FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

Mindanao;
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That I am in possession of official NAMFREL copies of
election returns (ERs) and certificate of Canvass (COCs) that proved
beyond doubt that massive cheating - that directly affected the
results of the presidential and senatorial election in 2004 took place
in Lanao del Sur.
That I officially reported this matter to higher-ups: JOECON
of NAMFREL but was ignored and they made public statements that
the election were free of fraud and cheating and this prompted me
to desist from turning over to NAMFREL national office the
voluminous ERs that could prove beyond any doubt that there was
massive cheating in Lanao del Sur;
That on June 7, 2004, I voluntarily appeared before the
MEDIA in a press conference at a Quezon City Restaurant and
exposed the FRAUD committed regarding the ‘DAGDAG-BAWAS’ in
Lanao del Sur and were still being committed at Lanao del Sur at
that time;
That on the basis of the ‘GARCI TAPES’ the President (GMA)
on June 8, 2004 made a call to Commissioner Garcillano after my
MEDIA EXPOSE whereby Garcillano offered to attend to the matter
by getting Rey Sumalipao Provincial Election Supervisor of Lanao
del Sur to help;
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‘Conversation between Gary and GMA on 08 17:51 hotel June ‘04
GMA: Hello Garci? Anong gagawin natin dun sa NAMFREL presscon,
yung NAMFREL Lanao del Sur.
Garcillano: Inaano ko. Meron na ho akong kopya ng ifinax ni Nobong,
yung kay Dalidig. But, that is true because I have already my
staff whom I assigned in Lanao Sur. Pagkatapos ho si Rex
Sumalipao (?) the supervisor is coming and we will also try to
make him say something after this. Pagsasalitain ko sila ho
without letting the people know that I am the one who will address
it ho. Ganun lang po Ma’am.
GMA: Ok, ok.’
Atty. Sumalipao is now the COMELEC’s Assistant Regional Director for
ARMM.’
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I know for a fact that the results from Lanao del Sur were among the
last that were transmitted to Congress.
I am a living witness to the massive cheating done in Lanao del Sur
so that the WOMAN in the TAPE got more VOTES that she deserved.
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