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SANCTITY OF THE BALLOT IS SUPREME !

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OSTED : 20 May 2016 @ 7p

Last May 9, approximately 43 million Filipinos 1
trooped to their respective polling centers to cast their
vote. Some arrived in air conditioned cars.
Others were not as fortunate.

Rich or poor, Filipinos were united in casting their
vote and believing in the electoral process.




11 days have passed since May 9 and we find ourselves at a standstill: are we to believe
the numerous reports of massive electoral fraud2 or are we better off ignoring the cheating
that supposedly transpired? Should we go back to our daily routine or should we probe
deeper into how and why our votes werent counted?

Before you decide which path to take, the information below might be helpful in making up
your mind

Argyll Cyrus B. Geducos, Voter turnout for 2016 polls is 84%, says Comelec, Manila Bulletin, May 10, 2016,
<http://www.mb.com.ph/voter-turnout-for-2016-polls-is-84-says-comelec/>
2
Rhaydz Barcia & Randy Datu, Vote-buying, VCM glitches mar polls in Bicol, Zambales, Rappler, May 9, 2016,
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/132449-vote-buying-vcm-glitches-bicol->
Jovic Yee Marikina cash-for-work or vote-buying, Inquirer.net, May 5, 2016
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/783265/marikina-cash-for-work-or-vote-buying>
Alwen Sariling & Jigger J. Jerusalem, Vote-buying in Oro alarms Namfrel, Sun Star, May 8, 2016,
<http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2016/05/09/vote-buying-oro-alarms-namfrel-472413>

#1: Vote buying is the easiest way to commit election fraud.
It can be done before, during or after an election.

Before an election, you can :



give people money to attend a
rally (also known as hakot)3

4








force government employees to
attend a rally5





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provide incentive pay to
those who were already bought
+ forced to attend a rally7

Pia Gutierrez, Comelec to urge LP vote-buying, ABS-CBN News, May 3, 2016, <http://news.abscbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/03/16/comelec-urged-to-probe-lp-vote-buying>
4
Christian Maningo, Hakot Crowd? Inquirer.net, March 11, 2016
<http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/88997/88997>
Boyet Jadulco, Sino ang nasa likod ng hakot crowd sa Kidapawan? Abante Online, April 7, 2016
<http://www.abante.com.ph/news/vismin2/45050/sino-ang-nasa-likod-ng-hakot-crowd-sa-kidapawan-.html>
5
John Paolo Bencito, Teachers compelled to go to Roxas rally, The Standard, January 13, 2016
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/news/-main-stories/top-stories/196665/teachers-compelled-to-go-to-roxasrally.html>
6
KC Canlas, Photoshopped or not? What do you think of this photo of Mar Roxas? When in Manila, April 1, 2016
<http://www.wheninmanila.com/photoshopped-or-not-what-do-you-think-of-this-photo-of-mar-roxas/>

During one of the LP rallies, an emcee was caught offering money for the crowd to
clap louder and the video immediately went viral :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlEK9e DM8> 8

All throughout the campaign period, netizens had a field day sharing photos of supposed
LP supporters wearing identical yellow collared shirts from no less than Collezione
(please note that the retail value of each shirt is Php 900.- which is way above the
PhP 4819 minimum daily wage of an average worker)10. The hakot crowd were
provided with brown boxes containing a yellow shirt, 3 baller bands and a fan11 for them
to use.

Christine F. Herrera, Comelec to probe forced LP rally attendance, The Standard, April 20, 2016
<http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-main-stories/top-stories/203946/comelec-to-probe-forced-lp-rallyattendance.html>
Alexis Romero, Video wars; Mar gets flak over envelopes, Philstar, April 18, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/04/18/1574149/video-wars-mar-gets-flak-over-envelopes>
Roxas campaign giving out envelopes, Youtube, April 17, 2016
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlEK9e DM8>
8
Ibid.
Umanoy pamimigay ng envelop sa LP rally, pinaiimbestigahan, ABS-CBN News, April 19, 2016 <http://news.abscbn.com/halalan2016/video/nation/regions/04/19/16/umanoy-pamimigay-ng-envelope-sa-lp-rallypinaiimbestigahan>
9
<http://www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph/pages/statistics/latest wo.html>
10
Araneta Coliseum, napuno ng mga tagasuporta ng Team Roxas-Robredo, April 29, 2016
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/368089/24oras/araneta-coliseum-napuno-ng-mga-tagasuporta-ngteam-roxas-robredo>
11
<https://www.facebook.com/PresidentRodyDuterteDU30/photos/a.1698618523729603.1073741828.169860978
3730477/1703416339916488/?type=3&theater>

Not content with this extravagant display of

yellow-ness, the administration party would
insist on using government vehicles and holding
their rallies in public halls, gyms and other
government-owned buildings all at the expense
of taxpayers money.12

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Despite all this, Mar Roxas -- the administration

partys choice for President -- remained at the
bottom of the surveys. He could not identify
with the masses. His Matuwid Na Daan slogan
was a joke and everyone knew that. And
although people were upset at this
administrations trapo antics, they let it slide.
Why? Because they believed that Comelec
would do their job and put an end to all of
this nonsense!

12

Duterte slams use of govt cars for Mar, Inquirer.net, March 4, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/770676/duterte-slams-use-of-govt-cars-for-mar>
Palace no excuse after govt vehicle used during Mar campaign, ABS-CBN News, February 26, 2016,
<http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/02/26/16/palace-no-excuse-after-govt-vehicle-used-during-marcampaign>
Palace firm on punishing poll violators as photo shows LP use of govt vehicles, Newscentral.ph, February 26,
2016, <http://newscentral.ph/top-story/palace-firm-on-punishing-poll-violators-even-as-photo-shows-lp-use-ofgovt-vehicle/>
13
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2016/03/pickuplp.jpg>

During an election, you can :

give people money not to cast their vote
(this is a prevalent practice in areas where
the opposition candidate is strong)14

distribute sample ballots to convince people
to vote for you (with matching incentive
pay)15

16

14

Rene V. Carbayas, Disenfranchisement, VCM glitches, vote-buying mar Basilan elections, Zamboanga Times,
May 15, 2016, < http://www.zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/18722-disenfranchisement-vcm-glitches-vote-buyingmar-basilan-elections-.html>
15
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209355902392912&set=pcb.10209355903192932&type=3&the
ater>
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1068657069839827&set=pcb.529902000538129&type=3&theater>
Dayaan at harassment umano sa Sulu noong halalan, inireklamo, ABS-CBN News, May 15, 2016,
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdKO3mR-7x4>
16
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1068657069839827&set=pcb.529902000538129&type=3&theater
>

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18

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Despite all the money that kept pouring

in, Rody Duterte won the election by a
huge margin. No one in their right mind
will believe that Mar Roxas

who remained at the bottom of the
surveys for 3 whole years, got the second
highest number of votes on election day.
Who you kidding? Again, although people
were upset at this administrations vote
buying antics, they let it slide. Why?
Because they believed that Comelec
would do their job and let the will of
the people prevail.

17

<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209355114173207&set=pcb.10209355114493215&type=3&the
ater>
18
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209355113853199&set=pcb.10209355114493215&type=3&the
ater>
19
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204961629598989&set=pcb.10204961629998999&type=3&the
ater>

After an election, you can :

pay off the BEI chairman + members and ask them to use the extra (unused) ballots
to increase your votes in a particular precinct.
o How is this done? Simple : all the BEI chairman + members have to do is to
fill up the unused ballots and insert them in the Vote Counting Machines
(VCMs) and thereafter affix the voters signature beside his name in
Computerized Voters List (EDCVL). Remember, precincts rarely have a
100% voter turnout; therefore, there will always be available extra ballots at
the end of the voting hours.20

pay off the BEI chairman + members and ask them to use the partially filled ballots
in order to increase your votes in a particular precinct.
o Note that Voting Center Machines (VCMs) are prone to technical
malfunctions due to heat, dust etc. Voters are usually asked to wait in the
precinct center while the machine is being fixed. Often times, the voter gets
tired of waiting and so he just goes home and leaves his ballot with the BEI
members. The BEI members either insert the ballot to the VCMs or disregard
it, depending on which candidate depending on which candidate paid them.

pay off the BEI Commissioner and ask him to disregard the accomplished ballots
that favor your opponent; these are kept in an official COMELEC envelope.















