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affirming portions of their testimonies pertaining to the massive cheating in Lanao del
Sur for President Arroyo during the 2004 elections.
D. Implementation of Electoral Fraud/
The Experts
Supplementing the foregoing eyewitness accounts of electoral fraud are the
sworn statements, testimonies, and power point slide presentations, of four expert
witnesses – Segundo Tabayoyong, Herminigildo Estrella, Jr., Francisco Alcuaz and
Roberto Verzola – all of whom testified before the CCTA, and two of whom (Estrella and
Verzola) testified before the Senate, as experts on the basis of electoral results either
from Congress, the dominant opposition and/or Namfrel. The reliability of their
statements may be judged on the basis of the documents examined by them and their
expertise, and in any event provide basis and leads for further serious investigation.
The power point and slide presentations of witnesses Estrella, Alcuaz and
Verzola conducted during the sessions provide clear and convincing exposition of the
various facets of the fraud that transpired during the 2004 elections, leading to a
conclusion that without electoral fraud, Pres. Gloria Arroyo could not have won the
presidential race.
Verzola, who did a comparative analysis of the NAMFREL results and Congress’
canvass of the presidential elections, declared that there is no other explanation for
the 1.1 million lead of Pres. Arroyo except electoral fraud:
“..therefore kung ang sinasabi ng official result 1.1 million ang panalo ni
GMA iyan po sa tingin ko ay resulta ng pandaraya. Nang around a
million to 1. 2 million votes.”
Verzola in fact stated that base on his study Mr. Poe could have won by 84,000
votes, although a different set of variables and assumptions may lead to a different
conclusion. The argument, however, that Pres. Arroyo would still have won the
elections even if shed did not chear is of no moment. Not only is this an immoral
position and difficult to establish, but the Presidium finds it unacceptable to have for a
President a candidate who committed massive electoral fraud.
Tabayoyong’s study on the other hand, provides a clear picture how electoral
fraud was committed. Tabayoyong was qualified as an expert witness when he testified
before the CCTA, as follows:
“JUSTICE CAPULONG: Galing po kayo sa NBI, ano po ang posisyon ang
inabot ninyo roon?
MR. TABAYOYONG: Nag-umpisa po ako nang 1961 bilang isang
understudy or job trainee on scientific examination of documents.
I completed four years, instead of two years that were required. I
participated in a qualifying course conducted by the national
academy of the NBI for the purposes of selecting candidates for
permanent position of a document examiner. Modesty aside, I
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