Madrigal and Perlas acted like real LOSERS
By TheAdvocate
@TheAdvocate (2392)
Philippines
May 17, 2010 6:41am CST
I could not help but roll my eyes at the news a while ago. Madrigal and Perlas, both at the tail end of the presidential race, led an angry mob consisting of supporters of another LOSER in the local elections in Antipolo, and stormed a gymnasium where some PCOS machines were stored. The LOSER alleged that the PCOS machines were still transmitting data at 11pm on May 11.
Duhhh, LOSER, of course! They are transmitting the regional, and national results. These are the people who want to lead the country. It's amazing how they can stoop to the level of a mob. They forcibly opened the PCOS machines without any Comelec or Smartmatic personnel present. They just tainted the results. I hope Comelec will file the appropriate cases against these people.
What about you? Do you think they should have mobbed the gymnasium on suspicion that the PCOS machines were used to cheat? Do you believe their reason for doing it? Should they b charged?
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15 responses
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
17 May 10
Hello advocate,
I guess they're not acting smart or being sport in accepting defeat if they think they're doing people a favor. It's not like they're losers,please have also respect on the other candidates even if they went this far. am sure it's really over for them too.
There is a system and am sure COMELEC will be suing them for such violation, am sure either RIchard Gordon is watching there Laughing or feeling weird like saying
"what are you guys, doing, that's why it's called automated, stupid" (while using face-book)
Well, they made a MISTAKE
, and they will be criminal charges against them. as for the supporters, they should be ashamed by the action of they're leaders.
so much for that. they should just moved on.
@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
18 May 10
As for Madrigal since she is a senator she can easily get away with this. For Perlas, I think for as long as he tags with Madrigal he can be pretty safe from legal actions as well. I am predicting senate investigations in the coming senate deliberations on this matter.
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
17 May 10
what they did was stupid but i still respect them for trying something..but frankly, they should have just Moved onthey can just join red cross, that will be a lot usefull
they can just join red cross, that will be a lot usefull1 person likes this
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I suppose they are milking the situation for all the media mileage they can get. I understand Madrigal since she is a politician use to doing these. But Perlas ... who knew? I think they should have tried something else. Mob rule never gets you anywhere.
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@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Ohhh, why not? Because she dumped Judy Ann as endorser? :-)
To tell you the truth, I read what she does with interest because she can always make me laugh. She's so weird that all the money in the world cannot make her normal.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
She does have one, I noticed too. Actually, I find her attitude to be more on the weird side. She should be the one made to submit to a psychiatric evaluation. She loves to stand on the shoulders of her ancestors especially Abad-Santos, but she has yet to reach those heights.
@rsa101 (40987)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Well I guess they have to make the necessary request legally before doing anything drastic as that. Although they may have a point in claiming there is a problem in the automated counting but they cannot find the evidence by just storming without proper legal authority to inspect the machines. I think the best they could do about it is to guard the machines that no one touches it while it is there. But storming them will taint the evidence.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I agree, they have to follow legal procedures. That's vigilante justice. I do not know why they could not complain to the Comelec who will be the one to act on it. Any evidence they gather, whether true or not, will be tainted.
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
17 May 10
har har har. when i saw them at the news last night this was my reaction. laughing out loud. i mean do they really expect they will win this election? about being charged there are a lot more important people to be charged in this country but nothing happened. this thing that madrigal and perlas are doing, they said was for our country? yeah right. it was more eyebrow raising with suspicion than for the country. @TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Yeah, well, I was amused too, but more exasperated with their antics. Even if you add all their votes together, they are far from winning. In their own perverse way, they think that if the people see them doing this, the people might regret not voting for them. Well people, there is no such election for regrets. I think I am really bored with the politicking that I even watch these kinds of antics.
@mercedlegurpa (955)
• Philippines
17 May 10
I think that Madrigal and Perlas don't believe in the credibility of the election because of so many flaws by the PCOS machines. Maybe their second reason is: they think that Comelec is credible. They have the right to petition in court and you know our country it takes too long to process this kind of case. Regards with the Comelec, I really don't know some laws but maybe they can file a case against the losers.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
So politician! Will only believe an election if they win. Otherwise, they were cheated.
@mercedlegurpa (955)
• Philippines
17 May 10
I should have type: they think that Comelec is not credible.
@markleob (1902)
• Philippines
18 May 10
i really hate that politicians claim they were cheated when they lost the election... why not accept the true..
well, there were cases of cheating before but knowing that madrigal and perlas are NOT leading the presidency canvassing and are in the bottom, they should have accepted already that they lost the election.... .
@eil_noz (961)
• Philippines
17 May 10
I just knew this news a while ago and was really somehow shocked about it well, honestly I've voted or Perlas and now that he acted that way I guess It's really unacceptable. There not a true sport in the result. I believe that there's no possibility of cheating the PCOS machine. It's totally crazy thinking that one person could actually do such bad tactics on PCOS machine to cheat.
