Election Watch (May 10, 2010)

Here’s a compilation of recent tweets and retweets regarding the elections of May 2010. Please note that these are copied as is. Let us know if there has been a misinformation and we’ll do our best to rectify them immediately.

Updated as of 7:05 PM on May 10, 2010.

Election Results URL released by COMELEC. [via @joeyalarilla]

1. Updates/Alerts
2. Failure of Elections
3. Voting Issues
4. Automation/PCOS Machine Issues
5. Violence
6. Against COMELEC Rules
7. Power Outages
8. Telecom Problems
9. Contact Numbers

UPDATES / ALERTS

• voter in precinct 228 in kauswagan, CDO complains that he received pre-shaded ballot [via @mindanaoan] [17:40]
• via SMS: may ballots na may shade na bago pa man bumoto ang voter sa Bgy. Burgos-Padlan, San Carlos City -EO 05:26pm [via @coderadiophils] [18:16]
• Early election results to be released at 9pm, sez Comelec [via @beamandac] [18:32]
• GMANEWS: Voters in line 2 vote & those w/in 30 meters of polling center by 7 pm allowed 2 vote even after 7 pm deadline-PPCRV [via @DrewArellano] [17:13]
• COMELEC: Voting hours will no longer be extended, after various groups sought another extension [via @NBN_Ch4] [16:34]
• Failure of elections has been recommended to 11 municipalities in the Visayas and Mindanao due to various reasons [via @NBN_Ch4] [16:32]
• Two Precinct Count Optical Scan machines caught fire during elections in Masbate province [via @NBN_Ch4] [16:08]
• Comelec addresses long lines in precincts, extends voting hours http://bit.ly/dyTRZY [via @ABSCBNNews] [14:17]
• Spokesman James JImenez confirms COMELEC website is down, gives HOTLINE nos. to call; site targetted to be up again around 11am [via @aka_java] [05/10 10:34]
• PICC: Smartmatic’s Cesar Flores said that they plan to post first round of updates about voting nationwide by 9 AM (Kim Tan) [via @gmanews] [05/10 08:31]

FAILURE OF ELECTIONS

• Failure of elections in Gimbal, Iloilo and Pagsanjan, Samar.  [via @iammiguelito] [17:35]
• Comelec to set date for spec elex in Guimbal, Iloilo & Pagsanjan, Samar. Failure of elex in both after ballots switch. [via @tinapperez] [17:19]
• Mindanao update: 4 areas in lanao del sur declare failure of elections. 1 area had a bogged down pcos machine. replacement bogged down too [via @mindanaoan] [15:46]
• Comelec asked to declare poll failure in parts of Mindanao http://bit.ly/aX2QQr [via @inquirerdotnet] [15:31]
• Failure of elections declared in 3 municipalities in Lanao del Sur: Sultan Dumalondong, Tubaran, Lumba-Bayabao: http://tl.gd/17olsv [via @attysamina] [05/10 14:26]

