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Ayon kay Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, hindi gusto ng Palasyo na makialam sa usaping ito pero dahil sa pilit na isinasangkot ang Malacañang sa naging desisyon ay makakabuting gumawa ng paglilinaw ang Ombudsman.


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Batay sa 52-pahinang supplemental decision ng Ombudsman, binaligtad nito at isinantabi ang resolusyong ipinalabas noong Hunyo 28 na naglalaman ng resulta ng imbestigasyon na maaaring gamitin ng Kamara upang mapatalsik si Comelec Commissioner Ressureccion Borra.


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Ayon kay Gladdie Mallari, chairman ng Student Council ng Philippine School for Business Administration (PSBA), hanggang ngayon ay wala umanong konkretong hakbang na ginagawa ang gobyerno upang maging moderno na ang election sa bansa. 


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Impraktikal umano ang inihaing panukalang batas sa Senado ni Senador Richard Gordon dahilan magbibigay lamang ito ng panibagong pasanin sa balikat ng bawat isang taxpayer na Filipino.


Ito ang ginawang pagbatikos kahapon ng dalawang partylist group sa panukalang batas ni Gordon hinggil sa planong pag-aamyenda sa Republic Act # 8436 o Election Automation Law.


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Science and Technology  Secretary Estrella Alabastro has attested to the technical superiority and efficiency of the automatated counting machines (ACM) procured by the Commission on Elections from a private firm through a contract, which the Supreme Court had voided.


In last Thursday’s clarificatory hearing at the Office of the Ombudsman, Alabastro, through a power point presentation detailed how the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) had conducted a thorough evaluation of the ACMs supplied by Mega Pacific Consortium (MPC).


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"It is neither fair nor correct that the present Senate is a do-nothing Senate, having enacted only six bills of national importance, because it devotes its time to endless investigations," Arroyo said.


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Ayon kay Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, hindi gusto ng Palasyo na makialam sa usaping ito pero dahil sa pilit na isinasangkot ang Malacañang sa naging desisyon ay makakabuting gumawa ng paglilinaw ang Ombudsman.


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Batay sa 52-pahinang supplemental decision ng Ombudsman, binaligtad nito at isinantabi ang resolusyong ipinalabas noong Hunyo 28 na naglalaman ng resulta ng imbestigasyon na maaaring gamitin ng Kamara upang mapatalsik si Comelec Commissioner Ressureccion Borra.


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