by magnolia_eic | Jul 29, 2011 | Headlines, National News
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will jointly investigate the alleged fraud in the 2004 and 2007 elections. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. agreed on a joint investigation during a closed-door meeting wherein they also started mapping out the mechanics of the probe.
“What we have right now is an agreement in principle between Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to hold a joint investigation. Maybe in the next few days, they will thresh out the rules of engagement,” said Comelec spokesman James Jimenez. He said the entry of the DOJ should allay suspicion of whitewash by the Comelec. Jimenez added that Sec. de Lima would create a special DOJ task force or team for this purpose.
The DOJ has already started building its case based on allegations of poll fraud raised by former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan and former Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol. (COMELEC)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 21, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 21 (PIA)–Gikumpirma ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes nga naa na sa Kampo Crame ang tulo ka testigo nga giingong mosuporta sa gibutyag ni kanhi Maguindanao Election Supervisor Lintang Bedol kalabot sa giingong pagpanikas sa piniliay niadtong tuig 2004 ug 2007. Matud pa ni Brillantes, kauban niini ang ilang abogado sa Comelec aron mokuha pa og dugang pahayag sa tulo ka testigo.
Gitataw usab ni Brillantes nga wala sa Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center ang tulo apan naa sa usa ka buhatan sa Kampo Crame.Giseguro usab ni Brillantes ang seguridad sa tulo tungod kay mga empleyado pa gihapon sila sa Comelec. Nauna nang giila ang tulo ka testigo nga sila Saliao Amba, acting Election Officer sa Shariff Saydona sa Mustapha, Maguindanao; Magsaysay Mohamad, Chairman sa Municipal Board of Canvassers sa Sultan Barongis, Maguindanao; ug Salonga Edzela, computer voter’s list technician sa Maguindanao Provincial
Election Office. (Translated into Bol-anon by Elvira Bongosia/PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 18 (PIA)–Mohimo og imbestigasyon ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga gibutyag nilang kanhi Maguindanao Election Supervisor Lintang Bedol ug kanhi Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan kalabot sa mga giingong pagpanikas niadtong tuig 2004 ug 2007 nga piniliay.
Matud pa ni Comelec Commissioner Armando Velasco, angay nga matuldukan na ang mga alegasyong pagpanikas sa mga milabay nga piniliay. Gitumbok usab ni Velasco nga angay nga adunay ikapakita nga mga dokumento silang Bedol ug Ampatuan aron mapamatud-an nga dunay nahitabong pagpanikas.
Samtang mag-isyu ang Comelec og alias warrant of arrest batok ni Bedol alang gihapon sa kasong contempt nga gipasaka batok niya sa komisyon. Miingon si Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes nga napaso na niadtong tuig 2008 ang unang warrant of arrest nga gi-isyu kaniya sa komisyon niadtong tuig 2007. Kahinomduman nga nauna nang napahamtangan og unom ka bulan nga pagkabilanggo si Bedol alang sa kasong contempt tungod sa wala pagpakita niini sa mga gipatawag nga pagdungog kaniadto sa Comelec. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Jan 21, 2011 | Headlines, National News
President Benigno S. Aquino III expressed confidence that newly- appointed Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman veteran election lawyer Sixto Brillantes , Jr., is capable of ensuring reforms in the country’s electoral system.
“I have always said that correct identification of a problem leads to the correct solutions. Brillantes’ long career in election law has given him extensive on-the-ground expertise, not just of the law, but also of the systems and processes that govern our electoral exercises,” the President said in a statement read by Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda in a press briefing in Malacanang Monday.
The President appointed Brillantes last Jan. 15 to serve out the unexpired term of former COMELEC chairman Jose Melo, who resigned on the same date.
The Chief Executive stressed that Brillantes’ extensive knowledge of the law and experience as election lawyer is what the country needs to initiate electoral reforms.
He added that Brillantes’ main task is to ensure that there will be an orderly and credible election in 2013. (PIA/PCOO)