21

Chris V. Panganiban, Voters protest being barred from feeding own ballots to VCM, Inquirer.net, May 9, 2016,

20

<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/784240/mindanao-voters-protest-being-barred-from-feeding-own-ballots-to-vcm>

21
http://news5.com.ph/top/4E07D4A1F4DE4AB/1001/video-ng-umano-y-dayaan-sa-maguindanao-inilabas

# 2 : Technical fraud : use of pre-programmed SD cards, compromised servers

It was during the 2008 ARMM elections when the country first heard of what is now
commonly referred to as the PCOS (Precinct-Count Optical Scanners) machine.22

23

In 2010, Filipino voters were introduced to the Automated Election System (AES) through
Smartmatic Inc., a foreign company specializing in technology solutions. 24

22

Significance of the 2008 ARMM elections, GMA News Online, August 11, 2008,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/112915/news/significance-of-the-2008-armm-elections>
Jesus Llanto, et. al., Fast facts on the ARMM elections, ABS-CBN News, August 10, 2008, <http://news.abscbn.com/research/08/10/08/fast-facts-armm-elections>
Mayen Jaymalin NAMFREL opposes use of PCOS machines in ARMM elections, Philstar, January 30, 2011,
<http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/652483/namfrel-opposes-use-pcos-machines-armm-elections>
First automated poll fine, but not flawless, The Philippine Online Chronicles, August 22, 2008,
<http://thepoc.net/index.php/first-automated-polls-fine-but-not-flawless/>
A history of automated elections in the Philippines, Filipinaslibrary.org,
<http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/filipiniana-library/filipiniana/70-features/275-a-history-of-automatedelections-in-the-philippines>
23
http://thepoc.net/index.php/first-automated-polls-fine-but-not-flawless/>
24
Christian S. Monsod, The 2010 Automated ElectionsAn Assessment, November 9, 2010
<http://www.ateneo.edu/sites/default/files/The-2010-Automated-Elections%20PDF.pdf>
Romeo Cayabyab, Controversial 2010 Philippine Automated Elections revisited, Romeocayabyab.com, November
27, 2012, <http://romeocayabyab.com/controversial-2010-philippine-automated-elections-revisited/>
PCOS machine anomalies point to probable fraud PHL Computer Society, December 9, 2011, <
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/241229/scitech/technology/pcos-machine-anomalies-point-toprobable-fraud-phl-computer-society>
TJ Dimacali, New Study underscores loopholes in automated elections, GMA News Online, June 28, 2011,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/194666/scitech/new-study-underscores-loopholes-in-automatedelection>
Ben Goldsmith and Holly Ruthrauff, Case study report on the Philippines 2010 elections,
<https://www.ndi.org/files/6 Philippines.pdf>

During the 2010 elections, several IT groups expressed their concern about surrendering the
fate of our electorate to a foreign company. They were worried that Mark Malloch Brown25
the owner & CEO of Smartmatic would do some smart magic in favor of then Senator
Noynoy Aquino, who had thrown his hat in the Presidential race. Everyone knew that Mark
Malloch Brown served as Cory Aquinos political advisor during the 1986 snap elections so
obviously, a conflict of interest would arise somewhere down the road.26

When Noynoy Aquino won as President, there were many allegations as to how Smartmatic
tampered with the election results (check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6N2z T
69o) especially in the provinces of Cebu and Bulacan.27

Among those implicated in the 2010 smart magic operations were Pacquito Ochoa
(now Executive Secretary), Mario Montejo (now DOST head), Jun Tolentino
(Comelec Executive Director) and Senator Francis Escudero (of the Noy-Bi fame).
None of the accusations were proven.

During the 2013 Senatorial elections, Smartmatic was at it again. LP candidates won 9 of
the 12 seats that were up for grabs. The losing Senatorial bets cried foul and asked
Comelec to investigate the 60-30-10 pattern that emerged for both winning & losing
candidates.28



25

Rigoberto Tiglao, US Caracas Embassy: Smartmatic is a riddle, Manila Times, December 1, 2015
<http://www.manilatimes.net/us-caracas-embassy-smartmatic-is-a-riddle/232249/>
26
Lord Mark Malloch-Brown presents Smartmatic technology, Smartmati.com, April 30, 2015
<http://www.smartmatic.com/news/article/lord-mark-malloch-brown-presents-smartmatic-technology/>
Rigoberto Tiglao, Smartmatic chairman: Corys close-in media adviser, Manila Times, November 29, 2015,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/smartmatic-chairman-corys-close-in-media-adviser/231878/>
Lord Mark Malloch Brown, Smartmatic.com,<http://www.smartmatic.com/about/our-team/detail/lord-markmalloch-brown/>
Tina Arceo-Dumlao, British lord recalls Cory Aquino campaign, Inquirer.net, June 29, 2015,
<http://globalnation.inquirer.net/125356/british-lord-recalls-cory-aquino-campaign>
UK says sorry for premature Cory condolence, ABS-CBN News, July 24, 2009, <http://news.abscbn.com/nation/07/24/09/uk-says-sorry-premature-cory-condolence>
27
Tony Lopez, Did Erap win the 2010 race? The Standard, August 7, 2015,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/opinion/columns/virtual-reality-by-tony-lopez/184037/did-erap-win-the-2010race-.html>
Confessed electronic pollcheating operator points to Binay, ABS-CBN New, May 19, 2010, <http://news.abscbn.com/video/nation/05/18/10/confessed-electronic-poll-cheating-operator-points-binay>
Alleged whistleblower claims Hocus-PCOS electing, cheating, says Binay bought 7M votes, Spot.ph, May 19,
2010, < http://www.spot.ph/the-feed/44505/alleged-whistleblower-claims-hocus-pcos-election-cheating-saysbinay-bought-7-million-votes>
1.4Billion kapalit ng 7million vote added to Binay last 2010 Presidential election, Youtube, January 18, 2016,
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAWfq1hCwY>
28
Christian V. Esguerra, UNA wants explanation of 60-30-10 pattern, Inquirer.net, May 25, 2013,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/414899/una-wants-explanation-of-60-30-10-pattern#>

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Then Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes was quoted as saying, the supposed pattern could
be a coincidence and it could not have happened everywhere. Im willing to make a bet that
99 percent of the ballots and the PCOS (precinct count optical scan machines) would have the
same results. To prove his point, he even suggested that the ballot boxes be opened and
that the votes be manually counted. Needless to say, this never happened.29

Now we come to the 2016 elections

2 weeks before the May 2016 elections, a series of articles were written by
Atty. Al Vitangcol, one of the few certified forensic experts in the Philippines, warning the
public about the dark side of automated elections:

Part 1 of 3: Electoral fraud: The dark side of Automated Election Systems30
http://www.manilatimes.net/electoral-fraud-the-dark-side-of-automated-electionsystems-1/258158/

Part 2 of 3: Tampering with election results31
http://www.manilatimes.net/tampering-with-election-results/258404/

Part 3 of 3: Hacking the AES32
http://www.manilatimes.net/hacking-the-aes/258568/

For those not in the know, Atty. Vitangcol headed the Joint Forensic Team that investigated
the 60 PCOS machines found in a house in Antipolo City during the 2010 elections.
Yes --the very same election that catapulted Noynoy Aquino as President and yes --
the very same election which was handed to him on a silver platter by Smartmatic Inc.
The companys President & CEO, Mark Malloch Brown, must have been grinning from ear
to ear. He helped Cory Aquino get in to power and now he succeeded again in getting her
son elected.



29

Christian V. Esguerra, UNA wants explanation of 60-30-10 pattern, Inquirer.net, May 25, 2013,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/414899/una-wants-explanation-of-60-30-10-pattern#>
Jairus Bondoc, Sixto, heres proof of your PCOS fraud, Philstar, July 28, 2014,
<http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2014/07/28/1351142/sixto-heres-proof-your-pcos-fraud>
30
Al S. Vitangcol III, Electoral Fraud: The dark side of automated election systems (1), April 24, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/electoral-fraud-the-dark-side-of-automated-election-systems-1/258158/>
31
Al S. Vitangcol III, Electoral Fraud: The dark side of automated election systems (2), April 26, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/tampering-with-election-results/258404/>
32
Al S. Vitangcol III, Electoral Fraud: The dark side of automated election systems (3), April 26, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/hacking-the-aes/258568/>
Al S. Vitangcol III, 2016 NLE Aftermath: Time to rethink and redesign the AES, Manila Times, May 15, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/2016-nle-aftermath-time-to-rethink-and-redesign-the-aes/262223/>

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As explained by Atty. Vitangcol:

The most common question asked by the voting public is whether or not the election
results can be tampered with. The answer is possibly YES.

x x x

The configuration files and subsequent voting data generated during election day will be
stored in a separate memory card the Secure Digital (SD) card. The SD card is an ultra
small flash memory card designed to provide high-capacity memory in a small size. The SD
card belongs to the family of popular flash memory cards used for storage in portable
electronic devices.

