COMELEC is USELESS and INCOMPETENT

Either that or Commissioner Ben Abalos and Garcilliano are partisan officials for Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo "re-election" campaign.

Ayaw raw ng COMELEC na mag-hold ng hearing sa mga disqualification cases laban kay Arroyo dahil na-dismiss na raw ito ng SC.

Pero sabi naman ng SC, kaya raw nila di-nismiss ang mga kaso ni GMA ay dahil wala silang jurisdiction sa mga cases na yan.

Yung COMELEC raw ang dapat humawak niyan dahil SILA ANG MAY JURISDICTION dito, sabi ng SC.

On the allegation of misuse of government resources, the Court said: " These allegations, if proven to be true, would constitute violations of the law. This Court, however, is not the proper forum in which to pursue such charges. It is the Commission on Elections that has primary jurisdiction over alleged violations of election laws. Furthermore, factual issues are involved, necessitating a suit in a forum that is a trier of facts."

Parang ginagago lang tayo ng SC at COMELEC ano? Pinagpapasahan lang nila ang mga disqualification cases ni GMA. Walang gustong humawak dito.

Pero call talaga ito ng COMELEC at ni Ben Abalos at si Garcillano, IMO. They should either disqualify GMA or clear her name.

Pero hindi pwede yung ginagawa nyo na stonewalling.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not even hold a hearing on any disqualification cases filed against President Arroyo dismissed by the Supreme Court (SC) if such cases are similar to the ones lodged before the poll body.

The pre-judgment was made yesterday by Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos just a few hours after the high tribunal junked for lack of jurisdiction and cause of action a suit filed by opposition senatorial candidates Ma. Elisa “Boots” Anson-Roa and Amina Rasul-Bernardo two weeks ago seeking Mrs. Arroyo's disqualification for alleged use of public funds to bankroll her bid for term extension in the May 10 presidential polls.

Abalos, during an interview, said the Comelec cannot reverse the ruling of the high tribunal especially if the decision is unfavorable to the petitioners.

The SC in its ruling said Comelec has jurisdiction.

DO YOUR JOB, COMELEC!

BTW, matagal ko nang sinasabi na bad news itong current chairman ng COMELEC. There's this PCIJ report on the "politicization" of COMELEC (by Ben Abalos) that you should read para alam nyo yung background niya.