Automated Elections on 2010

August 26, 2009 · Filed Under opinion · 1 Comment 

It’s go go go automated elections next year!

Looks like we’re really going high tech this coming 2010 elections… the problem with the acquisition of the machines is now over, and the latest is that IT professionals will be helping the volunteer teachers out on the big day itself.

Which I think is really necessary as not all teachers know desktops, laptop computers and stuff… more so a new machine. They might panic if something happens (which might even further delay the canvassing of results, if ever).

Haaay.. but I really hope that the machines will function well cause if not, it would really be a total waste of tax payers money. Imagine having to pay gazillions of pesosesoses for just a few days (when they could have bought hospital machines, or build more classrooms).

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Automated Elections on 2010

November 7, 2008 · Filed Under opinion · Comment 

The US Presidential election’s now over… and aside from Obama winning, what left an impact the most here in the Philippines is the fact that they knew the results shortly after the “voting” per se… and this, according to some people here, is because US got sophisticated machines.

So now, there are talks that the government would be spending millions (maybe, even billions) of pesos just to “automate” our elections here.

But, do we really need that now?

How about instead of spending A LOT for machines, just so we’d know who wins what in a snap, why not buy food for the poor… or maybe, why not fix some “classrooms” in public schools… or better yet, why not build a school in the provinces.

Or why not just use the money to provide free medicines for hundreds of people with tuberculosis… so many why nots… for our poor people.

The thing is, politics does not end in elections…but on service to the people… the elections is just a day, man… so why should we spend that much money for something we would do in a day. If we spend the money on people, and on people’s primary needs, it would last more than that.

Wouldnt it be better to spend, say 100 milion sending poor people to college, than to spend it on a machine that would not even guarantee that the votes would not get rigged.

A future versus a day.

Just a thought.

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