This brings to mind the CompactFlash (CF) cards that were bundled with the PCOS machine
during the 2010 and 2013 elections. We can still remember that on or about the first week of
May 2010, Smartmatic-TIM/Comelec recalled all the CF cards due to the fact that the PCOS
machines were not counting the votes correctly. They reasoned out that the spacing of the
ballots caused the machines not to count the votes correctly.

x x x

The Joint IT Forensic Team then conducted its forensic analysis on 33 units of PCOS machines
on June 4-5, 2010 at the Senate premises and on June 7, 2010 at the Smartmatic warehouse in
Cabuyao, Laguna. The remaining 27 units of the Antipolo PCOS machines were never
subjected to forensic analysis due to the dissolution of the Joint IT Forensic Team on
June 8, 2010 xxx by Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri.

x x x

To this authors mind, the SD card will function in essentially the same way as the CF card.
The SD card is to the VCM as the CF card is to the PCOS. Therefore, an individual having
access to the SD card can alter or modify the configuration files.

x x x

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These configuration data can be altered in different ways. First, the coordinates can be
deliberately changed so that votes for that particular oval will be disregarded. Second, the
coordinates of the ovals can be interchanged resulting in the swapping of votes of two
candidates. Third, the configuration files can be corrupted or deleted, resulting in the
rejection of all ballots cast.

In the May 10, 2010 elections, some 38 million votes were cast for the Presidential election.
Out of the 38 million votes, approximately 5.2 percent, or around 2 million votes,
were considered invalid. Again, in a hotly contested election, 2 million votes matter a lot!
Having the SD cards separate and distinct from the VCM unit itself opens up the opportunities
for damage, tampering, data alteration, and even card switching.

SD card switching can be done with some technical know-how, with or without a little help
from the BEI, and some sleight of hand. An SD card containing spurious election results is
prepared ahead of the actual elections (called a pre-loaded card). After the closing of
polls, and prior to transmission, the pre-loaded card is switched with the actual SD
card. Thus, it will be the contents of the pre-loaded card that will be transmitted to the
Consolidation and Canvassing System (CCS). If the card switching cannot be done right away
prior to transmission, a fraud operator can simply jam the transmission. This can easily be
done by employing portable jammers.

x x x

The articles were published 2 weeks before the May elections and it was as if
Atty. Vitangcol was giving us ample warning of the upcoming electoral fraud.

If you still have any doubts as to how SD cards can be hacked, watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoPDmMKoAk&sns=em

If youre curious to see how the LP standard bearer suddenly managed to get the second
highest number of votes on election day after trailing in the surveys for 3 long years,
check this out:
http://youtu.be/dKgw95awlV0

Among the persons responsible for the 2016 smart magic operations were
Pacquito Ochoa (now Executive Secretary), Thady Palma (a known Bicol & Mindanao
operative), Jun Tolentino (Comelec Executive Director), Marlon Garcia (the Venezuelan
Technology Manager of Smartmatic who admitted introducing a new script to the
Transparency Server during the transmission of votes on election day) and a host of others.
It will be interesting to see what happens next.

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What this administration forgot to take into account, however, is that -- unlike the 2010 & 2013
elections, the voters today are tech savvy. They can immediately post photos, videos and
taped conversations in social media for the whole world to see. Here are some examples:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/783822/lanao-del-sur-sarangani-residents-reportvcm-errors
http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/12/13/vote-buying-more-rampant-after-pollswere-automated
http://www.cenpeg.org/publications/The%20CenPEG%20Report/5%20INCIDENT
%20REPORTS.pdf
http://philippinereporter.com/2010/06/01/foreign-observers-of-philippineelections-chaos-vote-buying-violence/
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/10/26/vote-buying-PPCRV-2016elections.html
http://www.philstar.com/election-2013/2013/05/14/942095/ppcrv-vote-buyingmore-rampant-year
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/408453/cases-of-vote-buying-reported-nationwide
http://www.bworldonline.com/Election2013/story.php?id=110&title=Votebuying,-attacks-in-Mindanao-days-before-polls
https://ferorillaza.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/campaign-delicadeza-and-votebuying-in-2013-midterm-polls/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsKg7g iDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqh EhfODwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZycAS6fncjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1eBu3X7Zi8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= PQXAVnypnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= MhqcOBqOsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw1QvjXSwqg
https://www.facebook.com/notes/glenn-chong/overly-simplistic-erroneouslydeceptive/1212846852081761
https://www.facebook.com/glenn.chong.754/posts/1212167998816313


Election Data - Vice President.xlsx
https://goo.gl/1CDuMK

Marcos - Robredo Tug of War.pptx
https://www.scribd.com/doc/313356767

How Fraud is Committed.pptx

https://www.scribd.com/doc/313356778

Comparative Study on Rappler Results.xls

https://goo.gl/o2suOs

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We all know that this administration

cheated in the 2016 May elections.
President Aquino himself publicly
stated that he would do everything in
his powers not to let Duterte or
Marcos win. 33


What can we do about it? We should let our voices be heard and demand a manual
RECOUNT of the BALLOTS that are inside the ballot box. To merely rely on
discrepancies between the Election Returns (ERs), Statement of Votes (SOVs) and
Certificate of Canvass (COCs) will get us nowhere since the vote was rigged from the very
start! Since our vote was compromised from the very beginning, everything being
transmitted is equally compromised. Its the proverbial fruit from the poisonous tree
theory.

The way to prove or disprove fraud in the 2016 elections is simple and it will take less
than four days.

How to do it? Easy.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Comelec should tell them to set up 10,000 clean VCMs with clean SD cards in an air
conditioned warehouse. The servers will be local and connected by LAN instead of
through the telcos.
Take all the ballots, divide them into batches for input into the 10,000 machines and
run the ballots through. This will take about 80 hours, or about 4 days if the run
is non-stop 24/7.
Once done, have the VCMs transmit. Since the servers are already local, there won't
be transmission issues or delays.
Process the counting and canvassing.

The media, as well as a representative from each camp, should be allowed to WITNESS the
recount at each and every stage!

33

Willard Cheng, PNoy takes swipe at Duterte, Marcos, ABS-CBN News, April 28, 2016, <http://news.abscbn.com/halalan2016/nation/04/28/16/pnoy-takes-swipe-at-duterte-marcos>
Aurea Calica, Noy: Stop Marcos return, Philstar, February 26, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/02/26/1556973/noy-stop-marcos-return>
PNoy wants to stop new Marcos rule, ABS-CBN News, April 26, 2016, <http://news.abscbn.com/halalan2016/nation/04/25/16/pnoy-wants-to-stop-new-marcos-rule>

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This second, confirmatory run is far more effective and far more cost-efficient than a
random manual audit. What it also does is provide a clear nationwide result for ALL
positions -- not just national, but also local positions in hotly contested areas.
Furthermore, since the basis of the run will be on the actual ballots, the will of the people
will be clearly demonstrated.

Who should demand for a recount? We ALL should!

We ALL have a vested interest in clean and credible elections.

Since the law says that such a recount must be paid for by a candidate or candidates, you
should push your candidates -- ALL OF THEM -- to support and pay for a 100% re-feed of
the ballots.

Another option would be to force Smartmatic to shoulder the expenses for the
4 day recount. This is PEANUTS compared to the BILLIONS of pesos in taxpayers money
that it received during the 2010, 2013 and 2016 elections. If Smartmatic still refuses,
Comelec can always opt to use the performance bond that it has with them.

The government already spent Php 11 billion in 2010, Php 8 billion in 2013 and
Php 9 billion for this years polls.34 This is nothing compared to the Php 100 million
(NOT billion) price tag it would cost to RECOUNT the votes.

