HOCUS-PCOS. Conspiracy theories are now flying thick and fast regarding supposed cheating during the elections. Some political camps are saying that there were pre-programmed compact flash cards, that there were ballots that were pre-marked and that some hocus-pocus were done on the PCOS machines so that the transmitted results weren’t the actual votes. A political observer said, “Mao na ni, nagsugod na ang mga reklamo, ilabi na katong napilde sa eleksyon.”
WILD ACCUSATIONS. Because of these conspiracy theories, a shadow of doubt has been cast on the victory of the president-elect, and the leading vice-presidential candidate. But a mediaman said, “Mao man gyud ning pildero, dili kadawat og kapildihan. Moingon dayon nga gitikasan.”