VOTING ISSUES

• Camiguin Island is Gibo country so competitors have to buy votes , Camiguin residents claim [via @mindanaoan] [17:47]
• Mindanao update: reports say that vote buying rampant in Camiguin. Gibo supporters “urged” to vote for another #juanvote [via @mindanaoan] [17:46]
• BEI in CDO precinct where pre-shaded ballot allegation took place ddn’t entertain queries/interviews frm media [via @mindanaoan] [17:42]
• voter in precinct 228 in kauswagan, CDO complains that he received pre-shaded ballot #juanvote @ANCALERTS #eleksyon2010 #halalan [via @mindanaoan] [17:40]
• people in the precinct CAN CHOOSE IF THEY WANT or DONT WANT to have their pointer fingers placed with INEDIBLE INK after voting… WOW!!!! [via @minganterter] [17:28]
• via SMS: Employees of SM Mkt were only allowed to vote till 12nn.Bec of the long lines only a few of them got to vote. [via @coderadiophils] [16:57]
• At least sixty voters were disenfranchised in Payatas’ main precinct, according to PPCRV. Many waited seven hours to vote. [via @patevangelista] [16:50]
• no comelec rep here at fairview elem sch w/c has 13k voters. [via @imom] [16:54]
• In V. Mapa High School in Sta. Mesa, Manila, PCOS machine shut down after 176th ballot. Manual voting ongoing. [via @bulatlat] [16:45]
• Jojo Manzano (vice-mayor candidate) buying votes in meycauayan bulacan! [via @chel_ice] [16:29]
• Bangued, Abra team visited PPCRV who documented that armed men stay near precincts, 15 reports of PCOS malfunctions. [via @bulatlat] [16:08]
• PPCRV reports that in Lagayan & Langiden in Abra, different person submitted the ballots to PCOS instead of the voter. [via @bulatlat] [16:16]
• Elections have been suspended in the municipalities of Sultan Dumalondong, Tubaran, Masiu, Lumba-Bayabao in Lanao delSur due to no BEI [via @NBN_Ch4] [16:12]
• Report: Sa Commonwealth Elem School, maraming patay na nasa Voters List pa rin. Ang mga buhay, wala. [via @tonyocruz] [16:09]
• Mindanao update: in malaybalay city bukidnon, lots of ballots got rejected. unfortunately, the voters have ALREADY PLACED THEIR THUMBMARKS [via @mindanaoan] [15:41]
• Mindanao update: ballot secrecy folders are SHORT and ordinary looking folders. the kind that you can buy in just abt any bookstore [via @mindanaoan] [15:40]
• Mindanao update: BEI in malaybalay bukidnon precinct REQUIRE ppl to place thumbmarks even before they get a blank ballot [via @mindanaoan] [15:35]
• via SMS: voted for past 2 elections, have a voters ID. told my name not on masters list this morning – Mary Joy Celiz-Gonzales, Mandaluyong [via @coderadiophils] [15:35]
• At Vicente Lim Elem in Tondo, registered voters with IDs cannot vote because their names are not in the official voters list. [via @bulatlat] [15:35]
• Samar ballots wrongly delivered to Iloilo. [via @sunstaronline] [14:48]
• via SMS: mom wasn’t able to vote because there was no voter’s list posted [Bagong Silang High School, Caloocan] – caloocan poll watcher [via @coderadiophils] [14:38]
• via SMS: There’s a bit of confusion in enetering the respective precincts here in Brgy. Labas in Sta. Rosa, Laguna – KatarHol5 [via @coderadiophils] [14:41]
• Cebu: Voter refuses to accept shaded ballot;BEI fed it to the PCOS before giving the voter a clean ballot. .#kontradaya http://ht.ly/1IVmQ [via @workerswatch] [14:17]
• AbraDeIlog, Occ.Mindoro: Bagong balota may naka-shade nang partylist, ulat ng Katribu Partylist pollwatchers. [via @pinoyweekly] [14:04]
• MARIKINA CITY: A voter was able to remove the indelible ink on her finger with a hand saitizer. (Jessica Fenol) [via @gmanews] [14:18]
• Voting halted in Iloilo town due to wrong ballots http://bit.ly/cSis1b [via @inquirerdotnet] [14:20]
• Justice Palma ElemSch, Payatas: Gutom ang inabot ng mga nakapilang botante, 8am pa naghihintay, ayon kay Dar Galang. [via @pinoyweekly] [14:06]
• Ang mga PPCRV pollwatchers sa precinct 98B Naga Elem. School, Tiwi, Albay ay mga bulaklak lang sa pader. [via @delajoker] [05/10 10:56]
• No UV lamp scan of ballots being done in Clustered Precinct 198, Makati. [via @random_salt] [05/10 10:40]
• Baguio: many registered voters can’t find names in official list  http://bit.ly/aOoOPb [via @kabataancordi] [05/10 10:23]
• No PCOS machines, COMELEC officers yet at Concepcion Elementary School, Marikina. [via @Patrick_Austin] [05/10 10:34]
• Incident report: Napindan Elem. Sch., Taguig : http://ht.ly/1IS8a [via @workerswatch] [05/10 09:29]
• nagkakagulo na dito sa binan laguna, wala sa listahan yung mga registered voters, pero yung mga patay nandon pa rin. [via @ilikeEdV] [05/10 09:22]
• Quezon City: Machines yet to be initialized in Roxas Dist. school [via @kontradaya] [05/10 08:39]
• Makati West HS line worse thn b4. They’re not letting anyone in. Names missing. 2 neighbors can’t find names on list. [via @iammiguelito] [05/10 08:42]
• Batasan Hills National High School sa QC, dagsa na ang mga bomoboto; mga botante, nalilito sa paghahanap sa kani-kanilang mga presinto [via @DZMMTeleRadyo] [05/10 08:23]
• Nagkakainitan na po sa precinct 80a sa Bangkal Elementary School Makati. Labo-labo na ang pila. [via @reklamotion] [05/10 08:19]
• No ballot secrecy folders in precincts at Quezon City High School [via @reklamotion] [05/10 8:01]
• Dito sa maximo estrella elem sch sa makati, magulo mga tao! Di marunong makinig sa BEI at gusto lahat makasingit sa pila! Darn [via @thaniathania5] [05/10 07:46]