If Smartmatic wants to clear its Smart-magic 35reputation, all it has to do is to say YES.

What about those who oppose the re-feed? Well do they have something to hide?!!

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Jerome An ng, SC Oks 1.7B Come ec-Smartmat c dea , Inquirer.net, January 11, 2016,
<http://news nfo. nqu rer.net/754357/sc-oks-p1-7-b-come ec-smartmat c-dea >
Chr st an S. Monsod, The 2010 Automated e ect ons-An assessment, Philstar, November 13, 2010,
<http://www.ph star.com/op n on/629285/2010-automated-e ect ons-assessment>
Mark Merueas, SC upho ds PCOS mach ne dea between Come ec, Smartmat c, GMA News Online, June 13, 2012,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/261762/news/nat on/sc-upho ds-pcos-mach ne-dea -between-come ecsmartmat c>
Come ec must exp a n P3.2B un qu dated cash advances, CenPEG, <http://www.cenpeg.org/2015/pp&e/MAY2015/Come ecmust-exp a n-un qu dated-cash-%20advances.htm >
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D d Smartmat c he p the L bera Party r g the 2016 Pres dent a E ect ons? Get Real Philippines, May 13, 2016,
<http://www.getrea ph pp nes.com/b og/2016/05/smartmat c-he p-r g-2016-pres dent a -e ect ons/>

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# 3 : Methodical fraud : delayed transmissions & mind conditioning

Ever since the official start of the campaign period in February 2016, survey groups have
been consistent in their findings regarding who the leading candidates in the Presidential &
Vice-Presidential race were. For the surveys conducted prior to and including the week
before the May elections, the front runners have always been Rody Duterte (for President)
and Bongbong Marcos (for Vice-President).













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Legend: Red-Marcos; Orange-Escudero; Purple-Robredo; Blue-Cayetano; Brown-Trillanes; Green-Honasan

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Rappler VP poll monitor, Rappler, April 9, 2016, <http://ph.rappler.com/elections/2016/vp-polls>

https://iabilangpilipino.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/mar-sws-vice-president-1.png

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The above surveys did not include the endorsements from Iglesia Ni Cristo 38and
El Shaddai.39 which counts for at least 3 million votes.
On election day, the exit polls clearly showed a pattern as to who the winners would be:
Rody Duterte (for President) and Bongbong Marcos (for Vice-President).40

When the polls closed at 7:00pm and the public eagerly watched the results of the PPCRV
quick count, the trend was clear: it was Rody Duterte (for President) and Bongbong Marcos
(for Vice-President).



41









38

INC endorses Duterte, Marcos, Rappler, May 4, 2016,

<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/131718-iglesia-ni-cristo-endorses-duterte-bongbongmarcos>
Robertzon Ramirez, INC endorses Duterte-Marcos, Philstar, May 6, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/06/1580369/inc-endorses-duterte-marcos>
Kristine Felisse Mangunay, INC backs Duterte, Marcos, Inquirer.net, May 5, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/783270/inc-backs-duterte-marcos>
Ben Rosario, INC endorses Duterte, Marcossources, Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2016,
<http://www.mb.com.ph/inc-endorses-duterte-marcos-sources/>
39
Tina G. Santos, El Shaddai voters free to pick presidential bet, but in VP race, its Marcos, Inquirer.net, May 6,
2016, <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/783611/el-shaddai-voters-free-to-pick-presidential-bet-but-in-vp-race-itsmarcos#art disc>
Jaime R. Pilapil, El Shaddai picks Marcos, Manila Times, May 6, 2016, <http://www.manilatimes.net/el-shaddaipicks-marcos/260398/>
40
SWS partial exit poll for Bilang Pilipino, Interaksyon, May 9, 2016,
<http://interaksyon.com/article/127519/look--sws-partial-exit-poll-for-bilang-pilipino>
Patricia Lourdes Viray, Rody Duterte, Bongbong Marcos top SWS partial exit poll, Philstar, May 9, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/09/1581513/rody-duterte-bongbong-marcos-top-sws-partial-exitpoll>
Patricia Lourdes Viray, Rody Duterte, Bongbong Marcos top SWS partial exit poll, Philstar, May 9, 2016,
<http://bilangpilipino.philstar.com/news/2016/05/09/1581513/rody-duterte-bongbong-marcos-top-sws-partialexit-poll>
Mahar Mangahas, Revelations of the TV5-SWS exit poll, Inquirer.net, May 14, 2016,
<http://opinion.inquirer.net/94736/revelations-of-the-tv5-sws-exit-poll>
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<https://4.bp.blogspot.com/I6JDgp bcqY/VzS8NPpqZII/AAAAAAAASnM/am2epD5V4Z01v4Ud2scHr6MNRM34WWzoQCLcB/s640/conteras01.p
ng>

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Then something strange happened

At around 7:30 in the evening on election day, Bongbong Marcos was leading the VP race
with over a million votes. Then all of a sudden -- the votes stopped coming in.
Viewers couldnt understand why the votes for Senators would appear and yet there was
no movement when it came to the votes for VP. When counting resumed an hour later,
the fix was in!

Statisticians and IT experts have joined forces to publicly condemn what transpired.

According to quantitative analysis professor Antonio Contreras:

It was statistically impossible for Robredo to overtake Marcos in the race with 80 percent of
the returns already counted. Marcos was leading the count on the night of May 9 but his
numbers and those for his closest rival Robredo were reversed in the early hours of May 10.

THE cascade of votes for Rep. Leni Robredo that allowed her to obliterate the almost one
million lead of Sen. Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. on May 10 looked strange and the
movement of the votes appeared to have been manipulated.

Since then, the increase and decrease of votes between Robredo and Marcos was constant
and the graph showed a straight line. This trend was true also with the other vice
presidential bets against that of Robredo,

Even if we factor in the bailiwicks, it should have been a zigzag line which is a natural
pattern in elections.42

Statistician David Yap of the Ateneo de Manila University not only agreed with
Professor Contreras findings but went even a step further by saying that based on the
linear pattern of transmitted votes, it was obvious that for every 1k votes of Marcos,
45k went to Robredo:

42

Jaime R. Pilapil, et. al., VP votes may have been manipulated, Manila Times, May 17, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/vp-votes-may-have-been-manipulated/262619/>
Linear pattern on VP bares fraud, Daily Tribune, May 17, 2016, <http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/linearpattern-on-vp-vote-tally-bares-fraud>
Comelec assurances insufficient, The Standard, May 18, 2016,
<http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/editorial/205868/comelec-assurances-insufficient.html>
Christine F. Herrera & Joel E. Zurbano, Comelec server rigged for Leni, The Standard, May 12, 2016,
<http://thestandard.com.ph/news/headlines/205403/comelec-server-rigged-for-leni-.html>

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Antonio P. Contreras, Facebook, May 19, 2016,

<https://www.facebook.com/tonton.contreras/posts/10205365302566211>

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People were outraged by what was happening and demanded an explanation.44





















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As expected, the administration-controlled Comelec turned a blind eye to this highly
suspicious occurrence. Even after a video went viral showing a Smartmatic personnel
tampering with the hash code, Comelec Chairperson Andy Bautista shrugged it off as being
a mere cosmetic change.47

44

Marcos supporters to COMELEC: Explain so-called cosmetic-change, CNN Philippines, May 14, 2016,
<http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/05/14/explain-cosmetic-change.html>
Marcos supporters call for recount, ABS-CBN News, May 10, 2016, <http://news.abscbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/10/16/marcos-supporters-call-for-recount>
Supporters ni Sen. Marcos, humirit ng recount, News5, May 11, 2016,
<http://news5.com.ph/videos/590B96E1544F492/EFF5802394EF401>
Annelle Tayao-Juego, Marcos supporters occupy Luneta, Inquirer.net, May 12, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785195/marcos-supporters-occupy-luneta>
Christine F. Herrera, Senate bets join rigging protest, The Standard, May 13, 2016,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/article/205507>
Christine F. Herrera, INC: Where did our votes for Marcos go? The Standard, May 18, 2016,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/article/205871>
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Facebook, May 13, 2016, https://www.facebook.com/DayaangMatuw dP anB/v deos
Facebook, May 13, 2016, <https://www.facebook.com/1634992070093139/videos/1714315948827417/>
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Facebook, May 13, 2016, <https://www.facebook.com/1634992070093139/videos/1714315948827417/>
47
Jonathan de Santos, Smartmatic liable for breaking protocol with script change, says Guanzon, Philstar, May
13, 2016, <http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/13/1582811/smartmatic-liable-breaking-protocol-scriptchange-says-guanzon>

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The script

A hash code is considered the fingerprint of any software.
On Monday evening, Smartmatics Marlon Garcia changed a hash code of a data package
containing election results received by a Comelec server.
According to Garcia, he tweaked this so that the letter "" would appear as appear as ""
and not as a question mark. Hence, it was only a cosmetic change.
Garcia should be made to explain the following :

who authorized him to make the change? Under the law, only duly authorized
personnel from Comelec (and not Smartmatic) are allowed to make changes in our
system

why the sudden concern for Roy Seneres? No amount of cosmetic changes could
affect Roy Seneres votes because he passed away last February 8, 2016

why is it that right after Garcia changed the hash code, the votes for Marcos
decreased while the votes of Robredo increased in a highly suspicious linear
manner.

