What is going on?
From late last year, a series of gubernatorial election contests, particularly those being handled by the Commission on Elections Second Division consisting of Commissioners Nicodemo Ferrer, Lucenito Tagle, and Elias Yusoph, were being decided in favor of the protestants.
It started with the reversal of the victory of Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela over former Governor Benjamin Dy. Based on the 2007 election results, Padaca had 237,128 votes as against Dy’s 220,121 votes for a margin of 17,007 votes. However, the Second Division resolution, showed that Dy obtained 199,435 votes while Padaca had 198,384 votes for a winning margin of 1,051 votes.
Last week, Governor Joselito Mendoza of Bulacan was ordered by the same COMELEC Division to relinquish the post in favor of former Governor Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan. In 2007, Mendoza won in 14 out of 24 towns, barely beating Pagdanganan. Mendoza got 364,566 votes while Pagdanganan got 348,834 votes or a margin of 15,732 votes. The result of the revision of ballots showed that Pagdanganan defeated Mendoza by a narrow margin. Pagdanganan garnered 342,295 votes as against 338,064 of Mendoza, or a margin of 4,231 votes.
And just recently, priest and Pampanga Governor Eduardo "Among Ed" Panlilio apparently lost by 2,011 votes against former Board Member Lilia Pineda, wife of alleged jueteng lord Bong Pineda. In 2007, Among Ed won against rival Pineda by a narrow 1,147 votes.
One peculiar feature emerges. All decisions were penned by the poll body's Second Division. All the protestants are Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidates while all protestees are known critics of the Arroyo Administration.
With few months left before a very crucial 2010 elections, the only question that remains in our minds is - what is going on?
From late last year, a series of gubernatorial election contests, particularly those being handled by the Commission on Elections Second Division consisting of Commissioners Nicodemo Ferrer, Lucenito Tagle, and Elias Yusoph, were being decided in favor of the protestants.
It started with the reversal of the victory of Governor Grace Padaca of Isabela over former Governor Benjamin Dy. Based on the 2007 election results, Padaca had 237,128 votes as against Dy’s 220,121 votes for a margin of 17,007 votes. However, the Second Division resolution, showed that Dy obtained 199,435 votes while Padaca had 198,384 votes for a winning margin of 1,051 votes.
Last week, Governor Joselito Mendoza of Bulacan was ordered by the same COMELEC Division to relinquish the post in favor of former Governor Roberto "Obet" Pagdanganan. In 2007, Mendoza won in 14 out of 24 towns, barely beating Pagdanganan. Mendoza got 364,566 votes while Pagdanganan got 348,834 votes or a margin of 15,732 votes. The result of the revision of ballots showed that Pagdanganan defeated Mendoza by a narrow margin. Pagdanganan garnered 342,295 votes as against 338,064 of Mendoza, or a margin of 4,231 votes.
And just recently, priest and Pampanga Governor Eduardo "Among Ed" Panlilio apparently lost by 2,011 votes against former Board Member Lilia Pineda, wife of alleged jueteng lord Bong Pineda. In 2007, Among Ed won against rival Pineda by a narrow 1,147 votes.
One peculiar feature emerges. All decisions were penned by the poll body's Second Division. All the protestants are Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidates while all protestees are known critics of the Arroyo Administration.
With few months left before a very crucial 2010 elections, the only question that remains in our minds is - what is going on?
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