VIOLENCE

• Mindanao update: reports say that Camiguin’s Gov Romualdo’s private army harassed non-supporters #juanvote #halalan #eleksyon2010 [via @mindanaoan] [17:45]
• There are reported incidents of shootouts in munipalities of Kapia, Bayang & Lubatan in Lanao del Sur. [via @bulatlat] [17:34]
• Blast rocks La Union precinct http://bit.ly/aMkEUE [via @inquirerdotnet] [17:27]
• LP mayoral bet abducted in Mindoro http://bit.ly/c0SZFz [via @inquirerdotnet] [17:19]
• Tensions rose in precinct at Ortiz, Naguilian, La Union when 2nd dist. Rep. Butch Dumpit dragged an NPC watcher. [via @bulatlat] [17:17]
• My uncle’s convoy was ambushed just now. He’s running for Vice Mayor of Aurora, Isabela. 1 wounded. [via @quitonitura] [17:33]
• armed men fired on election officials in basilan en route to polling centers delaying elections via anc [via @caffeinesparks] [16:59]
• 3 die in Zambo Sibugay encounter http://bit.ly/due6U0 [via @verafiles] [16:35]
• Congress bet’s vehicle strafed in Cavite; 2 dead http://bit.ly/bO0Q1A [via @ABSCBNNews] [16:11]
• 2 dead and 1 wounded in cavite, supporters of LP cong. candidate abaya, via anc [via @caffeinesparks] [16:10]
• Batangas voter shot for refusing attempt to buy his vote http://bit.ly/8XfHDT [via @gmanewstv] [16:07]
• CAVITE candidate PLARIDEL GARCIA was ambushed! 1 Colonel & 1 Captain (escorts) killed [via @CrisN73] [16:05]
• Armed men abduct local newsman after mauling two others in Camiguin [via @NBN_Ch4] [16:04]
• Drunks arrested after reportedly harassing vice mayor’s household in Agusan – http://bit.ly/bogS96 [via @gmanewstv] [15:53]
• 2 patay sa barilan sa isang polling center sa North Kabuntalan, Maguindanao http://bit.ly/9gcKtN [via @DZMMTeleradyo] [15:52]
• Incidents of violence as verified by the PNP http://bit.ly/ciMs05 [via @ABSCBN_Halalan] [15:51]
• Mindanao update: 1 killed in election related violence in lanao del sur [via @mindanaoan] [15:36]
• SULU:PCOS machine in Indanan town was destroyed. The precinct closed due to tension,conflict bet. candidates (Ely Del Rosario) [via @gmanewstv] [15:35]
• Malicbong, Abra #piom team reported voter threatened that he will not receive livelihood program if certain candidates lose. [via @bulatlat] [15:10]
• 6 dead in shooting incident in Bacoor,Cavite police HQ,near sch. [via @reyrefran] [15:07]
• Bomb explodes in La Union polling booth, 4 hurt http://bit.ly/9mHvxj [via @jeturrian] [15:06]
• More poll violence in Comelec-controlled Abra http://bit.ly/dic84e [via @Namfrel] [14:46]
• 11 election-related violence, naitala ng PNP simula nang mag-umpisa ang botohan kaninang umaga http://bit.ly/d849Bt [via @DZMMTeleradyo] [14:45]
• 2 killed in Maguindanao firefight http://bit.ly/dsksPD [via @inquirerdotnet] [14:42]
• Deped condemns torching of elementary school in Miag-ao –  http://bit.ly/bDAXFd [via @gmanewstv] [14:37]
• Mayoral bet’s supporter shot dead in Palawan – http://bit.ly/9xBuzv [via @gmanewstv] [14:37]
• Groups clash in Maguindanao poll center; 2 die http://bit.ly/cTkHhd [via @ABSCBN_Halalan] [14:35]
• Village chief shot dead in Aklan http://bit.ly/cA0yNj [via @inquirerdotnet] [14:24]
• One dead in first Philippine election day killing http://bit.ly/alox60 [via @ABSCBNBreaking] [05/10 09:31]
• [Regions] 1 dies as mayoral bets’ supportes clash in Palawan [via @ABSCBNNews] [05/10 08:48]
• Unconfirmed report of encounter between AFP and NPA at Brgy. del Rosario, oas, albay per DZGB report [via @bicolanodevil] [05/10 08:33]
• Shots fired near and around buldon, maguindanao, startling voters. Soldiers scamper to check. [via @carlosconde] [05/10 08:36]
• Bombing attempt foiled in Sultan Kudarat—military http://bit.ly/9RJlr3 [via @inquirerdotnet] [05/10 7:53]