Leslie Ann Aquino, Smartmatic to be held accountable for programming script changesComelec, Manila
Bulletin, May 13, 2016, <http://www.mb.com.ph/smartmatic-to-be-held-accountable-for-programming-scriptchanges-comelec/#5es8wqoxvAZuJH7w.99>
Jonathan de Santos, Smartmatic liable for breaking protocol with script change, says Guanzon, Philstar, May 13,
2016, <http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/13/1582811/smartmatic-liable-breaking-protocol-scriptchange-says-guanzon>
Cherry Ann T. Lim, Cheating in the elections: Let me count the ways, Sun Star, May 7, 2016
<http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2016/05/08/cheating-elections-let-me-count-ways-472192>
Comelec, Smartmatic undermine credibility of polls, Kontradaya.org, May 3, 2016,
<http://kontradaya.org/2016/05/comelec-smartmatic-undermine-credibility-of-polls/>
Comelec and Smartmatic failed to learn lessons of previous pollssame errors worsen vulnerability of elections,
Kontradaya.org, May 9, 2016, <http://kontradaya.org/2016/05/comelec-smartmatic-undermine-credibility-ofpolls/>
Christine F. Herrera, Evidence show breach in transparency server to rig results, The Standard, May 12, 2016,
<http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-main-stories/top-stories/205421/evidence-show-breach-in-transparencyserver-to-rig-results.html>
Rosette Adel, Colemec, Smartmatic, deny cheating in revising server script, Philstar, May 12, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/12/1582526/comelec-smartmatic-deny-cheating-revising-serverscript>
Guanzon slams Smartmatic: They breached protocol and should be held liable, CNN Philippines, May 17, 2016,
<http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/05/13/comelec-smartmatic-breached-protocol-should-be-heldliable.html>
Facebook, May 16, 2016, <https://www.facebook.com/DayaangMatuwidPlanB/?fref=nf>

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Based on the whistleblowers disclosures, the Comelec Transparency Server used
2 different programs: one before 8 pm on May 9 and another after that. The IT expert
explained the extent of the Venezuelan technicians breach of security by saying,
The Smartmatic technicians job was only to receive, decrypt and distribute the files.
Instead, he introduced a new script, a new computer program and commands that could
alter everything and supersede the existing program.

If truth be told, this is not the first time Marlon Garcia got caught with his finger in the
cookie jar.
Last year, a case of electoral sabotage was filed against him and other Smartmatic
personnel for allegedly altering the source code of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)
machines during the May 2013 elections.48
The changing of the source code also happened at the Command Center of the Parish
Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) about two hours after the polling places
had closed. The complainants likewise alleged that the alteration was done without the
required notification from Comelec and the other political parties.49 This happened after
around 10 million votes for the Senatorial candidates had been received in the PPCRV
transparency server.

48

Tina G. Santos, Poll sabotage case filed vs Smartmatic-TIM, Inquirer.net, July 30, 2015,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/709277/poll-sabotage-case-filed-vs-smartmatic-tim>
Comelec, PPCRV, Smartmatic officials face election sabotage charges, Manila Bulletin, May 18, 2016,
<http://www.mb.com.ph/comelec-ppcrv-smartmatic-officials-face-election-sabotage-charges/>
Michael Punongbayan, Comelec, Smartmatic, PPCRV charged with poll sabotage, Manila Bulletin, May 19, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/19/1584748/comelec-smartmatic-ppcrv-charged-poll-sabotage>
Electoral sabotage complaint filed vs. Smartmatic execs,GMA News Online, July 31, 2015,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/530985/news/nation/electoral-sabotage-complaint-filed-vssmartmatic-execs>
Charlie V. Manalo, Comelec, PPCRV, Smartmatic, rapped for poll sabotage, Daily Tribune, May 19, 2016,
<http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/comelec-ppcrv-smartmatic-rapped-for-poll-sabotage>
49
Lito Averia, The conspiracy, Manila Times, May 17, 2016, <http://www.manilatimes.net/the-nconspiracy/262624/>

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One would think we wouldve learned

our lesson in the 2013 elections.
And yet here we are 3 years later
in the same situation.
However way you look at it,
the tampering of the hash code was
done by the same people (Marlon
Garcia et al) in the same PPCRV
transparency server at about the
same time the precincts closed and
after the same amount of votes had
been transmitted.
Knowing fully well that there was a
pending case for election sabotage
against Marlon Garcia, why would
Comelec even allow him access to our
servers? Theres something fishy
going on!

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Facebook, May 12, 2016,

<https://www.facebook.com/lyka1977/photos/a.244875022223824.64268.241945779183415/119966257674505
9/?type=3&theater>
Getting water? Guanzon scolds Smartmatic exec: Stay away, Rappler, May 17, 2016,
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/133374-comelec-guanzon-smartmatic-garcia-waterhash-code>

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PPCRV findings
According to PPCRV, they saw no significant discrepancies so they believe that the script
that was introduced by Smartmatic did not affect the votes. They have no basis for
saying this.

PPCRV has volunteers in over 90 thousand precinct sites and it is the job of their volunteers
to get the physical print out of the ERs (Election Returns) and send the same to the PPCRV
headquarters at Pope Pius where the results are encoded. The physical data is compared
to the transmitted data to ensure that what was printed in the polling center is the same
as what was transmitted. This process is called bashing or comparing.

If the SD cards were already compromised at the precinct level then logic dictates that the
data from the physical print out of the Election Returns as well as the transmitted data
were likewise compromised.

















If it is true that the SD cards were kept under lock and key as mandated by law, why were
there several news reports of Comelec officials frantically looking for SD cards in dumpsites
in Negros Occidental and other areas?51

51

Carla N. Canet, 3 SD cards found in Kabankalan dumpsite, Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2016,
<http://www.mb.com.ph/3-comelec-sd-cards-found-in-kabankalan-dumpsite/>
AJ Bolando, Comelec confirms 3 SD cards found in Negros Occ dumpsite, May 16, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/05/16/1583787/comelec-confirms-3-sd-cards-found-negros-occdumpsite>
Comelec SD cards found in dumpsite, Tempo, May 16, 2016,
<http://www.tempo.com.ph/2016/05/16/news/regional/comelec-sd-cards-found-in-dumpsite/>

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According to Atty Al Vitangcol, SD card switching can be done with some technical
know-how and with or without a little help from the BEI. All one has to do is to prepare
spurious election results ahead of the actual elections (called a pre-loaded card) and
after the closing of polls, and prior to transmission, the pre-loaded card is switched
with the actual SD card. Thus, it will be the contents of the pre-loaded card that will be
transmitted to the Consolidation and Canvassing System (CCS).52
There are several places where these unscrupulous operators get extra votes for a
preferred candidate:

from the dagdag bawas program they insert in the machine itself53

from the old voting machines that were not turned over to Comelec
(the old machines are usually brought to Mindanao since its common knowledge
that elections are conducted the night before and all one has to do is to bribe the
datu in a particular area)
o recall that in the May 2010 elections, 60 PCOS machines were found in a
house in Antipolo54

