Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Bagong Henerasyon--being protected by Comelec?

Sixto Brillantes announced that only about 100 partylist organisations out of 184 will be eligible to run in the 2013 mid-term elections. Brillantes said the primary goal of the polling body is to cleanse the list from organisations which do not represent the marginalized.

Several sources within Comelec said among those who are being slated for delisting is Bagong Henerasyon or BH, the partylist of former QC councilor Bernadette Herrera (BH) and her husband. Bagong Henerasyon, if you check their papers and the ones stated by Kontra Daya in their complaint affidavit, is a former foundation of the QC councilor. This foundation was transformed into a partylist. BH"s stated constituency alone reveals it is not eligible for accreditation.

BH's constituency is three---women, children and the youth---sectors which the first nominee Bernadette Herrera does not belong. BH is a real estate developer.

Several wagging tongues say, the Comelec will allow BH to run because Bernadette Herrera is being protected by Speaker Belmonte. BH, according to several intrigueros, is reportedly the favorite of Belmonte when he was still mayor of Quezon City. How true?

And how true rumours are that BH has solicited the help of Belmonte in "reaching out" to some members of the poll body, including, Brillantes?

I am sure the Comelec's popularity and trust ratings have improved since they started purging the lists of bogus partylists. The main question is--will Comelec's record fall or "improve" in BH's case?

I am not personally against BH but I want to see if the poll body is really dead serious in purging the list of bogus partylists.

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