AGAINST COMELEC RULES

• [Regions] 6 alleged vote buyers nabbed in Bulacan, Sorsogon [via @ABSCBNNews] [18:37]
• MANILA: Mayor Alfredo Lim’s visit to canvassing site in Ninoy Aquino Stadium is against election laws (Aileen Perez) [via @gmanews] [18:37]
• some BEI’s unaware voting extended till 7pm. persons w/in 30m or in line as of 7pm should also be allowed to vote. [via @natoreyes] [18:30]
• Despite ban, campaign paraphernalia still seen in schools http://bit.ly/ceeEbR [via @yphnewsroom] [17:50]
• is this legal? Red cross volunteers in our precinct givin out gordon baller bands. [via @cryptonomikon] [17:46]
• my precinct awhile ago have 3x votees, with different names!!! and they were like “pangatlong balik ko na nga eto pare eh!” [via @yoshiyoken] [17:31]
• 6 alleged vote buyers nabbed in Bulacan, Sorsogon http://bit.ly/c4mYwU [via @ABSCBNBreaking] [17:30]
• via SMS: Golden City Imus, Phase 1 PPCRV volunteer nakaupo lang & ppl helping managing lines are partido liberal. – Buen Cruz [via @coderadiophils] [17:26]
• The NPC pollwatcher in Naguilian, La Union allegedly handed out ‘green slips’ to voters outside precinct. [via @bulatlat] [17:18]
• Bacoor, Cavite: Poll Watchers wearing IDs with Lani Revilla’s name. Is this allowed? [via @jo_margarette] [16:13]
• Pre-shaded ballots in favor of LPGMA Partylist in Balara Elem. School in Pansol, QC. 3rd case of pre-shading reported #halalan #juanvote [via @terryridon] [16:53]
• ballots in Brgy Maragooc, Gloria, Or. Mindoro are already shaded in favor of the incumbent Mayor [via @giandatcom] [16:38]
• Hindi pinapasok PPCRV volunteer sa Comelec base ng Los Banos kung saan ita-transmit ang mga resulta. [via @johnebora] [16:16]
• Correction: styro-packed lunches with ISKO & LIM given to BEIs not pollwatchers; in Tondo not in Abra. Apologies. [via @bulatlat] [16:19]
• People wearing Kaagapay Partylist shirts inside Vicente Lim Elem. school grounds, Tondo. [via @bulatlat] [16:43]
• PPCRV reports that in Dangla, Abra, a member of political party is dictating who to vote, pointing at the name in ballot. [via @bulatlat] [16:10]
• Bulatlat correspondents at Brgy. 103 in Vicente Lim Elem, Tondo, witnessed a voter handed a paper bill to a poll watcher. [via @bulatlat] [16:03]
• No Comelec rep at Tandang Sora ES, Tandang Sora HS, Comnwelt ES [via @tonyocruz] [15:53]
• From Wenchie-Tandang sora elem sch, tandang sora high, comnwealth elem school- lahat walang comelec rep. Ppcrv lang nandito. [via @momblogger] [15:45]
• 2010 Election Watch Bukidnon — Unconfirmed, isolated reports of vote buying in Northern Bukidnon; going rate is P50.00 [via @jowana] [15:49]
• In Babag Elem, Lapulapu City, Cebu, reports of sample ballots of admin candidate Radaza given by those holding d masterlist. [via @bulatlat] [15:44]
• Vote-buyers nabbed in Bulacan http://bit.ly/cpBvbQ [via @inquirerdotnet] [15:40]
• A teacher in p. Burgos school in sta mesa was campaigning 4 a certain Cong. in dist 4 wyl i was waiting in the line [via @rockerfemsha] [15:10]
• How vote buying works in Tacloban city- http://tweetphoto.com/21847718 [via @nmartinez996] [15:07]
• may vote buying n nagaganap sa Hizon Elem. School., Chairman ng Bgy.255 Z23 ang bumibili ng boto para ilakad si Panti at Torno [via @lesterdukekasih] [15:07]
• Poll technicians in Negros Oriental lack training http://bit.ly/9hc6o1 [via @Namfrel] [14:50]
• Alleged flying voter found out in Manila http://bit.ly/anrd3e [via @Namfrel] [14:46]
• mayor jun bernabe just takes his entire family to the front of the line. while we wait over 3 hours to vote [via @yapatoots] [14:34]
• 4 nabbed in Bulacan for vote-buying  http://bit.ly/96IzUr [via @gmanewstv] [14:37]
• SMS from QC – Don De Leon, running for councilor in qc is buying votes for P200 – election observer [via @coderadiophils] [14:34]
• watchers in Urdaneta 4 Noy r 2 close to pcos&voters. dey r 4 noynoy coz dey r wearng IDs w/ labels, ballers, & shirts – makati PW [via @coderadiophils] [14:33]
• used 2day: reverse vote buying… paid not to vote . Each gets P3 k, then has thumb marked with indelible ink [via @hotmaila] [05/10 09:31]
• “whisperers” abound polling centers as supporters of some candid8s whisper their names to voters [via @ellasez] [05/10 08:46]
• I heard may 3 libreng public fx transpo *daw* from re-elect mayor dito sa antipolo city [via @mekinudois] [05/10 08:40]
• A PIOM observer in Abra saw a pollwatcher talking to a voter, pointing at ballot, which is prohibited in poll precincts. [via @bulatlat] [05/10 08:36]
• MANILA: Local candidates still violating the 50-meter rule in Ramon Magsaysay High School. (Earl Guico) [via @gmanewstv] [05/10 08:31]
• And pati ba naman sa line, namimigay pa ng sample ballots si Acop (for Antipolo)? So desperate! [via @lisawenceslao] [05/10 08:27]
• 2k per head vote buying last night at mantagbac, daet camarines norte [via @iamreya] [05/10 7:57]
• In a QC precinct, campaign prop mat’ls still being given out [via @thepocnews] [05/10 7:52]
• given reports that Governor Romualdo and his supporters in Barangay Tangaro, Catarman, attacked members of… http://bit.ly/ac4xjQ [via @RPElection2010] [05/10 7:46]
• Some voters in Lipa get P500 for not voting; fingers of people giving up votes are marked by indelible ink. [via @workerswatch] [05/10 07:45]
• vote buying indicators based on what i heard- voters asked to wear campaign shirts when they vote so operators can spot them [via @almeldiel] [05/10 2:42]