Carla P. Gomez, Comelec SD card thrown away in Kabankalan found in dumpsite, Inquirer.net, May 10, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785709/comelec-sd-cards-accidentally-thrown-away-in-kabankalan-city-found>
52
Ibid.
53
Computerized dagdag-bawas now happening, Zamboanga Today, April 26, 2016,
<http://www.zamboangatoday.ph/index.php/opinions/22771-computerized-dagdag-bawas-now-happening.html>
Patty Pasion, Dagdag-Bawas possible in VP race canvassingMarcos camp, Rappler, May 10, 2016,
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/132602-dagdag-bawas-vp-race-canvassing-marcos>
Charlie V. Manalo, Aquino to rig pollsTatad, Daily Tribune, May 8, 2016,
<http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/aquino-to-rig-polls-tatad
54
Over 60 PCOS machines found in house of Smartmatic technician in Antipolo, GMA News Online, May 13,
2010, <http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/60119/24oras/over-60-pcos-machines-found-in-house-ofsmartmatic-technician-in-antipolo>
Senate to secure 60 PCOS machines found in Antipolo, Balita.ph, May 18, 2010,
<http://balita.ph/2010/05/18/senate-to-secure-60-pcos-machines-found-in-antipolo/>
Rene V. Carbayas, Disenfranchisement, VCM glitches, vote-buying mar Basilan elections, Zamboanga Times, May
15, 2016, < http://www.zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/18722-disenfranchisement-vcm-glitches-vote-buying-marbasilan-elections-.html>
Dayaan at harassment umano sa Sulu noong halalan, inireklamo, ABS-CBN News, May 15, 2016,
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdKO3mR-7x4>
Comelec fire hundreds of VCM technicians, Daily Tribune, May 7, 2016,
<http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/comelec-fires-hundreds-of-vcm-technicians>
Sema cries fraud, supporters stage protest, The Mindanao Cross, May 16, 2016,
<https://mindanaocross.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/sema-cries-fraud-supporters-stage-protest/>
Nash B. Maulana, Lanao del Sur, Sarangani residents report VCM errors, Inquirer.net, May 7, 2016
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/783822/lanao-del-sur-sarangani-residents-report-vcm-errors>
Joel M. Sy Egco, Massive cheating in the works, Manila Times, May 7, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/massive-cheating-in-the-works/260611/>

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from the voters who changed their polling place
o for instance, if Juan dela Cruz was a registered voter in Quezon City during
the 2010 elections and then for the 2016 elections, he decided to be a
registered voter in Bicol, that would mean he had his biometrics done in
2 places : Quezon City and Bicol. Under the law, Comelec should immediately
expunge the records of Juan dela Cruz in Quezon City. What if they
intentionally forgot to do this? That would mean that in the May 2016
elections, the real Juan dela Cruz will cast his vote in Bicol while the fake
Juan dela Cruz will also cast his vote in Quezon City. These double
biometric entries amount to 3.8 million votes!!
o This is precisely why 23 year student Paul Biteng hacked the Comelec
website in April 2016. He purposely uploaded the hacked data of registered
voters on line because he wanted voters to know that the double biometric
entries were all over the place! Instead of resolving the problem, Chairman
Andy Bautista decided to have him jailed!55

NAMFREL findings

The task of the election watchdog NAMFREL, on the other hand, is to conduct Random
Manual Audits (RMA) on at least 713 Voting Center Machines (VCMs). When conducting a
RMA, the voting machine is opened and each ballot will be appreciated manually through
stick counting. After this, the stick count results are compared with the Election Returns
that was printed from the voting machine. The task of NAMFREL is to ensure that the
ballots were counted properly at the precinct level.

Although NAMFREL is supposed to be Comelecs partner in safeguarding the votes, they

complained that they were not allowed access in several places, particularly in Manila,
Quezon City, Paranaque and Lanao. In the other areas where they were supposed to
conduct random audits, they were told by Comelec officials that the same had already
been done.56

Vote-buying, attacks in Mindanao days before polls, Business World, May 13, 2016,
<http://www.bworldonline.com/Election2013/story.php?id=110&title=Vote-buying,-attacks-in-Mindanao-daysbefore-polls>
Youtube war turns Roxas; LP sortie farms out envelopes, Daily Tribune, April 19, 2016,
<http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/youtube-war-turns-on-roxas-lp-sortie-farms-out-envelopes>
55
Aie Balagtas See & Nancy C. Carvajal, Comelec hacker arrested, asks NBI chief for a selfie, Inquirer.net, April 22,
2016, <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/780822/comelec-hacker-arrested-asks-nbi-chief-for-a-selfie>
Paterno Esmaquel II, Fresh grad, 23, admits hacking Comelec site, Rappler, april 21, 2016,
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/130252-suspected-hacker-comelec-website-nabbed>
Suspect in Comelec website hacking nabbed, CNN Philippines, April 21, 2016
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/130252-suspected-hacker-comelec-website-nabbed>
56
Kristine Angeli Sabillo, Namfrel denied access to random manual audit in some precincts, Inquirer.net, May 13,
2016 <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785476/namfrel-thwarted-from-observing-random-manual-audit-in-someprecincts>

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As of May 20, 2016, NAMFREL discovered that 600 of the 713 ballot
boxes they manually audited contained highly suspicious results.
The 600 ballot boxes have been sent to Manila and are now in the
custody of the Comelec central office. Comelec is supposed to conduct a
root cause analysis (to find out why the numbers dont add up). Before the Comelec
mafia starts fudging the results again, the media should be allowed to observe the
proceedings.

The undervote disadvantage

Perhaps the most shocking evidence of fraud in the May 2016 elections was through under
voting.

An undervote occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in an election is
less than the maximum number allowed for that contest. An undervote also occurs when
no vote is cast for a single choice contest. For instance, a voter may decide to cast his vote
for Rody Duterte (for President) but leave the choice for Vice President blank. This is
called an undervote.

According to Atty. Al Vitanggol, when Noynoy Aquino ran for President in 2010,
some 38 million votes were cast for the Presidential election. Out of the 38 million votes,
approximately 5.2 percent, or around 2 million votes, were considered invalid. Again,
in a hotly contested election, 2 million votes matter a lot! Having the SD cards separate and
distinct from the VCM unit itself opens up the opportunities for damage, tampering, data
alteration, and even card switching.57

It would appear that the perpetrators of the undervote scheme perfected their
operations because in the May 2016 elections, there were 2.8 million undervote or
missing votes! This is a lot higher than the figure of the missing votes in the 2010
elections.

Based on the summary below and after cross-referencing the same with the data obtained
from the transparency server, one cannot help but wonder why the undervote numbers for
VP are unusually high. The total undervotes in 10 regions are between 10 17%. For
instance, out of 736 voters in a precinct in Region 8, 355 are undervotes : with Marcos
only getting 82 votes and Robredo getting 162. This means that in Region 8, which is a
Marcos bailiwick, Robredo got nearly double the votes of Marcos.

Bea Antonio & Tricia Aquino, Namfrel finds discrepancy in a precinct, begins random manual audit, Interaksyon,
May 10, 2016, <http://interaksyon.com/article/127572/namfrel-finds-discrepancy-in-a-precinct-begins-randommanual-audit>
Vivienne Gulla, NAMFREL random manual audit finds variances, ABS-CBN News, May 17, 2016,
<http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/17/16/namfrel-random-manual-audit-finds-variances>
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Al S. Vitangcol III, Electoral Fraud: The dark side of automated election systems (2), April 26, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/tampering-with-election-results/258404/>

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Why would people in a Marcos bailiwick leave the VP vote blank? The numbers are not
believable at all!

The same thing could be said for the votes cast in the Presidential candidates wherein the
missing votes in the bailiwicks of Binay and Poe were credited to administration bet
Mar Roxas.58

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Carmen N. Pedrosa, Sanctity of the Ballot, Philippine Star, May 15, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016/05/15/1583296/sanctity-ballot>
Binay thinks Mar will cheat, buy voted to become president, Politico, <http://politics.com.ph/binay-thinks-marwill-cheat-buy-votes-to-become-president/>
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Facebook, May 18, 2016, <https://www.facebook.com/emerson.sarandi/posts/505725176278817>
Facebook, May 19, 2016, < https://www.facebook.com/tonton.contreras/posts/10205366280270653>
Carmen N. Pedrosa, Sanctity of the Ballot, Philippine Star, May 15, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016/05/15/1583296/sanctity-ballot>

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The NoyNoy Presidency

It was exactly 6 years ago on May 2010 when we trooped to the polls and exercised
our right to vote under an automated election system. We accepted and respected the
results of the elections because we believed it was clean and honest. We will never know if
Noynoy Aquino won the elections on his own or if he had a little help from his
(smart-magic) friends. Either way, the people had spoken and it was our duty -- as
Filipinos -- to respect that mandate.

