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Thursday, April 20, 2006
Comelec yet to verify 100T signatures from NegOcc
By Erwin Ambo S. Delilan
THE signatures verification for the Charter change in Negros Occidental is not yet over.
As of Wednesday, Commission on Election (Comelec) Acting Provincial Supervisor Daisy Real said there are still about 100,000 signatures from 32 towns and cities in the province that are yet to be verified.
Real also said Comelec Regional Office 6 Director Dennis Ausan has instructed her to resume the verification as soon as possible.
Ausan also announced Wednesday that the verification process in the provinces of Antique, Guimaras and Iloilo was already been finished last week.
Earlier, the signature campaign conducted in Negros Occidental and Bacolod on March 25 got a flak from Bishop Vicente Navarra who said that it was "fake".
The bishop said that some people told him that they were only bribed in exchange for their signatures.
But Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan, an ally of the President, disputed Navarra's claims.
Tan stressed that people's initiative was done fairly and that no bribery occurred. He said he still respects the opinion of the bishop.
Some of the top local officials in Bacolod and Negros Occidental also expressed their support to Cha-cha.
Both Governor Joseph Marañon and Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said they will respect whatever the decision of the people will be.
"If the people say they are in favor of Cha-cha, so be it. Let's respect their decision," the governor said.
If some groups want to question the legality of the Cha-cha, then they should bring the matter to the Supreme Court, added the governor.
(April 20, 2006 issue)
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