POWER OUTAGES

• Biglang nag brownout dito sa Pagadian City, Zamboanga Del Sur. It’s a big disappointment! Hindi ko lang alam anong nangyari 🙁 [via @GoJepoi] [18:08]
• Brgy. Lllano, Caloocan City: Power interruptions last up to 20 minutes for “preparations for counting” http://ht.ly/1IXYx [via @workerswatch] [17:36]
• Still no electricity in Ampid, San Mateo, Rizal [via @reklamotion] [05/10 10:40]
• Reports of power outages in various parts of the country received. Will post locations when confirmed. [via @goldengutgirl] [05/10 08:19]

TELECOM PROBLEMS

• Smartmatic signal can’t reach 29 Sultan Kudarat barangays http://bit.ly/9PvMdz [via @Namfrel] [14:44]
• Pollwatchers in Brgy. Casilagan, Sto. Tomas, La Union, report low to no signal strength of all telecom networks. [via @bulatlat] [14:40]

CONTACT NUMBERS

• Send electoral fraud reports via sms: Globe 09156701434, Smart 09293361581 and Sun 09235320142 http://ht.ly/1Iw8X [via @workerswatch] [05/09 13:00]
• PNP Spokesman Leonardo Espina: Police hotlines for the elections: call 117 or text PNP <MSG> and send to 2920 (Globe, Smart). P2.50/txt [via @ANCALERTS] [05/09 09:17]