COMELEC issues and COMELEC building fire

On March 11, 2007, the Old COMELEC Building in Intramuros, Manila was burned by a blazing fire ruining several ballot boxes and election protests at the time of 12:57pm (UTC +8). The Genuine Opposition considered the fire as political act which ended in burning of several election protests and contested ballot boxes.

Investigators found out that instead of arson, it was the generator of the building which caused and since the building was built with tar and wood it would easily razed by fire. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is facing scrutiny because of the fire that hit its old building on March 11 resulting in speculations of conspiracies to cheat on the May 14 elections. The COMELEC was also lambasted for publishing on the internet the names, addresses and details of registered voters.

Links

• Comelec okays 37 senatorial bets – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

See also

1. Party-list allocation - 2007
2. Election-related violence - 2007
3. Automated elections - 2007
4. The Cayetano issue - 2007
5. The Aquino issue - 2007
6. Lakas vs. KAMPI - 2007
7. COMELEC issues and COMELEC building fire (This post)
8. Philippine General Election - 2007

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