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
17 May 10
He should have just ran for the senate, at least he has chances there instead of going for the Presidency. no offense eil but i have been watching him in debates too. and from my end here, he can't tackle everything and his platforms aren't sound. but i hope he ran for the senate this 2013, ill vote for him , he might strenghten environmental policies
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I have to agree with you eil_noz. I did watch Perlas closely because I want someone with strong environmental leanings. I am very impressed with his work in the environment. Btw, he gets a lot of ribbing from the NGOs because he is one farmer who is mestizo. :-) But like you, I lost my respect when I saw him lead the mob inside the gymnasium. Not at all presidential-like.
I agree with Letranknight. He can contribute a lot in policy-making in the environment. He should have ran for the Senate instead.
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
18 May 10
They are showing their true colors by bringing that angry mob. Not only did they bring in an angry mob, they even tampered with the PCOS machine which is also a criminal offense. They just cant accept the fact that Acosta got more votes than them and he was disqualified. If common sense were to rule in these people's minds, Acosta's name was the first in the ballot for presidentiables and probably people who were tired, pissed of the long lines, or don't really care shaded his name. And then these candidate cry foul. Tsk, tsk.
.@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
That was really a blow to their ego. Imagine a disqualified candidate got more votes than they did.
@grecychunny26 (9482)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I believe they will be charged by doing it. I do not know what is now their part after the election. they are not comelec workers to initiate the investigation, no one told them to navigate the area in the first place. I don't know their roles, maybe they want a media exposure to be remembered.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I agree, I think they were doing it for the media mileage. Rather late though, the election is over and done with.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
18 May 10
What was the purpose of the action? I wasn't able to watch the news yesterday, but I think it would not be something that people who'd like to run for president of the country should be involved in. It simply shows that they cannot lead by example.
Cheating on the PCOS machine? That's absurd. I would understand if this 'cheating' happened the next election. But now? Everything is new, nothing has been given a chance to taint it just yet.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
They say that the PCOS machines were still transmitting data on May 11 around 11pm. They downloaded the memory to see if it was tampered with. I think they have been reading the PCOS tweets and believe them to be real. :-)
I agree with you, they should not have led the mob to something like that. There are proper channels.
@yresh12 (3210)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Hi ADvocate!!
I'm a fan of perlas and I got really disappointed when he joined with Madrigal about the protests about that. He should have seen his votes and No matter how much he appeals about it he wouldn't match the results of those who are in the lead. I think that he got influenced by the people around him that just shows how easily he can get swayed and I just realized his not ready to handle our country just yet.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Finally, I self-confessed fan of Perlas. So you're one of those 45,000 or so who voted for him? I thought he had the right credentials too, because I am a serious advocate for the environment. I was so disappointed to see him there doing something so un-presidential.
@jamed28 (1903)
• Philippines
18 May 10
It is obvious they are losers. They are in the bottom in the tally of presidential candidates, But actually, if you analyze it deep enough, on the first day of the campaign they themselves know that they are losing this election, for what reasons at all that they are running, it is only them that they know it. Actually those PCOS should not be there in private place. But Noynoy won't even bother to investigate because he won the election. The question is, is it really possible to alter the automated election, specially if you have a PCOS machine in your hand? the answer is YES!!! But who are the people who question this in antipolo? only those LOSERS Madrigal, Perlas and Delos Reyes and the people of antipolo.
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
If you believe the news, the Comelec did not make arrangements for the PCOS machines. This was one of the things that they forgot. The PCOS machines are merely leased from Smartmatic and therefore, Smartmatic should make the arrangements for the return. The problem is that the data is the property of Comelec. Sure machines can be manipulated. But how can they prove it now when they forcibly opened the machines? They should just have guarded the machines and then went to Comelec to have it investigated. They cannot take the law into their own hands.
@ersanmiguel (476)
• Philippines
18 May 10
there are only two kinds of politicians in the philippines: the winner and the cheated. i am also 
doing that eye thing when i saw the news, its as if the result will favor them. the canvassing will soon start, we should be one, we should be supporting and praying for our next leaders instead of always disturbing and acting in contrary to what the nation had decided.
doing that eye thing when i saw the news, its as if the result will favor them. the canvassing will soon start, we should be one, we should be supporting and praying for our next leaders instead of always disturbing and acting in contrary to what the nation had decided. @TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
I was hoping that the automation of the election would somehow prevent claims of being cheated. Sadly, this mentality is so ingrained in the minds of the politicians that this is the first thing that they say when they lose.
@kourdapya (923)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Hi! I'm from Antipolo and I believe that Gatlabayan is just making a scene out of that issue. I know that his opponent have many supporters than him, and he just could not accept that he was defeated. And what about Madrigal and Perlas? How do I say, nakikisawsaw in English??
@TheAdvocate (2392)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Hello kourdapya. You're right, Gatlabayan is a traditional politician who will not accept defeat and instead cry out that he was cheated. He was grandstanding there asking to be jailed so that he can prove his point. Huhhh? What point?
nakikisawsaw - dipping? :-)
