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The third voter in this clustered precinct in Talomo Central Elementary School in Davao City has to try, many times, feeding the official ballot in the PCOS machine Monday morning.…
TROUBLESHOOT. A PCOS (precinct count optical scanner) technician assists Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) insert the CF card to the machine. BEIs in one of the clustered precincts in Davao City’s Buhangin Central Elementary School had trouble operating the machine during the final testing and sealing Monday. (davaotoday.com photo by Marilou Aguirre-Tuburan)
Missing names, violations, PCOS glitches mar Elections’ first hours
DAVAO TODAY POOLED REPORT
Davao Today
According to poll watchdog Kontra Daya, machines in Panacan didn’t immediately turned on while those in Don Julian Elementary School in Agdao just shut down.
FILE PHOTO.This picture was taken in May 9, 2013. A passerby ignores the campaign posters of both local and national candidates that practically cover this side of Davao City’s Buhangin District. (davaotoday.com photo by Wether b. Saldaña)
Today’s View: Vote wisely
By BEVERLY ANN S. MUSNI, YR.
Davao Today
We cannot grasp the enormity of the responsibility we have at our hands as voters. But we are going to shape a nation which is mired by corruption, poverty, armed conflicts, human rights violations and economic sabotage.
Malanyaon’s party-mate resorts to last minute vote buying
By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today
Jeffrey (not his real name) said his wife and the rest of the 1,700 residents in their village were also given the same amount each by one Elisa Madulog at around 11 AM Sunday. “They prepared a list of those who will vote and who will not," he said.
EDUCATORS’ RAGE. Teachers from various schools in Davao City picket outside the Commission on Elections-XI office Thursday demanding for a public apology from lawyer Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio following her statement that Board of Election Inspectors are “either forgetful or plain stupid.” Retired teacher Teresita Abundo who served the elections during her 38 years of service told Ampoloquio to be responsible with her statements since, “You don’t know what our sacrifices are.” (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Today’s View: A show of sheer arrogance
By DON J. PAGUSARA
Davao Today
The behavior of the Comelec district attorney is not surprising. Certain public officials, thinking that the little authority invested in their official position, also grant them the license to be arrogant. They act like little emperors or empresses over their little dominions or “turfs.”