What did Noynoy Aquino do with that mandate? He used it to get back at GMA by
incarcerating her at all cost. And he succeeded. He used it to impeach CJ Corona because
of alleged lapses in his SALN. And he succeeded. He used it to send 3 independent
Senators to jail because of the alleged PDAF scandal. And he succeeded.

Good for you, Mister President!

Now that your vindictive ego has been satisfied, perhaps you could explain to your
bosses:

why you were nowhere to be found during the hostage crisis of the Chinese tourists
in August 2010?60 Was your obsession with Play Station more important?

why you never went back to Tacloban after Typhoon Yolanda?61 This was the
hardest hit city in the Visayas and yet you never ever bothered to check on the
thousands of homeless residents there.

60

Hong Kong hostages, killed in Manila siege, BBC News, May 23, 2010, <http://www.bbc.com/news/worldasia-pacific-11055015>
Theresa Martelino-Reyes, The Luneta crisis and PH-HK relations, CNN Philippines, August 22, 2010,
<http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/08/21/Luneta-hostage-crisis-and-PH-HK-relations.html>
8 HK tourists killed in Manila hostage crisis, ABS-CBN News, August 23, 2010, <http://news.abscbn.com/nation/08/23/10/bus-driver-escapes-claims-hostages-all-dead>
PNoy on hostage tragedy: I am responsible for everything, GMA News Online, September 3, 2010,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/200136/news/nation/pnoy-on-hostage-tragedy-i-am-responsible-foreverything>
Louis Bacani, PNoy: Still no apology to HK for hostage crisis, Philstar, October 23, 2013,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/10/23/1248551/pnoy-still-no-apology-hk-hostage-crisis>
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Tetch Torres-Tupas, CNN, BBC, intl media slam Aquino for disorganized Yolanda aid response, Inquirer.net,
November 13, 2013
Robertzon F. Ramirez, Bishop: Slow Yolanda response appalling, Manila Times, February 17, 2014,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/bishop-slow-yolanda-response-appalling/76456/>
Emil Jurado, Truth and lies on Yolanda response, The Standard, December 12, 2013,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/opinion/columns/to-the-point-by-emil-jurado/135649/truth-and-lies-onyolanda-response.html>
Erwin Santiago, Malacaang admits shortcomings in preparing for and responding to super typhoon Yolanda,
Pep.ph, November 15, 2013, <http://www.pep.ph/news/41146/malacaang-admits-shortcomings-in-preparing-forand-responding-to-super-typhoon-yolanda>

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why you never sought justice for the widows of the fallen SAF 44 soldiers?62
Those brave young men are now dead because of the idiotic orders coming from you
and your drinking buddy Purisima.63 Couldnt you at least have given those poor
grieving widows the full compensation they deserve?

why you kept insisting that your buddy -- Jun Abaya -- remain as DOTC head even
when our MRT system kept bogging down every day?64 Didnt you feel any guilt
upon seeing the long queues of people waiting for a ride to go back home?
why you allowed the balikbayan boxes of our overseas workers to be opened and
taxed? Didnt anyone tell you that our migrant workers work hard and pump
money into our economy?65

Rigoberto Tiglao, Exposed: the govts biggest boo-boo on the Yolanda fiasco, Manila Times, November 6, 2014,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/exposed-govts-biggest-boo-boo-yolanda-fiasco/139839/>
PNoy skips Yolanda anniversary rites in Tacloban to attend wedding of billionaire Andrew Tans son, Politico,
November 8, 2015, <http://politics.com.ph/pnoy-skips-yolanda-anniv2/>
Amnesty says PNoy failed Yolanda victims, rights records dismal, Amnesty.org, March 31, 2015,
<http://www.amnesty.org.ph/news/amnesty-says-pnoy-failed-yolanda-victims/>
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PNoy goes to car plant opening as fallen SAF men arrive, ABS-CBN News, January 29, 2015, <http://news.abscbn.com/nation/01/29/15/pnoy-goes-car-plant-opening-fallen-saf-men-arrive>
Louis Bacani, Aquino no-show at arrival honors for SAF 44 troopers, goes to car plant, Philstar, January 29, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/01/29/1418048/aquino-no-show-arrival-honors-saf-troopers-goes-carplant>
Macon Ramos-Araneta and Sandy Araneta, <PNoy did nothing to stop massacre, the Standard, January 19, 2016,
<http://thestandard.com.ph/news/headlines/197141/-pnoy-did-nothing-to-stop-massacre-.html>
Christina Mendez, Enrile: Noy allowed slaughter of SAF 44, PhilStar, January 19, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/01/19/1544097/enrile-noy-allowed-slaughter-saf-44>
Christine O. Avendao, Enrile blames President for SAF 44 massacre, Inquirer.net, January 28, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/759474/enrile-blames-president-for-saf-44-massacre>
Rigoberto Tiglao, Roxas as guilty as Aquino for SAF Massacre, Manila Times, March 13, 2015
<http://www.manilatimes.net/roxas-as-guilty-as-aquino-for-saf-massacre/168989/>
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Bea Cupin, Aquino General Purisima and the past that binds them, Rappler, September 24, 2014,
http://www.rappler.com/nation/69929-benigno-aquino-alan-purisima-pnp
Cherry Salazar, PNoy, Purisima: Standing by each other, Philstar, February 6, 2015,
<http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2015/02/06/1420770/pnoy-purisima-standing-each-other>
BOI: PNoy allowed Purisima participation, bypassed PNP chain of command, Philstar, March 13, 2015
<http://www.philstar.com:8080/headlines/2015/03/13/1433192/boi-pnoy-allowed-purisima-participationbypassed-pnp-chain-command>
PNoy continues to trust Purisima, Dinky despite controversies, Politico, <http://politics.com.ph/pnoy-continuesto-trust-purisima-dinky-despite-controversies/>
Macon Ramos-Araneta, PNoy should look beyond friends in PNP, The Standard, June 25, 2015,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/news/-main-stories/top-stories/180847/-pnoy-should-look-beyond-friends-inpnp-.html>
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Palace: Abaya serves at the pleasure of PNoy, ABS-CBN News, November 10, 2015, <http://news.abscbn.com/nation/11/10/15/palace-abaya-serves-at-the-pleasure-of-pnoy>
PNoy Malaki pa rin ang tiwala kay Sec. Abaya ayon sa Malacaang, Radyo Inquirer, January 7, 2016,
<http://radyo.inquirer.net/20598/20598>
Butch Quejada, Bayan muna kay PNoy Abaya sibakin mo na! Pilipino Star Ngayon, January 9, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/bansa/2016/01/09/1540619/bayan-muna-kay-pnoy-abaya-sibakin-mo-na>

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why you never replaced your best friend -- Jose Honrado -- as NAIAs General
Manager despite his committing one boo boo after another?66 Did you not cringe at
the sight of foreign and local passengers having to sarap wrap their luggage for
fear of being victimized by the Tanim Bala scam?67

why you allowed 37,000 farmers in Kidapawan to starve for 3 months and when
they began to demand for rice in order to feed their families, you and your
henchmen massacred them.68 Horrible man you are!

