ABS-CBN: Automated polls a disaster waiting to happen

December 28, 2009
A recent business intelligence report by Pacific Strategies and Assessments regarding the status of the Philippine election automation system was cited by a leading Philippine news and public affairs media organization.
Source: ABS-CBN News, Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - The automated 2010 national elections is a potential disaster waiting to happen, with all the explosive ingredients in it, a political risk consultancy group said....

Quotes From This Article:
"The country could pull off the ambitious nationwide automation, echoing fears of critics that “there are simply too many potential human, procedural and/or technical breakdowns that could lead to a major disruption or most drastically a complete failure of the May 2010 elections.”

- Pacific Strategies and Assessments

“This could result in a constitutional crisis of unprecedented proportions and major political instability that would drastically worsen the overall risk climate of the Philippines.”

- Pacific Strategies and Assessments


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