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Even before the polls opened at 7 a.m., both sides reported fraud and harassment. There were stories of men brandishing rifles and firing in the air to scare waiting voters, stolen ballot boxes, and votes being bought for as little...
...mess, fraud all over," said Ching Montinola, a press spokesman at Aquino headquarters...
...fixed in the minds of many Filipinos. Any direct threats against a Philippine government, even one that had rigged an election, would be widely resented. But Marcos is also on notice that he cannot count on any U.S. support whatsoever in case of civic upheaval brought on by voter fraud. Nor is it likely that either domestic or international business confidence in the Philippines would return to normal with a cloud of that magnitude hanging over the political horizon...
...rallies, is not alone in voicing the fear that Ferdinand Marcos will somehow rig the Feb. 7 elections to ensure his victory. The U.S., equally concerned, has insisted that the Marcos government officially accredit the National Citizens Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), an independent group that helped prevent widespread fraud in the 1984 parliamentary elections, to monitor the balloting. In addition, President Reagan last week appointed a delegation of lawmakers and private citizens to observe the vote. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, Republican of Indiana, agreed to take part in the mission despite some reservations. Said...
...biggest danger of fraud, according to NAMFREL Chairman Jose Concepcion, occurs as the padlocked ballot boxes are transported from rural precincts to the municipal halls for canvassing. "On the way, the ballot transporters can make as many stops as they want for snacks, inviting the inspectors along," he says. "Meanwhile, the ballots could be switched or substituted." To prevent such irregularities, Concepcion wants convoys of five to ten cars to accompany the ballot boxes...