65

Willard Cheng, PNoy wont stop opening of balikbayan boxes, ABS-CBN News, August 24, 2015,
<http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/08/24/15/pnoy-wont-stop-opening-balikbayan-boxes>
Louis Bacani, PNoy on balikbayan box inspection: Let customs do its job, Philstar, August 24, 2015,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/08/24/1491678/pnoy-balikbayan-box-inspection-let-customs-do-itsjob>
66
Julliane Love De Jesus, Marcos hits Aquino for defending incompetent MIAA chief, Inquirer.net, November 5,
2015, <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/737205/marcos-hits-aquino-for-defending-incompetent-miaa-chief>
David Dizon, Honrado wont resign over tanim-bala, ABS-CBN News, November 2, 2015, <http://news.abscbn.com/nation/11/02/15/honrado-wont-resign-over-tanim-bala>
PNoy shrugs off calls sack Honrado, Politico, <http://politics.com.ph/pnoy-shrugs-off-calls-to-sack-honrado/>
Rigoberto Tiglao, Aquinos buddies, the worst officials, Manila Times, November 1, 2015,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/aquinos-buddies-the-worst-officials/226785/>
Honrado refuses to resign emphasizes accomplishments, ABS-CBN News, November 5, 2015, <http://news.abscbn.com/focus/v1/11/05/15/honrado-refuses-to-resign-emphasizes-accomplishments>
General Mismanagement, The Standard, April 7, 2016,
<http://manilastandardtoday.com/opinion/editorial/203068/general-mismanager.html>
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Donna Z. Pazzibugan, Aquino not convinced on tanim-bala, Inquirer.net, November 24, 2015,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/741783/aquino-not-convinced-on-tanim-bala>
Patricia Lourdes Viray, PNoy says laglag-bala issue sensationalized, Philstar, November 23, 2015,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/11/23/1525092/pnoy-says-laglag-bala-issue-sensationalized>
Sara Susanne D. Fabunan & Joel E. Zurbano, Bishop slams PNoys tanim-bala defense, The Standard, November
26, 2015, <http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-main-stories/top-stories/192843/bishop-slams-pnoy-s-tanim-baladefense.html>
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PNoy criticized for lack of timely action, silence on Kidapawan dispersal, GMA News Online, April 9, 2016,
<http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/562030/news/nation/pnoy-criticized-for-lack-of-timely-action-silenceon-kidapawan-dispersal>
Genalyn Kabiling, President Aquino breaks his silence on Kidapawan incident, Manila Bulletin, April 8, 2016,
<http://www.mb.com.ph/president-aquino-breaks-his-silence-on-kidapawan-incident/>
Christine F. Herrera & John Paolo Bencito, PNoy stays silent about Kidapawan, The Standard, April 9, 2016,
<http://thestandard.com.ph/news/headlines/203277/pnoy-stays-silent-about-kidapawan.html>
Nestor Corrales, Duterte camp on Kidapawan dispersal: Blood on Aquinos hands, Inquirer.net, April 1, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/777348/duterte-camp-on-kidapawan-dispersal-blood-on-aquinos-hands>
Catherine S. Valente &Llanesca Panti, Aquino mum amid Kidapawan dispersal, Manila Times, April 2, 2016,
<http://www.manilatimes.net/aquino-mum-amid-kidapawan-outrage/253688/>
PNoy breaks silence on Kidapawan issue: He was not informed of farmers highway protest, Politico,
<http://politics.com.ph/pnoy-breaks-silence-on-kidapawan-issue-he-was-not-informed-of-farmers-highwayprotest/>
Ellen Fernando, Binay: Bigas, hindi bala sagot sa Kidapawan, Pang-Masa, April 5, 2016,
<http://www.philstar.com/police-metro/2016/04/05/1569520/binay-bigas-hindi-bala-sagot-sa-kidapawandispersal>
Jay de Castro, Humingi ng bigas, bala ang binigay, Journal Online, April 2, 2016,
<http://www.journal.com.ph/editorial/opinion/humingi-ng-bigas-bala-ang-binigay>

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why you approved the channeling of 100 BILLION in government funds for
campaign purposes : to be wasted on yellow tee shirts, baller bands, hakot crowds,
sample ballots and vote buying under the guise of 4Ps?69 Our hard earned
taxpayers money couldve been put to better use! 70

why you disbursed 17 BILLION of pesos in the form of BUB (bribe your barangay)
to the following provinces.

PROVINCE
1. Cebu
2. Pangasinan
3. Iloilo
4. Camarines Sur
5. Leyte
6. Bohol
7. Quezon
8. Negros Oriental
9. Bukidnon

# OF
VOTERS
2.7 M
1.8 M
1.3 M
1 M
1.1 M
798 K
1.1 M
785 K
765 K

AMT RECEIVED
P3 billion
P2 billion
P1.7 billion
P2.2 billion
P2 billion
P2 billion
P1.7 billion
P1.6 billion
P1.6 billion

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Ed Umbao, Mar Roxas Allegedly Use 4Ps to Get Support on His New Political Ads, Philnews.com, January 11,
2016, <http://philnews.ph/2016/01/11/mar-roxas-allegedly-use-4ps-to-get-support-on-his-new-political-adsvideo/>
Joey E. Gabieta, Pols using 4Ps tagged as epals, Inquirer.net, August 14, 2016,
<http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/712827/pols-using-4ps-tagged-as-epals>
Abner Macolor, 4Ps beneficiaries threathened with P500 cut on their stipend if they fail to join Mar Roxas rally
Bayan, Kicker Daily News, April 15, 2016, <http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/04/4ps-beneficiaries-threatenedwith-p500-cut-on-their-stipend-if-they-fail-to-join-mar-roxas-rally-bayan/>
Gerry Baldo, LP, Soliman, ramp up 4Ps use to boost Mar, Daily Tribune, March 28, 2016,
<http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/lp-soliman-ramp-up-4ps-use-to-boost-mar>
Alwen Sariling, DSWD official: Some politicians using 4Ps to gain support, Sun Star, November 2, 2015,
<http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2015/11/02/dswd-official-some-politicians-using-4psgain-support-439331>
UNA: LP using government funds for support vote-buying, Rappler, February 14, 2016,
<http://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/122436-una-lp-government-funds-vote-buying>
Duterte: Mar using govt funds to win LGUs support, Daily Tribune, February 13, 2016,
<http://www.tempo.com.ph/2016/02/13/news/main/duterte-mar-using-govt-funds-to-win-lgus-support/>
Gregg M. Rubio & Christell Fatima M. Tudtud, Administration bets use 4Ps for politics? The Freeman, May 1,
2016, <http://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2016/05/01/1578695/administration-bets-use-4ps-politics>
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Helen Flores, LP may use P64-B CCT funds for campaignUna, Philstar, December 28, 2015,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/12/28/1536908/lp-may-use-p64-b-cct-funds-campaign-una>
Helen Flores, LP using P100-B public funds for campaignUNA, Philstar, February 15, 2015,
<http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/02/15/1553268/lp-using-p100-b-public-funds-campaign-una>

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During your first SONA, you declared to everyone that you are my bosses and promised
everyone no more wangwang. Yet here we are -- 6 years later and nothing really
changed. Its pretty obvious you never cared about your bosses. And as for the promised
wangwang, that pales in comparison with photos of your sister riding the Presidential
helicopter during the campaign period.

And you wonder why there was a PROTEST vote?

The candidates you handpicked and personally campaigned for day in and day out
never stood a chance. The people were fed up with your lies and empty promises.
No amount of bribery could liven up the crowds.

When all the signs pointed to a Duterte Marcos victory, you immediately shifted gears
and threw everything (including the kitchen sink!) at Duterte. Suddenly, there were all
these reports about bank accounts and properties that Rody Duterte and his family
allegedly owned reminiscent to what you did to CJ Corona. Same script, different actors,
bad ending.

And what about Bongbong Marcos? Well your plan B was never any
secret. Everyone knew that in case Duterte couldnt be stopped,
you would let Robredo win at all costs. Then, as soon as the
honeymoon period was over, you would order your minions to file
impeachment proceedings against Duterte and our nation would be
in turmoil again!


You must be the most DIVISIVE leader this country ever had! Very Richard III minus
the hunchback. Shame on you!!

The people are tired of all your spoiled brat antics. They want to be united.
They want change. They voted for change.

What part of PROTEST vote dont you get, Mister President?!!

There are 41 days left before you have to officially step down as President on June 30.
You still have a chance to do the RIGHT thing by allowing the TRUE voice of the people to
be heard.

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Conclusion

This is not about winning or losing. This is about safeguarding the sanctity of our ballot.

The very essence of democracy is the right to vote and therefore the right to choose
your future. Corollary to this is the right to have your vote counted and have your voice
heard.

Again, this is not about winning or losing. Let the chips fall where they may in an honest,
fair and clean election. But let it be FAIR -- and not one where our votes are imposed on us
by a mad, vindictive and paranoid President.

This is ultimately about us and our future.

Let our voices be heard.

DEMAND A RECOUNT! DEMAND A RECOUNT! DEMAND A RECOUNT!

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