ang mga PCOS machine at hindi kaagad na-detect ng makina ang CF cards.

Dzmm: Vic Lima over pasada sais trenta program:
"Kanina nai interview ko si mancao at right then and there nilinaw nya na hindi totoo na binayaran siya ni pangulong arroyo para idiin ang grupo ni lacson".

Former police officer Cezar Mancao on DZBB:
Re: Mancao escapes NBI custody - Kung ililipat po ako sa City Jail, eh saan pa ito patutungo. Mabubulok talaga ako sa kulungan. Sobra na pong pang-aapi ito. Parang Masyado nang pangigipit iyan.
- Sana po iyong mga naghahanap (na mga awtoridad sa akin), mag-isip-isip din. Hindi naman ako gagawa ng masama. Easy lang sila, easy lang din ako.
- Ako na nga nag-witness, ako pa makukulong.

Dzmm: Karen Davila over pasada sais trenta program
"Kahit ako si mancao magiging frustrated ako dahil sa matapos na gamitin ng pamahalaan ang testimonya ko laban sa ilang sangkot sa dacer-corbito murder case ako pa ang madidiin samantalang maganda na ang kalagayan ng mga talagang sangkot".

Former police officer Cezar Mancao on ANV:
Re: Mancao escapes NBI custody
- Kailangan nila akong bigyan ng proteksyon pero ako pa 'yung kinukulong.
- Marami nang rights ang na-violate at nabalitaan ko pa na ililipat ako sa City Jail.
- I have reached the point where I cannot take it anymore. Sobra na po ang panggigipit nila sa akin.
- Handiwork ito ng isang senador (planong paglilipat sa City Jail) na nagsi-seek ng revenge sa akin.
- Napakainit ngayon, hindi man lang ako mabigyan ng panlamig na quarters/cell.
- Ako pa nagpo-produce ng sarili kong aircon unit. Ngayon ay pinapatanggal pa nila, samantalang 'yung ibang opisyal diyan tatlo-tatlo ang aircon, meron nagbabayad diyan monthly. Hindi nga ako binibigyan ng pagkain.
- (Si Sen. Ping Lacson 'yung sinasabi niyong senador?) Sinabi mo na.
- Ako ang nag-witness, ako pa ngayon ang kinukulong, ako pa ngayon ang may (banta) sa buhay ko. Ano ba ito? Hindi ba ito panggigipit?
- 'Yung mga gwardiyang nandiyan, hindi nila alam ang ginawa ko. Wag sana sila idamay dahil talagang naisahan ko lang sila.

ABS-CBN NEWS:
The Philippines on Thursday reported it had a budget deficit of P35.2 billion in March, wider than the P28.6 billion deficit in the same month last year. Manila spent P148.8 billion in March, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier.

ANC: Ex-Chief Justice Renato Corona says he is not surprised that the DOJ has found probable cause against him to file tax evasion charges. Corona says he never expected any fairness from Justice Sec. Leila De Lima, who had testified against him during his impeachment trial. Corona also describes the tax suit as 'continuing political persecution' against him and his family.

CJ Corona's statement-reply to the tax evasion charges against him: What fairness could I have expected from the DOJ whose head De Lima testified against me during my sham impeachment trial? Was there ever any doubt about the outcome of this charade? My savings are the result of 45 years of diligent work in the private and public sectors. I do not have any tax liability to the government. I have never in all my life ever received even a single notice of deficiency assessment from the BIR. The contrived claims of the BIR will fall flat on its face because they are without legal, factual and moral basis, and are just part of the continuing political harassment and persecution that they have been incessantly inflicting on me. This, after the farmers' angry dismay on the anniversary of the final and executory decision of the Supreme Court ordering the Aquino-Cojuangco family to distribute Hacienda Luista.

GMA: Limang sasakyan na ginagamit ng UNA sa kanilang kampanya ang nasunog sa Malolos, Bulacan. Ayon sa UNA, malaking dagok ito para sa kanila dahil kasama ring nasunog ang samu't saring campaign materials ng grupo. Iniimbestigahan na ang pinagmulan ng sunog.

Unang Hirit Arnold Clavio

GMA News: Batay sa pinakahuling survey ng SWS, umakyat ng 25.4% o katumbas ng 11.1M ang bilang ng mga "jobless" Pinoy nitong nakaraang buwan ng Marso. Ayon sa datos, ang nasabing bilang ay mas mataas ng 1 MILYON sa tinatayang 10.1M jobless Filipinos noong nakaraang buwan ng Disyembre. Ang bagong survey ay isinagawa noong March 19-22, kung saan nasa edad 18-anyos ang karamihan sa mga respondents.

ADB: Agwat ng mayayaman at mahihirap sa PH, lumalawig
Dating Budget secretary Prof. Benjamin Diokno, pinatutunayan lang ng mga "magkasaliwang" datos ang pag-aaral ng ADB. Nangangahulugan aniya na mga mayayaman lang ang nakikinabang sa sinasabing paglago ng ekonomiya habang hindi naman nagbabago ang kalagayan ng mahihirap.

from palace insider: Fyi Habang nagdedeliver si Bosing (Presidente) ng kanyang speech sa palasyo, tatlong beses sya huminto, para lamang umubo.... sir di maganda ang implikasyon nun...

DZIQ: Mayroong tatlong nilagang itlog na inihanda ang PALEA kay PNoy para sa Labor Day. Ayon sa PALEA, ang tatlong itlog ay sumisimbolo sa tatlong taon na bokya ang iskor ng Pangulo para tugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga manggagawa. Nakatakda ring magtungo bukas sa Mendiola ang nasabing grupo.

"brilliant" COMELEC reforms under Brillantes:
- akbayan still marginalized
- 2,500 gun ban violators
- president campaigning for his party OK
- pnoy and drilon publicly saying 12-0 is OK while PGMA overhead saying 12-0  by a lone witness is A CRIME
- non yellow party lists purged
- NO source code
- comelec chairman consulting the president is OK
- accepting a commissioner with graft case OK
- appointments done while there's an election ban OK
- pcos malfunctions during demos IGNORED
resentment in public of SC decisions.