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Overheard at the Philippine Elections

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Published June 22, 2010 at 1:00 pm

ALLEGATIONS OF “Hocus PCOS”, the term coined for automated cheating started to emerge as soon as the official results were released. Involved parties, candidates, supporters and politicians started to cry foul.

Computer programming is an exact science. Any error is unacceptable
IT Expert Al Vitangcol, on the program errors in the computation of votes

If I subscribe, the victories of myself, my vice-governor, congressmen, and all my mayors will be guaranteed. The price — P50 million.
-Ace Barbers, losing gubernatorial bet on a group’s offer to cheat for his win

Do you realize what fools you have made of legislators who pushed for this law? You sons of bitches!
– Teddy Boy Locsin, chair of the Housecommittee on suffrage and electoral reform to Smartmatic electoral systems manager Heider Garcia

Ever since I was born, I have not communicated with this fellow.
– Nicodemo Ferrer, Comelec Commissioner, denying that he talked to DILG Secretary Ronaldo Puno about election cheating plans

We do not want bears, whether it’s koala, or polar bear, or brown bear or black bear, or blackberries.
-Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, on the presence of ‘Koala Boy,’ a whistleblower alleging massive cheating


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