Summary of Cases on Election Related Fraud and Violence
allegedly involving elements of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and
private armed goons maintained by political warlords
By the Monitoring, Documentation, and Quick Reaction ( MDQ )
Reports from Task Force Poll Watch (TFPW) Field Coordinators
Period: May 14 to May 18, 2007
Scope: All regions and provinces excluding National Capital Region (NCR)
A. Reported Incidents
B. Areas where Military involvement during the elections were reported:
1. Porac Pampanga
2. Castilla Sorsogon
3. San Luis, Porac Isabela
4. Nasugbu and Taysan Batangas
5. Dasmarinas, Cavite
6. Cordon, and Cauayan, and San Luis Roxas, Isabela
7. Tuburan, Iloilo
8. Tubod, Lanao Del Norte
9. Palimbang Sultan Kudarat
10. Baggao, Cagayan
11. Burgos, Ilocos Norte
12. Kolambugan and Tubod Lanao del Norte
13. Roxas, Mindoro Oriental
14. Masbate
15. Guimba, Nueva Ecija
16. New Bataan, Compostela Valley
17. Gumaca, LUcena, Sariaya, Candelaria, Lucena, Pagbilao, Gen. Luna and Macalelon, Quezon
18. Alangalang and Tacloban Leyte
19. North Cotabato
20. Marikina City
21. Makati City
22. Many parts of Camarines Norte
23. Sa. Rosa, Laguna
24. Lavenzares, North Samar
25. Abuyog, Cagayan Valley
26. Puerto Prinsesa, Palawan
27. Tanauan, Batangas
28. Marawi City
29. Many polling places in Lanao del Sur
30. Many canvassing areas in Isabela
C. Forms of reported military and police involvement:
1. Abductions and salvaging of PPL leaders and pollwatchers
2. Illegal presence inside canvass areas or roaming around polling places and canvass areas
3. Harassment of voters and forcing them not to vote our PPLs and instead vote for bantay, tucp, anad etc.
4. Transporting of ballot boxes in canvass areas
5. Banning PPL pollwatchers inside the canvass areas and selecting only those they want to allow to enter
6. Acting as bodyguards of candidates
7. Presence of APC and 6×6 trucks near polling places and canvass areas
8. Police counting the votes in precinct
9. Shooting and wounding of BM leader
10. Burning of school rooms
11. Illegal arrest of poll watchers
12. Threatening Comelec official
Prepared by:
Monitoring, Documentation, and Quick Reaction ( MDQ )TASK FORCE POLL WATCH 2007
May 19, 2007 / 7:35am
