From A DOJ Reversal To INC Support To Moving The Elections

What a hectic week as the elections finally winds down to the last 5 days or so.

Will we see a new president? Will it be Aquino?

A lot of pundits are saying more than likely what with the endorsement of the Iglesia Ni Cristo of presidentiable Benigno Aquino III. After all that between 5 to 8 million votes right there since the INC tend to vote as a block.

Hmmm I wonder whatever happened to free will? But I won't delve any deeper because I won't want to offend anyone.

So there, that's the situation when it comes to endorsements. Of course it's not a sure thing yet because now the rumors of failed elections are getting stronger and stronger especially after that failure of mock elections using the PCOS machines.

Give me a break - corrupted memory disks? Can't even read the ballots? Not all candidates are on file?

My first question is why only now, when there's only a few days left until election day did the Comelec, in all its intelligence (or lack thereof), test the machines?

Why did they not do it a few weeks ago when things could have been taken cared of? Without rushing? Are they so looking forward to failed elections?

At the same time why do they have a problem with the logical and proper call from concerned sectors to move back elections a week or two?

I see nothing wrong with such a plan of action and it is the proper thing to do considering the circumstances. If the Comelec really wants to show the people here and around the world that we have credible elections then they should agree to moving back elections if only to make sure things are working properly.

As it is the potential of failed elections looms larger than before. And so will the potential resulting disarray should that event happen.

Is it because of pride that the Comelec doesn't want to move back the elections even if it is the proper thing to do?

It's hard enough that they are not being trusted but this is not helping them one bit. In fact now it's adding to the distrust that the people have against them.

To continue is just plain "hubris" and has no place when the future of our nation is at stake.

They should just cop to their mistake and move back in order for the elections to not only succeed but also have credibility.

At least Justice Secretary Alberto Agra was "man" enough to reverse his resolution clearing two members of the Ampatuan clan of multiple murder charges. If only he had looked at all the evidence and the witnesses he wouldn't have had to reverse himself.

But at least he did before it was too late.

As for our May 10 elections . . . we can only hope.