MAKATI CITY - The Babae para sa Kaunlaran (BABAE KA) women's party-list would like to express our gratitude to those who supported, campaigned and voted for the organization, as well as to those who in one way or another sympathized with us during the most trying times of the campaign.
We could say that it is a campaign filled with unexpected challenges. From the start we knew that it would be difficult for us to gather the number of votes needed for a partylist to achieve its electoral objective especially given our meager resources compared to other groups. But still we persist.
We dared to campaign in the hope that it will be a principled one -- a campaign based on programs and platforms and not on the number of posters, streamers and media advertisements. However, we find out that it is more than that. During the party-list campaign, mudslinging and black propaganda prevailed perpetrated by those party-list groups in power.
We never expected those leftist organizations to result to dirty tricks, lies, deceit and harassment but they did. The results of the party-list election and the ongoing drama wherein various organizations have been accused of vote padding are proofs that all the so-called charges against BABAE KA are fabricated by those with malicious and self-serving motives.
BABAE KA has been vindicated.
On the other hand, our issues against these organizations are true and would be proven, if the COMELEC will not give in to pressures from these leftists. To date, BABAE KA officers are still being harassed thru text messages.
But as what we have stated, BABAE KA will never be cowed by the bullying tactics of these leftist organizations.
The experience in 2007 party-list election will serve as a valuable lesson for BABAE KA. We shall come back stronger, better and much more prepared in 2010.
Again, thanks to all.
Mabuhay ang Kababaihan!
Mabuhay ang Sambayanan at Pamilyang Pilipino! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Party List Group Asks COMELEC To Disqualify AKBAYAN!
MAKATI CITY – The party list group Babae para sa Kaunlaran (Babae Ka) on Sunday said it would urge the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify Akbayan Citizen’s Action Party (Akbayan) for allegedly leaking the names of the nominees of different party-list organizations in violation of election rules and regulations.
Sally Dagami, BABAE Ka chairperson, said: “The evidence against Akbayan are all documented by the various television and radio stations, and the print media. Nobody in his or her right mind will deny all these.”
Last week, the Comelec threatened with disqualification party-list groups who would reveal the names of nominees in the May 14, 2007 party-list system of elections.
Comelec Commissioner Resurreccion Borra warned that a sectoral party organization will be disqualified “after proper proceedings and due process and the merit of the case” if it leaks the names of nominees.
Borra claimed that the identities of party-list nominees should not be revealed or published “so as not to confuse the voters.”
He added that under the law, even the poll body is not allowed to reveal the names of the nominees since they represent the party-list and not the candidates.
“Akbayan maliciously revealed the names of nominees of other party-list groups to grandstand and serve its selfish motive of gaining media mileage at the expense of legitimate party-list organizations,” Ruth Vasquez, president of BABAE KA, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner newspaper.
BABAE KA, according to Vasquez, will file a formal request to disqualify Akbayan. The group will also encourage other party-list groups to petition for the Akbayan’s exclusion in the party-list system of election.
“Based on the official statement of the Comelec, Akbayan has clearly violated the party-list system law and trampled upon the rights of legitimate party-list organizations. Thus, we call on all party-list groups to unite for the purpose of disqualifying Akbayan, the violator of our democratic rights,” Vasquez said.
Sally Dagami, BABAE Ka chairperson, said: “The evidence against Akbayan are all documented by the various television and radio stations, and the print media. Nobody in his or her right mind will deny all these.”
Last week, the Comelec threatened with disqualification party-list groups who would reveal the names of nominees in the May 14, 2007 party-list system of elections.
Comelec Commissioner Resurreccion Borra warned that a sectoral party organization will be disqualified “after proper proceedings and due process and the merit of the case” if it leaks the names of nominees.
Borra claimed that the identities of party-list nominees should not be revealed or published “so as not to confuse the voters.”
He added that under the law, even the poll body is not allowed to reveal the names of the nominees since they represent the party-list and not the candidates.
“Akbayan maliciously revealed the names of nominees of other party-list groups to grandstand and serve its selfish motive of gaining media mileage at the expense of legitimate party-list organizations,” Ruth Vasquez, president of BABAE KA, said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner newspaper.
BABAE KA, according to Vasquez, will file a formal request to disqualify Akbayan. The group will also encourage other party-list groups to petition for the Akbayan’s exclusion in the party-list system of election.
“Based on the official statement of the Comelec, Akbayan has clearly violated the party-list system law and trampled upon the rights of legitimate party-list organizations. Thus, we call on all party-list groups to unite for the purpose of disqualifying Akbayan, the violator of our democratic rights,” Vasquez said.
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